## Menachot Daf 86a

###### Menachot 86a:1
[Menachot 86a:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Menachot/r/86a:1)

וְאִם הֵבִיא – פָּסוּל (וְהָתַנְיָא: וְאִם הֵבִיא – כָּשֵׁר), מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהוּא שְׂרָף.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**but if one did bring** a meal offering made of such oil, **it is not valid. But isn’t it taught** in a *baraita* that if one did bring it, it is valid, **because it is** regarded merely as **sap** and not as oil? This contradicts this mishna, which assumes that it is regarded as oil.


###### Menachot 86a:2
[Menachot 86a:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Menachot/r/86a:2)

אָמַר רַב יוֹסֵף: לָא קַשְׁיָא, הָא רַבִּי חִיָּיא, הָא רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בַּר רַבִּי, דְּרַבִּי חִיָּיא זָרֵיק לֵיהּ, וְרַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בַּר רַבִּי מְטַבֵּל [בֵּיהּ] (לֵיהּ), וְסִימָנָיךְ: עֲשִׁירִים מְקַמְּצִין.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav Yosef said:** It is **not difficult** to resolve this contradiction. **This** *baraita* expresses the opinion of **Rabbi Ḥiyya,** and **that** mishna expresses the opinion of **Rabbi Shimon, son of Rabbi** Yehuda HaNasi. **As Rabbi Ḥiyya would toss** such oil **away,** as he did not consider it to be oil, **and Rabbi Shimon, son of Rabbi** Yehuda HaNasi, **would dip** his food into it, as he considered it to be oil. The Gemara concludes: **And your mnemonic** by which to remember their respective opinions is: The **wealthy are parsimonious,** i.e., Rabbi Shimon, son of Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi, was wealthy, and he did not toss the oil away.


###### Menachot 86a:3
[Menachot 86a:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Menachot/r/86a:3)

״שִׁשָּׁה חֳדָשִׁים בְּשֶׁמֶן הַמּוֹר״ – מַאי ״שֶׁמֶן הַמּוֹר״? רַב הוּנָא בַּר חִיָּיא אָמַר: סְטָכְתָּא. רַבִּי יִרְמְיָה בַּר אַבָּא אָמַר: שֶׁמֶן זַיִת שֶׁלֹּא הֵבִיא שְׁלִישׁ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ The Gemara digresses to discuss oil of myrrh: In describing the treatments provided to the women in preparation for their meeting with King Ahasuerus, the verse states: “For so were the days of their anointing accomplished: **Six months with oil of myrrh,** and six months with sweet odors and with other ointments of the women” (Esther 2:12). The Gemara asks: **What is “oil of myrrh”? Rav Huna bar Ḥiyya says:** It is the aromatic oil called ***setakhta*. Rav Yirmeya bar Abba says:** It is **an oil** derived **from olives that have not** yet **reached one-third** of their growth; the acidic oil is effective as a depilatory.


###### Menachot 86a:4
[Menachot 86a:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Menachot/r/86a:4)

תַּנְיָא נָמֵי הָכִי: רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר: אַנְפִּקִנוֹן – שֶׁמֶן זַיִת שֶׁלֹּא הֵבִיא שְׁלִישׁ, לָמָּה סָכִין אוֹתוֹ? שֶׁמַּשִּׁיר אֶת הַשֵּׂיעָר וּמְעַדֵּן אֶת הַבָּשָׂר.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara notes: **This** explanation of Rav Yirmeya bar Abba **is also taught** in a *baraita*: **Rabbi Yehuda says:** The term ***anpikanon*** is referring to **olive oil** produced from olives **that have not** yet **reached one-third** of their growth. And **why do** women **spread it** on their bodies? They do so **because it removes the hair and pampers the skin.**


