## Mishnah Menachot Chapter 6

###### Mishnah Menachot 6:1
[Mishnah Menachot 6:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishnah%20Menachot/r/6:1)

אֵלּוּ מְנָחוֹת נִקְמָצוֹת וּשְׁיָרֵיהֶן לַכֹּהֲנִים, מִנְחַת סֹלֶת, וְהַמַּחֲבַת, וְהַמַּרְחֶשֶׁת, וְהַחַלּוֹת, וְהָרְקִיקִין, מִנְחַת גּוֹיִם, מִנְחַת נָשִׁים, מִנְחַת הָעֹמֶר, מִנְחַת חוֹטֵא, וּמִנְחַת קְנָאוֹת. רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אוֹמֵר, מִנְחַת חוֹטֵא שֶׁל כֹּהֲנִים נִקְמֶצֶת, וְהַקֹּמֶץ קָרֵב לְעַצְמוֹ, וְהַשִּׁירַיִם קְרֵבִין לְעַצְמָן:

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And these are the meal offerings** from which **a handful is removed and** the **remainder** of the offering is eaten **by the priests: The meal offering of fine flour; and the** meal offering prepared in a **pan; and the** meal offering prepared in a **deep pan;** and **the** meal offering baked in an oven that is brought entirely of **loaves; and the** meal offering baked in an oven that is brought entirely of **wafers;** the **meal offering of gentiles; and** the **meal offering of women; and the *omer* meal offering,** i.e., the measure of barley brought as a communal offering on the sixteenth of Nisan; **and the meal offering of a sinner; and** the **meal offering of jealousy,** brought by a *sota*. **Rabbi Shimon says:** Although its remainder is not eaten by priests, as meal offerings of priests are burned in their entirety, as it is written: “And every meal offering of the priest shall be offered in its entirety; it shall not be eaten” (Leviticus 6:16), nevertheless, with regard to the **meal offering of a sinner** brought **by** one of the **priests, a handful is removed. And the handful is sacrificed** on the altar **by itself, and** the **remainder is sacrificed** on the altar **by itself.**


###### Mishnah Menachot 6:2
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מִנְחַת כֹּהֲנִים וּמִנְחַת כֹּהֵן מָשִׁיחַ וּמִנְחַת נְסָכִים, לַמִּזְבֵּחַ, וְאֵין בָּהֶם לַכֹּהֲנִים. בָּזֶה יָפֶה כֹחַ הַמִּזְבֵּחַ מִכֹּחַ הַכֹּהֲנִים. שְׁתֵּי הַלֶּחֶם וְלֶחֶם הַפָּנִים, לַכֹּהֲנִים, וְאֵין בָּהֶם לַמִּזְבֵּחַ. וּבָזֶה יָפֶה כֹחַ הַכֹּהֲנִים מִכֹּחַ הַמִּזְבֵּחַ:

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**The meal offering of priests, the meal offering of the anointed priest,** i.e., the High Priest, **and the meal offering** brought with **libations** that accompany burnt offerings and peace offerings are burned in their entirety **on the altar, and there is no** part **of them for the priests. And in** the case of those offerings, **the power of the altar is greater than the power of the priests. The two loaves,** i.e., the public offering on Shavuot of two loaves baked from new wheat, **and the shewbread,** i.e., the twelve loaves that were placed on the sacred Table in the Sanctuary each Shabbat, **are eaten by the priests, and there is no part of them** burned **on the altar. And in** the case of those offerings, **the power of the priests is greater than the power of the altar.**


###### Mishnah Menachot 6:3
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כָּל הַמְּנָחוֹת הַנַּעֲשׂוֹת בִּכְלִי טְעוּנוֹת שָׁלשׁ מַתְּנוֹת שֶׁמֶן, יְצִיקָה, וּבְלִילָה, וּמַתַּן שֶׁמֶן בַּכְּלִי קֹדֶם לַעֲשִׂיָּתָן. וְהַחַלּוֹת בּוֹלְלָן, דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי. וַחֲכָמִים אוֹמְרִים, סֹלֶת. הַחַלּוֹת טְעוּנוֹת בְּלִילָה, הָרְקִיקִים מְשׁוּחִין. כֵּיצַד מוֹשְׁחָן, כְּמִין כִי. וּשְׁאָר הַשֶּׁמֶן נֶאֱכָל לַכֹּהֲנִים:

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**All the meal offerings that are prepared in a vessel,** e.g., the offerings prepared in a pan or deep pan, **require three placements of oil,** listed here in the reverse order of their placement: **Pouring** oil on the cakes after they have been cooked, **and mixing** oil into the flour, **and placement of oil into the vessel prior to preparation** of the meal offerings. In the meal offerings that come as loaves, it is after the flour has been baked into **loaves** that one breaks them into pieces and **mixes them** with oil; this is **the statement of Rabbi** Yehuda HaNasi. **And the Rabbis say:** It is with **fine flour** that one mixes the oil. Although **the loaves** of the meal offering baked in an oven **require mixing** of their flour with oil, **wafers** do not require mixing, but rather a **smearing** of oil on them after baking. **How does one smear** oil on **them?** He does so in a shape **similar** to the Greek letter **chi,** Χ, **and the rest** of the oil remaining after smearing is **eaten by priests.**


