Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Talmud for Pesachim 140:3

דמית נשיא דמית נשיא אימת אילימא דמית בשלשה עשר סכין למה לי דמטבליה ואלא דמית בארבעה עשר מאי שנא סכין דמטביל ומאי שנא קופיץ דלא מטביל לה

the passover-offering unto the Lord thy God, of the flock and of the herd'. Now, does then the Passover offering come from the herd: surely the Passover offering comes only from lambs or from goats? But [it means] the left-over of the paschal offering is to be [utilized] for something which comes from the flock and from the herd. Now according to the Rabbis, what is the reason that it [the hagigah] does not override the Sabbath, seeing that it is certainly a public sacrifice? - Said R. Illa'a on the authority of R. Judah b. Safra: Scripture saith, And ye shall keep it a feast [hag] unto the Lord seven days in the year. 'Seven!' but there were eight? Hence from here [we learn that] the hagigah does not override the Sabbath. When Rabin came, he said: I stated before my teachers, Sometimes you can only find six, e.g., if the first day of the Feast [of Tabernacles] fell on the Sabbath? - Said Abaye: That Abin the childless should say such a thing! Eight is altogether impossible, [while] seven are found in most years. <br>

Jerusalem Talmud Pesachim

One verse says25Deut. 16:2., you shall sacrifice a Pesaḥ to the Eternal, your God, small cattle and large cattle. Another verse says26Ex. 12:5.,from sheep and goats you shall take. How is this? Small cattle for Pesaḥ, small and large cattle for the festival sacrifice27Babli 70b, Sifry Deut. 129, not in the name of Hillel..
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