###### Menachot 86a:5
[Menachot 86a:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Menachot/r/86a:5)

אֵין מְבִיאִין מִן הַגַּרְגְּרִין שֶׁנִּשְׁרוּ בְּמַיִם. תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן: שֶׁמֶן זַיִת כָּבוּשׁ, שָׁלוּק, שָׁרוּי, וְשֶׁל שְׁמָרִים, וְשֶׁל רֵיחַ רָע – לֹא יָבִיא, וְאִם הֵבִיא – פָּסוּל.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ The mishna teaches: **One may not bring** meal offerings containing oil **from olives that were soaked in water,** nor from pickled olives, nor from boiled olives, and even if one did bring it, it is not valid. **The Sages taught** in a *baraita*: **Olive oil** produced from **pickled** olives, **boiled** olives, or olives **soaked** in water, **and** oil made **from** olive **sediment, and** oil **with a foul odor may not be brought** as part of a meal offering, **and** even **if one did bring** it, it is **not valid.**


###### Menachot 86a:6
[Menachot 86a:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Menachot/r/86a:6)

בָּעֵי רַבָּה: הִקְדִּישׁוֹ, מַהוּ שֶׁיִּלְקֶה עָלָיו מִשּׁוּם בַּעַל מוּם? כֵּיוָן דְּפָסוּל – כְּבַעַל מוּם דָּמֵי, אוֹ דִלְמָא אֵין בַּעַל מוּם אֶלָּא בִּבְהֵמָה? תֵּיקוּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rava asks:** If one **consecrated** one of these unfit oils for use in meal offerings, **what is** the *halakha* with regard to whether **he should be flogged for** consecrating **it due to** the prohibition against consecrating **a flawed** item as an offering? Does one say that **since it** is **unfit,** it is **comparable to a blemished** animal? **Or perhaps** the prohibition against consecrating **a flawed** item **applies only to an animal.** The Gemara concludes: The dilemma **shall stand** unresolved.


###### Menachot 86a:7
[Menachot 86a:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Menachot/r/86a:7)

**מַתְנִי׳** שְׁלֹשָׁה זֵיתִים הֵן, וּבָהֶן שְׁלֹשָׁה שְׁלֹשָׁה שְׁמָנִים.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**MISHNA:** **There are three** harvests of **olives** each year, **and in each** of **them, three** different grades of **oils** are produced.


###### Menachot 86a:8
[Menachot 86a:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Menachot/r/86a:8)

הַזַּיִת הָרִאשׁוֹן מְגַרְגְּרוֹ בְּרֹאשׁ הַזַּיִת, וְכוֹתֵשׁ וְנוֹתֵן לְתוֹךְ הַסַּל, רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר: סְבִיבוֹת הַסַּל – זֶה רִאשׁוֹן.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
How is **the first olive** harvest processed? **One picks** the ripe olives **at the top of the olive** tree, as those are the first to ripen, **and crushes** them in a mortar **and places** them **inside** the bottom of a wicker **basket** that has many small holes in it. The oil will then drip from the olives through those holes into a vessel placed underneath the basket. **Rabbi Yehuda says:** One positions the olives on the walls, **surrounding the basket.** This produces more refined oil, as the dregs stick to the walls of the basket. **This is the first** grade of oil produced from the first harvest.


###### Menachot 86a:9
[Menachot 86a:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Menachot/r/86a:9)

חָזַר וְטוֹעֵן בְּקוֹרָה, רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר: בַּאֲבָנִים – זֶה שֵׁנִי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
After the oil ceases to seep from the crushed olives, **one then presses down with** a wooden **beam** upon them, causing additional oil to flow from the basket into the vessel. **Rabbi Yehuda says:** The excessive pressure produced by pressing down with a beam would cause some of the flesh of the olives to get mixed in with the oil, compromising its quality. Rather, one applies pressure **by** placing **stones** upon the olives. **This is the second** grade of oil.


###### Menachot 86a:10
[Menachot 86a:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Menachot/r/86a:10)

חָזַר וְטָחַן, וְטָעַן – זֶה שְׁלִישִׁי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**One then ground** the olives with a millstone **and pressed down** with a beam on those olives to extract any remaining oil; **this is the third** grade of oil.


