Menachot 145

Chapter 145

א תלמוד לומר (ויקרא ז, ט) וכל המנחה אשר תאפה בתנור לכל בני אהרן תהיה איש כאחיו
1 Because the text states, And every meal-offering that is baked in the oven. shall all the sons of Aaron have.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lev. VII, 9,10. All priests shall receive a portion from the meal-offerings.');"><sup>1</sup></span>
ב יכול לא חלקו מנחות כנגד זבחים שלא קמו תחתיהן בדלות אבל יחלקו מנחות כנגד עופות שהרי קמו תחתיהן בדלות תלמוד לומר (ויקרא ז, ט) וכל נעשה במרחשת לכל בני אהרן תהיה
2 I might think that meal-offerings may not be set off against animal-offerings seeing that in a case of poverty they do not replace them,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. Lev. V, 7, 11. The meal-offering does not take the place of an animal-offering in ordinary cases of poverty but only in extreme poverty, whereas the meal-offering replaces the bird-offering in ordinary poverty.');"><sup>2</sup></span> but meal-offerings [I would say] may be set off against bird-offerings since in a case of poverty they do replace them;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. Lev. V, 7, 11. The meal-offering does not take the place of an animal-offering in ordinary cases of poverty but only in extreme poverty, whereas the meal-offering replaces the bird-offering in ordinary poverty.');"><sup>2</sup></span>
ג יכול לא יחלקו מנחות כנגד עופות שהללו מיני דמים והללו מיני קמחים יחלקו עופות כנגד זבחים שהללו והללו מיני דמים תלמוד לומר (ויקרא ז, ט) ועל מחבת לכל בני אהרן תהיה
3 therefore the text states, And all that is prepared in the pan - shall all the sons of Aaron have.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. VII, 9,10. This insistence that every kind of meal-offering shall be distributed among the priests signifies that under no circumstances may one's portion in one offering be set off against another's portion in another offering.');"><sup>3</sup></span> I might think that meal-offerings may not be set off against bird-offerings seeing that the latter are of the class of blood-offerings and the former of the class of cereal-offerings, but bird-offerings [I would say] may be set off against animal-offerings since both are of the class of blood-offerings; therefore the text states, And on the griddle.
ד יכול לא יחלקו עופות כנגד זבחים שהללו עשייתן ביד והללו עשייתן בכלי אבל יחלקו מנחות כנגד מנחות שאלו ואלו עשייתן ביד תלמוד לאמר (ויקרא ז, י) וכל מנחה בלולה בשמן לכל בני אהרן תהיה
4 shall all the sons of Aaron have.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. And as this is unnecessary for meal-offerings apply it to blood-offerings.');"><sup>4</sup></span> I might think that bird-offerings may not be set off against animal-offerings seeing that the preparation of the former is by hand whereas that of the latter is with a utensil,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Bird-offerings had their heads nipped off by hand, animal-offerings were slaughtered with a knife.');"><sup>5</sup></span>
ה יכול לא יחלקו מחבת כנגד מרחשת ומרחשת כנגד מחבת שזו מעשיה קשין וזו מעשיה רכין אבל יחלקו מחבת כנגד מחבת ומרחשת כנגד מרחשת תלמוד לומר (ויקרא ז, י) וחרבה לכל בני אהרן תהיה
5 but one kind of meal-offering [I would say] may be set off against another kind of meal-offering since the preparation of both is by hand; therefore the text states, And every meal-offering mingled with oil. shall all the sons of Aaron have.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. 10. ,ajrn');"><sup>6</sup></span>
ו יכול לא יחלקו בקדשי קדשים אבל יחלקו בקדשים קלים תלמוד לומר (ויקרא ז, י) איש כאחיו ואם על תודה כשם שאין חולקין בקדשי קדשים כך אין חולקים בקדשים קלים
6 I might think that the meal-offering prepared on a griddle may not be set off against that prepared in a pan nor that prepared in a pan against that prepared on a griddle, for what is cooked in the one<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Sc. the pan, . ,cjn');"><sup>7</sup></span> is soft and what is cooked in the other<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Sc. the griddle, .');"><sup>8</sup></span>
ז איש איש חולק ואפילו בעל מום ואין קטן חולק ואפילו תם
7 is hard,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' v supra 63a.');"><sup>9</sup></span> but one that is prepared on a griddle [I would say] may be set off against another that is also prepared on a griddle, and so, too, one that is prepared in a pan may be set off against another that is also prepared in a pan; therefore the text states, Or dry, shall all the sons of Aaron have.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lev. VII, 10.');"><sup>10</sup></span>
ח ההוא מכל נפקא והא אפיקתיה לכדרבי יוסי ברבי יהודה אלא ההוא מוכל
8 I might think that sacrifices which are most holy<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' As the meal-offering and the sin-offering.');"><sup>11</sup></span> may not be set off against each other, but those which are less holy<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' As the thank-offering and the peace-offering.');"><sup>12</sup></span>
ט רבינא אמר אתיא מדתני לוי דתני לוי (במדבר יח, ט) לכל קרבנם ולכל מנחתם ולכל חטאתם ולכל אשמם
9 may; therefore the text states, [Shall all the sons of Aaron have,] a man as well as his brother,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lev. VII, 10.');"><sup>10</sup></span> and [in proximity thereto], If he offers it for a thanksgiving:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. 12.');"><sup>13</sup></span>
י כל קרבנם לרבות לוג שמן של מצורע סלקא דעתך אמינא (במדבר יח, ט) מן האש כתב רחמנא קמ"ל
