Yoma 120

רבי יהודה סבר מקום שמתכפרין בו פעם אחת בשנה ור' נחמיה סבר דברים המתכפרין בהן פעם אחת בשנה

R'Judah holds: [This means] the place on which once a year atonement is obtained: whereas R'Nehemiah holds that it refers to the objects through which once a year atonement is obtained.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The word 'statute' denotes that the order for this day is statutory, hence any disregard would render a service out of order invalid. R. Judah holds that this 'statute'- limitation has reference to the place whence once a year atonement is obtained, i.e., the Holy of Holies, whereas R. Nehemiah assumes it refers to the objects, by means of which, or in which, once a year atonement is obtained, i.e., both place and garments. Hence according to R. Judah the order is indispensable within the Holy of Holies, but not in the rest of the Sanctuary in which atonement is obtained frequently, and not but once in the course of the year. According to R. Nehemiah both place and garments, in which atonement must be obtained, have indispensable order of regulations.');">¹</span> But according to R'Judah, is then 'place' written here?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That the term 'statute' should refer to it?');">²</span> - Rather is this the reason for R'Judah's view: It is written 'This', and is written 'Once', one excludes [services performed in] white garments, the other [those performed in] golden garments.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' 'This' and 'Once' being limitations.');">³</span>

אטו לר' יהודה מקום כתיב אלא היינו טעמיה דרבי יהודה כתיב זאת וכתיב אחת חד למעוטי בגדי לבן מבחוץ וחד למעוטי בגדי זהב

And R'Nehemiah?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' How does he explain these two limitations?');">⁴</span> - One excludes the golden garments, the other the remaining blood,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Even if the pouring out had been delayed beyond the order, services performed meantime remain valid. The fact that this is done in white garments has no effect on the enforcement of the order in which it is to be done.');">⁵</span> which [if done out of order] do not impair [the service].

ור' נחמיה חד למעוטי בגדי זהב וחד למעוטי שירים דלא מעכבי ור' יהודה אי מעכבי מעכבי ואי לא מעכבי לא מעכבי

And R'Judah? - If [an act performed in white garments out of order] impairs the service,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., those parts of the service that were to follow it, but which were performed before it.');">⁶</span> it impairs it here too, and if it does not impair [the service] it does not impair it here either;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And there is no reason to exclude the remainder of the blood.');">⁷</span> as it was taught:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [That according to R. Judah the omission of the rite in connection with the remainder of the blood impairs the service, and consequently the term 'statute' should apply to it equally with the other acts performed in white garments.]');">⁸</span>

כדתניא (ויקרא טז, כ) וכלה מכפר את הקודש אם כפר כלה ואם לא כפר לא כלה דברי ר' עקיבא אמר לו ר' יהודה מפני מה לא נאמר אם כלה כפר ואם לא כלה לא כפר שאם חיסר אחת מן המתנות לא עשה ולא כלום

And when he hath made an end of atoning for the holy place,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lev. XVI, 20.');">⁹</span> i.e., if he has obtained atonement he has completed it, if not, not. This is the opinion of R'Akiba.

ואמרינן מאי בינייהו רבי יוחנן ור' יהושע בן לוי חד אמר משמעות דורשין איכא בינייהו וחד אמר שירים מעכבי איכא בינייהו

R'Judah said to him: Why should we not interpret thus: If he has completed it, he has obtained atonement, if not, not, to say, that if one of the sprinklings is missing, he has done nothing? And we inquired: What is the difference between them and R'Johanan and R'Joshua B'Levi, each gave an answer: One said: They differ only as to the interpretation of the text, while the other said: The remaining blood<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' R. Akiba holds: the mission of the rite connected with it does not impair the atonement, as the main sprinklings had been made and the atonement is complete, even if the remaining blood has not been poured away; whereas R. Judah holds: If all is completed, then he has obtained atonement, if not (and failure to pour away the remaining blood would be included in this indispensable programme) not.');">¹⁰</span> is what they differ in.

ומי אמר ר' יוחנן הכי והאמר רבי יוחנן תנא ר' נחמיה כדברי האומר שירים מעכבי קשיא

But did R'Johanan hold thus?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That according to R. Nehemiah the remaining blood presents no handicap. Since above R. Johanan said that both used one Scriptural passage as their text and R. Nehemiah was consequently held to infer that the disposal of the remaining blood according to order was not indispensable.');">¹¹</span> Surely R'Johanan said: R'Nehemiah taught in accordance with the view that the remaining blood [offered not as prescribed] impairs [the service]?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. Zeb. 11a.');">¹²</span> This is a refutation.

אמר רבי חנינא קטורת שחפנה קודם שחיטתו של פר לא עשה ולא כלום כמאן דלא כר' יהודה דאי ר' יהודה האמר כי כתיבא חוקה בדברים הנעשים בבגדי לבן מבפנים הוא דכתיבא

R'Hanina said: If he took the handfuls of the incense before the slaying of the bullock, he has done nothing. According to whom is this? [Presumably] not according to the view of R'Judah.

אפי' תימא ר' יהודה צורך פנים כפנים דמי תנן אם עד שלא גמר מתנות שבפנים נשפך הדם יביא דם אחר ויחזור ויזה בתחילה מבפנים ואם איתא יחזור ויחפון מבעי ליה

Surely he said that the word 'statute' was written only in connection with ministrations performed in white garments within [the Holy of Holies]! - [No], you may say that it is even in agreement with R'Judah's view, inasmuch as what is necessary for a service performed within is considered as a service within. We learned: IF BEFORE HE HAD FINISHED THE SPRINKLINGS WITHIN [THE HOLY OF HOLIES] THE BLOOD WAS POURED AWAY, HE MUST BRING OTHER BLOOD, STARTING OVER AGAIN AND SPRINKLING WITHIN AGAIN. Now, if this view were right [it] should read: 'He should start again with the taking of the handfuls'?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Since R. Hanina holds that taking the handfuls of the incense before the slaughtering of the bullock is invalid, he would have to take afresh a new handful before slaughtering the second bullock.');">¹³</span> -