###### Menachot 86a:11
[Menachot 86a:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Menachot/r/86a:11)

הָרִאשׁוֹן – לַמְּנוֹרָה, וְהַשְּׁאָר – לִמְנָחוֹת.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**The first** grade is fit **for** kindling **the Candelabrum,** which requires: “Refined olive oil” (Leviticus 24:2), **and the rest** are fit **for** use in **meal offerings.**


###### Menachot 86a:12
[Menachot 86a:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Menachot/r/86a:12)

הַשֵּׁנִי – מְגַרְגְּרוֹ בְּרֹאשׁ הַגָּג, וְכוֹתֵשׁ, וְנוֹתֵן לְתוֹךְ הַסַּל, רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר: סְבִיבוֹת הַסַּל – זֶה רִאשׁוֹן.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
How is **the second** olive harvest processed? **One picks** the crop of olives that is accessible while one is standing **on the rooftop.** This was the second lot of olives to ripen. **And one crushes** it in a mortar **and places** those olives **into** a wicker **basket,** allowing the oil to drip through the holes into a vessel underneath. **Rabbi Yehuda says:** One positions the olives on the walls, **surrounding the basket. This** is the **first** grade of oil from the second harvest.


###### Menachot 86a:13
[Menachot 86a:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Menachot/r/86a:13)

טוֹעֵן בְּקוֹרָה, וְרַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר: בַּאֲבָנִים – זֶה שֵׁנִי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**One** then **presses down** upon those olives **with** a wooden **beam,** thereby producing more oil. **And Rabbi Yehuda says:** One applies pressure only **by** placing **stones** upon them. **This** is the **second** grade of oil.


###### Menachot 86a:14
[Menachot 86a:14](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Menachot/r/86a:14)

חָזַר וְטָחַן, וְטָעַן – זֶה שְׁלִישִׁי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**One then ground** the olives with a millstone **and pressed down** upon them with a beam, thereby extracting any remaining oil; **this** is the **third** grade of oil.


###### Menachot 86a:15
[Menachot 86a:15](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Menachot/r/86a:15)

הָרִאשׁוֹן – לַמְּנוֹרָה, וְהַשְּׁאָר – לִמְנָחוֹת.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**The first** grade is fit **for** kindling **the Candelabrum, and the rest** are fit **for** use in **meal offerings.**


###### Menachot 86a:16
[Menachot 86a:16](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Menachot/r/86a:16)

שְׁלִישִׁי: עוֹטְנוֹ בְּבֵית הַבַּד, עַד שֶׁיִּלְקֶה, וּמַעֲלֵהוּ וּמְנַגְּבוֹ בְּרֹאשׁ הַגָּג, כּוֹתֵשׁ וְנוֹתֵן לְתוֹךְ הַסַּל. רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר: סְבִיבוֹת הַסַּל – זֶה רִאשׁוֹן.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
How is the **third** olive harvest processed? This harvest consists of all the olives that still remain on trees. **One packs it into a vat [*oteno*] in** the building that houses **the olive press [*beit habbad*]** where it remains **until it softens, and** then **one raises** it **up** to the roof **and dries it on the rooftop** to remove the foul-smelling liquid secreted from the olives while in the vat. Then, **one crushes** the olives in a mortar **and places** them **into** a wicker **basket,** allowing the oil to drip through the holes into a vessel underneath. **Rabbi Yehuda says:** One positions them on the walls, **surrounding the basket. This** is **the first** grade of oil.


###### Menachot 86a:17
[Menachot 86a:17](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Menachot/r/86a:17)

טוֹעֵן בְּקוֹרָה, רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר: בַּאֲבָנִים – זֶה שֵׁנִי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**One** then **presses down** on those olives **with** a wooden **beam,** thereby producing more oil. **And Rabbi Yehuda says:** One applies pressure only **by** placing **stones** upon them. **This** is the **second** grade of oil.


