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§ The Mishnah teaches: And the consecrated property in it must be redeemed. A baraita states (Tosefta 14:5): If there were offerings of the most sacred order in it, if they were animals consecrated for sacrifice on the altar, they shall die; one causes their death. Items consecrated for Temple mai
The Talmud proceeds to analyze the baraita. The Master said: If there were offerings of the most sacred order in it, if they were animals consecrated for sacrifice on the altar, they shall die. The Talmud asks: But why shall they die? They should graze until they become unfit, and then they should
R' Yoḥanan says: They shall die, as it is written: “The offering of the wicked is an abomination” (Proverbs 21:27), and it is unacceptable for sacrifice on the altar. Reish Lakish says: They shall die because the animal is the property of its owner and is not exclusively consecrated property. And
The Talmud challenges: From the fact that the latter clause of the baraita is the opinion of R' Shimon, one may infer that the first clause is not in accordance with the opinion of R' Shimon. The Talmud suggests a new explanation: Rather, the animals that shall die are offerings of lesser sanctity
The Talmud asks: If so, rather than teaching in the latter clause of the baraita: Items consecrated for Temple maintenance must be redeemed, let the tanna distinguish and teach a distinction within the category of animals consecrated for sacrifice on the altar itself, as follows: In what case is th