10 just as most holy sacrifices may not be set off against each other, so also less holy sacrifices may not be set off against each other.' A man' [signifies that] a man takes a share even though he has a physical blemish, but not a minor even though he is without blemish!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. Kid. 53a. We thus see that the verse adduced by Hezekiah is here interpreted for another purpose.');"><sup>14</sup></span>
יא לכל מנחתם לרבות מנחת העומר ומנחת קנאות סלקא דעתך אמינא (שמות כט, לג) ואכלו אותם אשר כופר בהם אמר רחמנא והאי להתיר קא אתיא ואידך נמי לברר קא אתיא קמ"ל
11 -This teaching is derived from, the expression 'every'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Whereas Hezekiah's teaching is derived from the expression 'meal-offering'.');"><sup>15</sup></span> But has not this expression been used for the teaching of R'Jose son of R'Judah?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. supra 63b.');"><sup>16</sup></span>
יב (במדבר יח, ט) לכל חטאתם לרבות חטאת העוף סלקא דעתך אמינא נבילה היא קמ"ל
12 -That [teaching of R'Jose son of R'Judah] is derived from the expression, 'and every'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., from the superfluous waw, 'and'. The Baraitha, however, derives its teachings from the expression 'every', and Hezekiah from 'meal-offering'.');"><sup>17</sup></span> Rabina said, It<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That the remainder of the 'Omer-offering' and of the meal-offering of jealousy (both of barley) is eaten by the priests.');"><sup>18</sup></span>
יג (במדבר יח, ט) לכל אשמם לרבות אשם נזיר ואשם מצורע אשם מצורע בהדיא כתיב ביה (ויקרא יד, יג) כי כחטאת האשם הוא לכהן
13 can be inferred from Levi's teaching, for Levi taught: [It is written,] Every offering of theirs, even every meal-offering of theirs, and every sin-offering of theirs, and every guilt-offering of theirs.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Num. XVIII, 9.');"><sup>19</sup></span> 'Every offering of theirs' includes the log of oil of the leper.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That the remainder of the oil, after the necessary rites have been performed therewith (cf. Lev. XIV, l0f) shall be the priest's.');"><sup>20</sup></span>
יד אלא לרבות אשם נזיר כאשם מצורע סלקא דעתך אמינא להכשיר קא אתי קמ"ל
14 For I might have thought that [it shall not be the priest's since] the Divine Law expressly stated, reserved from the fire;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Num. XVIII, 9. And the oil is not reserved from the fire since no part thereof is burnt on the altar fire.');"><sup>21</sup></span> hence we are informed [that it is not so].'
טו (במדבר יח, ט) אשר ישיבו זה גזל הגר (במדבר יח, ט) לך היא ולבניך שלך היא ולבניך אפילו לקדש בו את האשה
15 Every meal-offering of theirs' includes the meal-offering of the 'Omer and the meal-offering of jealousy. For I might have thought that [these shall not be the priest's since] the Divine Law expressly stated, And they shall eat those things wherewith atonement was made,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ex. XXIX, 33. This verse implies that the remainder of an atoning offering only shall be eaten by priests.');"><sup>22</sup></span>
טז אמר רב הונא
16 whereas the one serves to render permitted<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The 'Omer renders permitted the new produce.');"><sup>23</sup></span> and the other to ascertain [the truth];<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The meal-offering of jealousy is to ascertain the truth about the woman's guilt.');"><sup>24</sup></span> hence we are informed [that it is not so].' Every sin-offering of theirs' includes the sin-offering of a bird. For I might have thought that [it shall not be the priest's since] it is nebelah;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. Glos. Since the bird-offering has not been slaughtered it might be said the priests may not eat it.');"><sup>25</sup></span> hence we are informed [that it is not so].' Every guilt-offering of theirs' inclu the guilt-offering of the Nazirite and the guilt-offering of the leper. But with regard to the guilt-offering of the leper, is it not expressly stated, For as the sin-offering is the priest's so is the guilt-offering?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lev. XIV, 13.');"><sup>26</sup></span> - Rather it includes the guilt-offering of the Nazirite, that it be like the guilt-offering of the leper. For I might have thought that [it shall not be the priest's since] it but serves to render permitted;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' With the offering of his guilt-offering the Nazirite is now 'fit to begin anew his period of separation which had been interrupted by involuntary defilement. And as it is not an atoning offering it might be said that it may not be eaten by priests.');"><sup>27</sup></span> hence we are informed [that it is not so].' which they may render unto Me',<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Num. XVIII, 9.');"><sup>28</sup></span> this is the [restitution for the] robbery committed on a proselyte.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' This too belongs to the priest. V. B.K. 110a.');"><sup>29</sup></span> ['Shall be most holy] for thee and for thy sons',<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Num. ibid.');"><sup>30</sup></span> this teaches that it<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Sc. the restitution for the robbery committed on a proselyte.');"><sup>31</sup></span> is thine own and thy son's own, even to betroth a woman therewith.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' On the other hand, a priest may not betroth a woman with the portions that he receives from the sacrifices. V. Kid. 52b.');"><sup>32</sup></span> R'Huna said,