Reference for Yoma 109:6

תנו רבנן והזה אותו על הכפורת ולפני הכפורת למדנו כמה למעלה בשעיר אחת למטה בשעיר איני יודע כמה

so does sprinkling 'upon' [here] not mean really 'upon'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Not only not exactly upwards, but really downwards.');">⁷</span> On the contrary! It was not necessary to state with regard to the bullock [that the sprinkling should be done] 'upon' [the ark-cover], for that could be inferred from the fact that the he-goat's blood was sprinkled upon [it], why then was it mentioned to compare the sprinkling 'before' [it], to the sprinkling 'upon' [it], viz.

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