Related%20passage for Yoma 23:11

אמר אביי לובש שמונה ומהפך בצינורא וכדרב הונא דאמר רב הונא זר שהפך בצינורא חייב מיתה ורב פפא אמר

But if the mishap should have occurred after the morning sacrifice, how could he be initiated?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The rest of the service of the Day of Atonement is performed in four garments, how will his office of high priestly function be indicated?');">¹⁸</span> - R'Adda B'Ahabah said: With the girdle.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The high priest's girdle, which on the Day of Atonement is of fine linen (Lev. XVI, 4) .');">¹⁹</span> That will be in accord with him who holds that the girdle of the high priest is identical with that of the common priest,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [I.e. the material for the girdle prescribed for the high priest in Ex. XXXIX, 29 was also intended to be used for the girdle of the common priests, so that the girding of a linen girdle by the priest on the Day of Atonement would serve to indicate his high priestly function.]');">²⁰</span> but according to the opinion that the girdle of the high priest was not the same as that of the common priest,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [I.e., the girdle of the common priest was of linen, the material of the girdle described in Ex. XXXIX, 29 being restricted to the high priest, so that the girding by the priest of a linen girdle on the Day of Atonement would indicate no particular high priestly function.]');">²¹</span> what can be said?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' How would it be recognizable that he is initiated into performing the high priest's service?');">²²</span> - Abaye said: He would put on the eight garments and turn<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Rashi: Before starting on the service of the day, he puts on the eight garments, and turns on the outer altar one of the limbs of the daily burnt-offering with an iron hook. By reason of such turning that limb is more speedily consumed. He has thus done the initiative work for the office of high priest which he is to assume anon.');">²³</span> with the hook, in accordance with what R'Huna said. For R'Huna said: If a non-priest turns with the hook, he incurs penalty of death.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' This is only preparatory work, but since a non-priest, performing it in accord with R. Huna's opinion incurs the penalty of death, it is obviously considered as of even importance with the service proper, hence serving to initiate the newcomer into the high priest's office.');">²⁴</span> R'Papa said:

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