###### Menachot 86a:18
[Menachot 86a:18](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Menachot/r/86a:18)

חָזַר וְטָחַן וְטָעַן – זֶה שְׁלִישִׁי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**One would then grind** the olives with a millstone **and press down** upon them with a beam, thereby extracting any remaining oil; **this** is the **third** grade of oil.


###### Menachot 86a:19
[Menachot 86a:19](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Menachot/r/86a:19)

הָרִאשׁוֹן – לַמְּנוֹרָה, וְהַשְּׁאָר – לִמְנָחוֹת.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**The first** grade is fit **for** kindling **the Candelabrum, and the rest** are fit **for** use in **meal offerings.**


###### Menachot 86a:20
[Menachot 86a:20](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Menachot/r/86a:20)

**גְּמָ׳** אִיבַּעְיָא לְהוּ: מְגַרְגְּרוֹ תְּנַן, אוֹ מְגַלְגְּלוֹ תְּנַן?

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**GEMARA:** **A dilemma was raised before** the Sages: What is the correct text of the mishna? Do **we learn** that **one picks** the olives at the top **[*megargero*],** i.e., one selects those that are ripe, **or** do **we learn** that **one allows** all the olives **to ripen [*megalgelo*],** and then picks them all?


###### Menachot 86a:21
[Menachot 86a:21](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Menachot/r/86a:21)

תָּא שְׁמַע, דְּתַנְיָא: ״שֶׁמֶן זַיִת מִזֵּיתוֹ״ – מִכָּאן אָמְרוּ: זַיִת רִאשׁוֹן מְגַלְגְּלוֹ בְּרֹאשׁ הַזַּיִת, וְכוֹנְסוֹ לְבֵית הַבַּד, וְטוֹחֲנוֹ בְּרֵיחַיִם, וְנוֹתְנוֹ בְּסַלִּין. שֶׁמֶן הַיּוֹצֵא מִמֶּנּוּ, זֶה הָיָה רִאשׁוֹן.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara answers: **Come** and **hear** the resolution to this dilemma from that **which is taught** in a *baraita*. The verse states that the olive oil used for the kindling of the Candelabrum is to be: “Refined **oil of an olive”** (Exodus 27:20), which is interpreted to mean that the olives should be so ripe that the oil drips **from** them while they are still hanging on **their olive tree,** without them needing to be pressed. **From here** the Sages **said** that for the **first olive** harvest, **one allows** all the olives **to ripen [*megalgelo*],** picks the entire crop **and brings it into the olive press, and** he **grinds it with a millstone and places it in** wicker **baskets, and this oil that would flow from it would be** the **first** grade of oil.


###### Menachot 86a:22
[Menachot 86a:22](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Menachot/r/86a:22)

טָעַן בְּקוֹרָה, שֶׁמֶן הַיּוֹצֵא מִמֶּנּוּ – זֶה הָיָה שֵׁנִי, וְחָזַר וּפָרַק, טָחַן וְטָעַן – זֶה הָיָה שְׁלִישִׁי. הָרִאשׁוֹן לַמְּנוֹרָה, וְהַשְּׁאָר לִמְנָחוֹת. וְכֵן זַיִת שֵׁנִי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The *baraita* continues: Then **one presses down** upon the olives **with** a wooden **beam.** As for the **oil that flows from it, this would be** the **second** grade of oil. And **then one would remove** the crushed olives from the baskets **and grind** them, **and press down** upon them with a beam or stones, thereby extracting any remaining oil; **this would be** the **third** grade of oil. **The first** grade is fit **for** kindling **the Candelabrum, and the rest** are fit **for** use in **meal offerings. And** the same process was **similarly** used for the **second olive** harvest.


