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Rather, Rava said: He presents downward 7 times for the purpose of the bull, and he again presents upward once and downward 7 times for the purpose of the goat.
The Talmud asks another question: What if the cups became mixed, i.e., if the bowl containing the blood of the bull was confused with that of the blood of the goat? The Talmud explains: He presents blood from one cup by sprinkling upward once and downward 7 times, and he again presents a second set
And he again presents another set of sprinklings, again from the first cup, which amounts to a total of 3 times. In this manner, he fulfills the obligation no matter which cup was which. If the first cup was that of the bull’s blood and the second was that of the goat, he fulfilled his obligation w
The Talmud asks yet another question: If only part of the blood became mixed together and part of the blood did not become mixed, e.g., if some of the blood spilled and became mixed in a third vessel, the solution is obvious: When he presents, he presents from the blood of certain identity.
However, one could still ask a question with regard to this case: What is the status of the mixed blood in the other vessel or vessels? Are they considered the remainder of the blood, and the remainder of the blood goes to the base of the altar like the remainder of all blood of sin-offerings? Or p