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ואם לאו – אשם זה של שלמי נדבה. ואותו אשם טעון שחיטה בצפון, ומתן בהונות, וסמיכה, ונסכים, ותנופת חזה ושוק,
And if he is not a metzora, this animal that is brought for a guilt offering should be a voluntary peace offering, because their sacrificial rites are equivalent. And that uncertain guilt offering requires slaughter in the north of the Temple courtyard as a guilt offering, and placement of the blood on the right thumb and big toe and right ear of the metzora, as described in Leviticus 14:14, and it requires placing hands on the head of the animal, and the accompanying wine libations and waving of the breast and thigh like a peace offering.
ונאכל ליום ולילה! תקוני גברא שאני.
And lastly, it is eaten by males of the priesthood on the day it is sacrificed and the following night, in the Temple courtyard, like a guilt offering, not for two days and one night in the manner of a peace offering. This indicates that R' Shimon permits one to bring sacrificial animals to the status of unfitness even ab initio, not only when the animals became intermingled. The Talmud answers that the remedy of a man is different from the case discussed by Rabba. Since this person has no way of purifying himself from his tzara'at other than by bringing the offering, the concern of reducing the time available for its consumption is disregarded.
התינח אשם, לוג מאי איכא למימר? דאמר: לוג זה יהא נדבה. ודילמא לאו מצורע הוא, ובעי מקמץ? דמקמיץ.
The Talmud asks a question with regard to the resolution suggested by R' Shimon of bringing the offerings and stating a stipulation. This works out well with regard to the guilt offering, but with regard to the log of oil what can be said? A log of oil does not accompany a peace offering. The Talmud explains that the individual bringing the offering says: If I am not a metzora, then this log should be a gift to the Temple, as one can dedicate oil to the Temple. The Talmud questions this resolution: But perhaps he is not in fact a metzora, and if so, it is required that a priest remove a handful of the donated oil and sacrifice a handful of it on the altar before the rest of the oil may be consumed by the priests, as is the halakha with regard to oil brought as an offering. The Talmud explains that this is referring to a case where the priest already removed a handful.