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לגופיה! אם כן, נימא קרא: ״ביום זבחו יאכל״; ״הקריבו״ למה לי? שמע מינה: ביום שאתה זובח אתה מקריב, ביום שאי אתה זובח אי אתה מקריב.
for the matter itself, to teach that a peace offering may be eaten for only two days? The Talmud answers: If so, let the verse state: On the day he slaughters it should it be eaten, and the following day. Why do I need the verse to add the term “that he sacrifices it”? Conclude from the wording of the verse that on the day that you slaughter the offering you sacrifice the blood on the altar, but on a day that you do not slaughter the offering you do not sacrifice the blood on the altar.
ודילמא הכי קאמר רחמנא: אי קריב דם האידנא – ניתאכיל בשר האידנא ולמחר, אי קריב דם למחר – ניתאכיל בשר למחר וליומא אוחרא? אם כן, נימא קרא: ״ביום הקריבו יאכל״; ״זבחו״ למה לי? שמע מינה: ביום שאתה זובח אתה מקריבו, ביום שאי אתה זובח אי אתה מקריבו.
The Talmud questions this proof: But perhaps this is what God is saying: If the blood is sacrificed today, i.e., the day the offering was slaughtered, the meat may be eaten today and tomorrow. If the blood is sacrificed tomorrow, the meat may be eaten tomorrow and the following day. The Talmud answers: If so, let the verse state: On the day it is sacrificed it should be eaten, and the following day. Why do I need the verse to state: “That he sacrifices his offering”? Conclude from the wording of the verse that on the day that you slaughter the offering you sacrifice the blood on the altar, but on a day that you do not slaughter the offering you do not sacrifice the blood on the altar.
איתמר: המחשב לאור שלישי – חזקיה אמר: כשר, רבי יוחנן אמר: פסול. חזקיה אמר כשר – דהא לא אינתיק לשריפה; רבי יוחנן אמר פסול – דהא אידחי ליה מאכילה.
§ It was stated: With regard to one who slaughters a peace offering and intends to eat it on the evening preceding the 3rd day, Ḥizkiyya says: The offering is valid, and it is not disqualified due to his intention to eat it after its designated time [piggul]. And R' Yoḥanan says: It is disqualified. The Talmud explains: Ḥizkiyya says that the offering is valid because on the evening preceding the 3rd day, the peace offering has not yet been removed from its previous status and designated for burning. A peace offering is not burned until the third morning, as the verse states: “It should be eaten the same day you offer it, and on the following day; and if anything remain until the 3rd day, it should be burned with fire” (Leviticus 19:6). R' Yoḥanan says it is disqualified, because it has been rejected from being eaten.