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The first priest stood with the head and with the right hind leg of the animal. Since it was more significant, the head was in his right hand, and its nose was turned toward the priest’s arm. Its horns were between his fingers, and the place of its slaughter was above, and the fats were placed upon
The third priest stood with the haunch and the left hind leg. He held the haunch in his right hand, and the tail was hanging between his fingers, and the finger-like protrusion of the liver and the two kidneys were with it. He held the left hind leg in his left hand, and the outer side of the leg,
The 7th priest stood with the fine flour of the meal offering that accompanies the daily offering. The 8th priest stood with the griddle-cake offering sacrificed daily by the High Priest, half in the morning and half in the evening. The 9th priest stood with the wine for the libations that accompany
Talmud: The Mishnah teaches that the priests would bind the lamb for the daily offering. With regard to this procedure, the rabbis taught in a baraita: The animal’s foreleg and hind leg are bound together, as in the binding of Isaac, son of Abraham.
The Mishnah teaches that the priests would not tie the lamb by fastening all 4 of its legs together. The Talmud asks: What is the reason for this? The Talmud answers: This is a matter of dispute between Rav Huna and Rav Ḥisda. One of these rabbis said: The animal is not tied because this would cons