###### Menachot 86a:23
[Menachot 86a:23](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Menachot/r/86a:23)

וְזַיִת שְׁלִישִׁי, עוֹטְנוֹ בְּבֵית הַבַּד עַד שֶׁיִּלְקֶה, וּמַעֲלֶה לְרֹאשׁ הַגָּג, וְעוֹשֶׂה אוֹתוֹ כְּמִין תְּמָרָה עַד שֶׁיָּזוּבוּ מֵימָיו, וְכוֹנְסוֹ לְבֵית הַבַּד, וְטוֹחֲנוֹ בָּרֵיחַיִם, וְנוֹתְנוֹ בְּסַלִּין, וָשֶׁמֶן הַיּוֹצֵא מִמֶּנּוּ – זֶה הָיָה רִאשׁוֹן.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The *baraita* continues: **And** for the **third olive** harvest, the entire crop **is packed into a vat in** the building that houses **the olive press,** where it remains **until it softens, and** then **one raises** it **up to the roof and makes it** into **a sort of heap,** wide at the bottom and narrow at the top, and leaves it there **until the fluid** it produced while in the vat **flows away. And** then **one brings it to the olive press and grinds it with a millstone and places it into** wicker **baskets.** As for the **oil that would** then **flow from it, this would be** the **first** grade of oil.


###### Menachot 86a:24
[Menachot 86a:24](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Menachot/r/86a:24)

טָעַן בְּקוֹרָה, שֶׁמֶן הַיּוֹצֵא מִמֶּנּוּ – זֶה הָיָה שֵׁנִי. פָּרַק חָזַר וְטָחַן וְטָעַן – זֶה הָיָה שְׁלִישִׁי. הָרִאשׁוֹן לַמְּנוֹרָה, וְהַשְּׁאָר לִמְנָחוֹת.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
Then **one presses down** upon it **with** a wooden **beam.** As for the **oil that would** then **flow from it, this would be** the **second** grade of oil. **And then one would remove** the crushed olives from the baskets **and grind** them, **and press down** upon them with a beam or stones, thereby extracting any remaining oil; **this would be** the **third** grade of oil. **The first** grade is fit **for** kindling **the Candelabrum, and the rest** are fit **for** use in **meal offerings.**


###### Menachot 86a:25
[Menachot 86a:25](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Menachot/r/86a:25)

רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר: לֹא הָיָה טוֹחֲנוֹ בָּרֵיחַיִם, אֶלָּא כּוֹתְשׁוֹ בְּמַכְתֶּשֶׁת, וְלֹא הָיָה טוֹעֵן בְּקוֹרָה אֶלָּא בַּאֲבָנִים, וְלֹא הָיָה נוֹתְנוֹ בְּסַלִּין אֶלָּא לְתוֹךְ סְבִיבוֹת הַסַּל.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The *baraita* concludes: **Rabbi Yehuda** disagrees with the Rabbis and **says: One does not grind** the crop of olives **with a millstone; rather, one crushes it in a mortar. And one does not press down** upon the olives **with** a wooden **beam; rather,** one presses on them **with stones. And one does not place** the olives **into** the bottom of **the** wicker **baskets; rather,** one positions them on the inner walls of the basket, all **around the basket.** In this *baraita*, the term: One allows all the olives to ripen [*megalgelo*], is used.


###### Menachot 86a:26
[Menachot 86a:26](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Menachot/r/86a:26)

הָא גוּפָא קַשְׁיָא: כּוֹתֵשׁ – מַנִּי? רַבִּי יְהוּדָה הִיא, תּוֹךְ הַסַּל – אֲתָאן לְרַבָּנַן!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
Having resolved the dilemma based on the *baraita*, the Gemara now clarifies the ruling of the mishna in light of it. The Gemara asks: **This** mishna **itself** is **difficult,** as the first *tanna* teaches that the olives should be crushed. From the *baraita* it is evident that **whose** opinion is it that the olives are **crushed? It is** the opinion of **Rabbi Yehuda.** Yet, when the first *tanna* states that the olives are placed **inside** the bottom **of the basket,** and not on its walls, **we arrive at** the opinion of **the Rabbis** who disagree with Rabbi Yehuda in the *baraita*.


