Yoma 87

Chapter 87

א יכול אפי' בעזרה ת"ל באהל מועד אין לי אלא באהל מועד שבמדבר שילה ובית עולמים מנין ת"ל בקודש
1 - one could assume, not even in the Temple Court, therefore it says: 'in the tent of meeting'. I know [this prohibition] only for the tent of meeting in the wilderness. Whence do we know thereof for Shiloh and the everlasting Sanctuary?
ב אין לי אלא בשעת הקטרה בשעת מתן דמים מנין ת"ל בבואו לכפר אין לי אלא בכניסתו ביציאתו מנין ת"ל עד צאתו
2 To teach us that [Scripture] says in the holy place. I know [the prohibition] only during the time of [the smoking of] the incense, whence [do I know that it applies also] during the time of the sprinkling of the blood? To teach us that, Scripture says: until he come out and have made atonement for himself.
ג וכפר בעדו ובעד ביתו ובעד כל קהל ישראל כפרתו קודמת לכפרת ביתו כפרת ביתו קודמת לכפרת אחיו הכהנים וכפרת אחיו הכהנים קודמת לכפרת כל קהל ישראל
3 - I know it only at the [time of] his entering. Whence do I learn at his coming forth? To teach us that it says: until he come out.
ד אמר מר אין לי אלא בשעת הקטרה מאי משמע אמר רבא וכן א"ר יצחק בר אבדימי וכן א"ר אלעזר אמר קרא (ויקרא טז, יז) וכפר בעדו ובעד ביתו ובעד כל קהל ישראל איזהו כפרה ששוה לו ולביתו ולאחיו הכהנים ולכל קהל ישראל הוי אומר זה הקטרת הקטורת
4 And he shall have made atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the assembly of the house of Israel, i.e., the atonement for himself precedes that for his household, and the atonement for his household precedes that for his brethren, the priests and the atonement for his brethren, the priests, precedes that for all the assembly of Israel. The Master said: I know [of the prohibition] only for the time of [the smoking of] the incense. How is this implied? - Raba, and thus also R'Isaac B'Abdimi, and thus also R'Eleazar said: Scripture says: 'And he shall have made atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the assembly of the house of Israel'.
ה וקטורת מכפרת אין דהא תני ר' חנניא למדנו לקטורת שמכפרת שנאמר (במדבר יז, יב) ויתן את הקטורת ויכפר על העם ותנא דבי ר' ישמעאל על מה קטורת מכפרת על לשון הרע יבא דבר שבחשאי ויכפר על מעשה חשאי
5 What atonement is there which obtains evenly for himself, his household, his brethren, the priests, and the whole assembly of the house of Israel? It is the smoking of the incense. But does the incense obtain atonement? - Indeed, for R'Hananiah cited:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' 'Ar. 16a.');"><sup>1</sup></span>
ו תנן התם פורשין מבין האולם ולמזבח בשעת הקטרה א"ר אלעזר לא שנו אלא בשעת הקטרה דהיכל אבל בשעת הקטרה דלפני לפנים מהיכל פרשי מבין האולם ולמזבח לא פרשי
6 We learn that the incense obtains atonement for what was said: And he put on the incense and made atonement for the people.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Num. XVII, 12.');"><sup>2</sup></span> And the School of R'Ishmael taught: Why does incense obtain atonement for [the sin] of the evil tongue [evil speech]? Let that which is [performed] in secret<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In the Holy of Holies, hence - since none but the high priest could enter it - 'in secret'.');"><sup>3</sup></span>
ז מתיב רב אדא בר אהבה ואמרי לה כדי ר' יוסי אומר כשם שפורשין מבין האולם ולמזבח בשעת הקטרה כך פורשין בשעת מתן פר כהן משיח ופר העלם דבר של ציבור ושעירי עבודת כוכבים
7 come and obtain atonement for what is committed in secret! We have learnt elsewhere:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Kel. I, 9.');"><sup>4</sup></span> People must keep away from the place between Ulam<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The hall leading to the interior of the Temple.');"><sup>5</sup></span>
ח הא מה מעלה יש בין ההיכל לבין האולם ולמזבח אלא שבהיכל פורשין בין בשעת הקטרה ובין שלא בשעת הקטרה ומבין האולם ולמזבח אין פורשין אלא בשעת הקטרה
8 and altar at the time of the smoking of the incense. R'Eleazar said: This was taught only during the time of the smoking of the incense in the Sanctuary, but during the time the incense was smoked in the Holy of Holies, people had to keep away from the Hekal, but not from the place between the Ulam and the altar. A.
ט בשעת הקטרה מיהא פרשי מאי לאו בשעת הקטרה דלפני לפנים
9 Adda B'Ahabah, or as some say, Kadi,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Either the name of an otherwise unknown Amora, or 'As the case may be'; or an anonymous Amora; or 'a fictitious one', cf. B.M. 2a.');"><sup>6</sup></span> raised the following objection: R'Jose says: 'Just as they keep away from the place between Ulam and altar during the [smoking of] the incense, so do they keep away at the time of the sprinkling of the blood of the anointed priest's bullock,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. Lev. IV, 3ff.');"><sup>7</sup></span> and of the bullock offered up because of an error of the congregation,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lev. IV, 13ff.');"><sup>8</sup></span>
י לא בשעת הקטרה דהיכל אי הכי הא מה מעלה ותו לא הא איכא הא מעלה דאילו מהיכל פרשי בין בשעת הקטר' דידיה בין בשעת הקטרה דלפני לפנים ואילו מבין האולם ולמזבח לא פרשי אלא בשעת הקטרה דהיכל
10 and of the he-goats [offered up] because of idolatry.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Num. XV, 24; traditionally interpreted as the sin of idolatry.');"><sup>9</sup></span> What gradation of sanctity is there, then, between the Hekal and the space between Ulam and altar? [None] except that from the Hekal men keep away both during the time of the smoking of the incense, and outside of the time of the smoking of the incense, but from the space between Ulam and altar people keep away only in the time of the incense.
יא הא קתני אלא שבהיכל פורשין בין בשעת הקטרה ובין שלא בשעת הקטרה ומבין האולם ולמזבח אין פורשין
11 At any rate, at the time of the smoking of the incense, they do keep away.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Even from the space between the [Ulam and the altar.');"><sup>10</sup></span> Would you not say [it means] during the time of the smoking [of the incense] in the Holy of Holies?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which refutes R. Eleazar.');"><sup>11</sup></span> - No, [the reference is to the time of smoking] in the Hekal.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' But at the time of the incense smoking in the Holy of Holies they separate only from the Hekal but not from the space between Ulam and the altar.');"><sup>12</sup></span> If so, [how explain] 'what then is the gradation between the two places' etc. ? Is the above the only difference in gradation?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'and no more'.');"><sup>13</sup></span> Is there not also this difference: that from the Hekal they keep away during the time both of the smoking of the incense in the Hekal itself, and of the smoking of the incense in the Holy of Holies, whereas from the place between Ulam and altar they keep away only during the time of the smoking of the incense in the Hekal itself? - This [exactly] is what he teaches: 'Except that from the Hekal men keep away, both during the time of the smoking of incense [in the Hekal] and outside of the time of the smoking of the incense [in the Hekal],<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., when incense is offered in the Holy of Holies.');"><sup>14</sup></span> but from the place between Ulam and altar they keep away