Sotah 14B

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משקה, ואחר כך מקריב את מנחתה. דאי משום מגילה הא אימחיקא לה.

that the priest would first give her the water of the sota to drink, and only afterward would he sacrifice her meal-offering. Therefore, if the concern were due to the scroll, it would no longer be applicable, as it was already erased in the water of the sota before the meal-offering was brought. The efforts to fatigue her by making her hold the meal-offering must indicate that the Torah is protective of her.

כל המנחות וכו׳. ורמינהו: סדר מנחות, כיצד? אדם מביא מנחה מתוך ביתו בקלתות של כסף ושל זהב, ונותנה לתוך כלי שרת, ומקדשה בכלי שרת, ונותן עליה שמנה ולבונתה, ומוליכה אצל כהן. וכהן מוליכה אצל מזבח, ומגישה בקרן דרומית מערבית כנגד חודה של קרן, ודיו.

It was taught in the Mishnah: All meal-offerings, from their beginning until their end, are placed in service vessels and remain there. The Talmud raises a contradiction from the Tosefta (Menaḥot 1:16): What is the procedure for meal-offerings? A person brings his meal-offering from his property in baskets [kelatot] of silver and of gold, and when he reaches the Temple he places it in a service vessel and sanctifies it in the service vessel, and he puts its oil and frankincense on it, and he carries it to the priest. And the priest then carries it to the altar and brings it near to the southwest horn of the altar, opposite the corner of the horn of the altar. And this is sufficient.

ומסלק את הלבונה לצד אחד, וקומץ ממקום שנתרבה שמנה ונותנו לתוך כלי שרת, ומקדשו בכלי שרת. ומלקט את לבונתה ונותנה על גביו, ומעלה אותו לגבי מזבח, ומעלהו ומקטירו בכלי שרת, ומולחו, ונותנו על גבי האישים.

The baraita continues: And the priest then removes the frankincense to one side, and he removes a handful from the place where its oil has accumulated and mixed with the flour, and he puts the handful into a service vessel and consecrates it in the service vessel. And he then gathers its frankincense and puts it on top of the handful and brings it up onto the altar. And he brings it up and burns it in the service vessel; and he salts it and places it upon the fires.

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