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ועולה גופה מנלן? דכתיב: ״אל יסוד מזבח העולה״ – למד על עולת חובה שטעונה יסוד.
The Talmud asks: And from where do we derive the halakha that a burnt offering itself has its blood presented on the altar in a place where there is a base? The Talmud answers: We derive it from a verse, as it is written: “And he should pour all the blood of the bull at the base of the altar of the burnt offering” (Leviticus 4:7). This teaches that the blood of an obligatory burnt offering requires presentation at the base of the altar, as the verse specifically describes the base of the altar as connected to the burnt offering.
אי – מה להלן שתי מתנות שהן ארבע, אף כאן שתי מתנות שהן ארבע?!
The Talmud asks: If it is derived from a burnt offering via a verbal analogy, one might think that just as there, a burnt offering requires two placements that are 4, so too here, a firstborn offering, an animal tithe offering, and a Paschal offering should also require two placements that are 4, and not just a single placement.
אמר אביי: למה לי למכתב ״סביב״ בעולה, ״סביב״ בחטאת? הוו שני כתובין הבאין כאחד, וכל שני כתובין הבאין כאחד אין מלמדין.
Abaye says: Why do I need the Torah to write: “And Aaron’s sons, the priests, should present the blood, and sprinkle the blood around against the altar” (Leviticus 1:5), with regard to a burnt offering, to teach that the blood must be placed on all 4 sides of the altar, in addition to writing: “And Moses took the blood, and put it upon the corners of the altar around with his finger” (Leviticus 8:15), with regard to a sin offering? They are two verses that come as one, i.e., they teach the same matter; and any two verses that come as one do not teach their common aspect to apply to other cases. Therefore, a firstborn offering, an animal tithe offering, and a Paschal offering do not require two placements that are 4.