###### Menachot 86a:27
[Menachot 86a:27](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Menachot/r/86a:27)

הַאי תַּנָּא סָבַר לַהּ כְּוָתֵיהּ בַּחֲדָא, וּפָלֵיג עֲלֵיהּ בַּחֲדָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara explains: **This *tanna*** of the mishna **holds in accordance with** the opinion of Rabbi Yehuda **with regard to one** issue, i.e., the need to crush the olives, **but disagrees with him with regard to another** issue, i.e., he holds that the olives should be placed inside the basket, not on its walls.


###### Menachot 86a:28
[Menachot 86a:28](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Menachot/r/86a:28)

**מַתְנִי׳** הָרִאשׁוֹן שֶׁבָּרִאשׁוֹן – אֵין לְמַעְלָה הֵימֶנּוּ. הַשֵּׁנִי שֶׁבָּרִאשׁוֹן וְהָרִאשׁוֹן שֶׁבַּשֵּׁנִי – שָׁוִין. הַשְּׁלִישִׁי שֶׁבָּרִאשׁוֹן וְהַשֵּׁנִי שֶׁבַּשֵּׁנִי וְהָרִאשׁוֹן שֶׁבַּשְּׁלִישִׁי – שָׁוִין. הַשְּׁלִישִׁי שֶׁבַּשֵּׁנִי וְהַשֵּׁנִי שֶׁבַּשְּׁלִישִׁי – שָׁוִין. הַשְּׁלִישִׁי שֶׁבַּשְּׁלִישִׁי – אֵין לְמַטָּה הֵימֶנּוּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**MISHNA:** Having enumerated the nine grades of oils in the previous mishna, this mishna proceeds to rank them by their quality: As for **the first** grade of oil **that is** produced **from the first** harvest, **there is none superior to it. The second** grade of oil **that is** produced **from the first** harvest **and the first** grade of oil **that is** produced **from the second** harvest are of **equal** quality; there is no reason to choose one over the other. **The third** grade of oil **that is** produced **from the first** harvest **and the second** grade of oil **that is** produced **from the second** harvest **and the first** grade of oil **that is** produced **from the third** harvest are of **equal** quality. **The third** grade of oil **that is** produced **from the second** harvest **and the second** grade of oil **that is** produced **from the third** harvest are of **equal** quality. As for **the third** grade of oil **that is** produced **from the third** harvest, **there is none inferior to it.**


###### Menachot 86a:29
[Menachot 86a:29](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Menachot/r/86a:29)

אַף כׇּל הַמְּנָחוֹת הָיוּ בַּדִּין שֶׁיִּטְעֲנוּ שֶׁמֶן זַיִת זָךְ, מָה מְנוֹרָה שֶׁאֵינָהּ לַאֲכִילָה טְעוּנָה שֶׁמֶן זַיִת זָךְ, מְנָחוֹת שֶׁהֵן לַאֲכִילָה אֵינוֹ דִּין שֶׁיִּטְעֲנוּ שֶׁמֶן זַיִת זָךְ! תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר ״זָךְ כָּתִית לְמָאוֹר״, וְאֵין זָךְ כָּתִית לִמְנָחוֹת.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Also,** with regard to **all the meal offerings, it was logical that they should require** the highest quality of **refined olive oil,** just like the Candelabrum. Because **if** the **Candelabrum, whose** oil **is not to be consumed** on the altar, **requires refined olive oil,** then **meal offerings, which** are **to be consumed** on the altar, **is it not logical that they should require refined olive oil?** To dispel this notion, **the verse states: “Refined pounded** olive oil **for illumination”** (Leviticus 24:2), which indicates that the high-quality, refined, pounded oil is required for the Candelabrum, **but there is no** need for **refined pounded** olive oil **for meal offerings.**