###### Mishnah Menachot 6:4
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כָּל הַמְּנָחוֹת הַנַּעֲשׂוֹת בִּכְלִי, טְעוּנוֹת פְּתִיתָה. מִנְחַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, כּוֹפֵל אֶחָד לִשְׁנַיִם, וּשְׁנַיִם לְאַרְבָּעָה, וּמַבְדִּיל. מִנְחַת כֹּהֲנִים, כּוֹפֵל אֶחָד לִשְׁנַיִם, וּשְׁנַיִם לְאַרְבָּעָה, וְאֵינוֹ מַבְדִּיל. מִנְחַת כֹּהֵן הַמָּשִׁיחַ, לֹא הָיָה מְכַפְּלָהּ. רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אוֹמֵר, מִנְחַת כֹּהֲנִים וּמִנְחַת כֹּהֵן מָשִׁיחַ, אֵין בָּהֶם פְּתִיתָה, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁאֵין בָּהֶם קְמִיצָה, וְכֹל שֶׁאֵין בָּהֶם קְמִיצָה, אֵין בָּהֶן פְּתִיתָה. וְכֻלָּן כַּזֵּיתִים:

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**All the meal offerings that are prepared in a vessel require breaking** into pieces. In breaking **the meal offering of an Israelite** into pieces, the priest **folds [*kofel*] one** into two **and two into four and separates** it at the folds. In breaking into pieces **the meal offering of priests,** the priest **folds one into two and two into four and does not separate** it at the folds. Because no handful is removed, separation is unnecessary. In the case of the griddle-cake **meal offering of the anointed priest, he would not fold it. Rabbi Shimon says:** In neither **the meal offering of priests nor the meal offering of the anointed priest is there breaking** into pieces, **because in** those meal offerings **there is no removal of a handful. And any** meal offering **in which there is no removal of a handful there is no breaking** into pieces. **And** in **all** meal offerings that are broken into pieces, the priest **breaks them** into **olive-bulk-**sized pieces.


###### Mishnah Menachot 6:5
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כָּל הַמְּנָחוֹת טְעוּנוֹת שְׁלשׁ מֵאוֹת שִׁיפָה וַחֲמֵשׁ מֵאוֹת בְּעִיטָה. וְהַשִּׁיפָה וְהַבְּעִיטָה בַּחִטִּים. רַבִּי יוֹסֵי אוֹמֵר, אַף בַּבָּצֵק. כָּל הַמְּנָחוֹת בָּאוֹת עֶשֶׂר עֶשֶׂר, חוּץ מִלֶּחֶם הַפָּנִים, וַחֲבִתֵּי כֹהֵן גָּדוֹל, שֶׁהֵם בָּאוֹת שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה, דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי יְהוּדָה. רַבִּי מֵאִיר אוֹמֵר, כֻּלָּן בָּאוֹת שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה, חוּץ מֵחַלּוֹת תּוֹדָה וְהַנְּזִירוּת, שֶׁהֵן בָּאוֹת עֶשֶׂר עֶשֶׂר:

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**All the meal offerings require rubbing three hundred** times **and striking five hundred** times with one’s fist or palm. **Rubbing and striking** are performed **on the wheat** kernels to remove their husks prior to grinding them into flour. **And Rabbi Yosei says:** They are performed **on the dough** to ensure a smooth product. **All of the meal offerings come** as **ten** loaves or **ten** wafers from each one tenth of an ephah of flour, **except for the shewbread and the griddle-cake** offering **of the High Priest, which come** as **twelve** loaves or wafers; this is **the statement of Rabbi Yehuda. Rabbi Meir says: They all come** as **twelve** loaves **except for** the four types of **loaves** that accompany **the thanks offering and** the two types of loaves that accompany the peace offering of **naziriteship, which come** as **ten each.**


###### Mishnah Menachot 6:6
[Mishnah Menachot 6:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishnah%20Menachot/r/6:6)

הָעֹמֶר הָיָה בָא עִשָּׂרוֹן מִשָּׁלשׁ סְאִין. שְׁתֵּי הַלֶּחֶם, שְׁנֵי עֶשְׂרוֹנִים מִשָּׁלשׁ סְאִין. לֶחֶם הַפָּנִים, עֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבָּעָה עֶשְׂרוֹנִים מֵעֶשְׂרִים וְאַרְבַּע סְאִין:

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**The *omer* offering,** i.e., the measure of barley brought as a communal offering on the sixteenth of Nisan, **would come** from **a tenth** of an ephah of flour sifted **from three *se’a*** of barley. **The two loaves** would come from **two-tenths** of an ephah of flour sifted **from three *se’a*** of wheat. **The shewbread** would come from **twenty-four tenths** of an ephah of flour sifted **from twenty-four *se’a*** of wheat.


###### Mishnah Menachot 6:7
[Mishnah Menachot 6:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishnah%20Menachot/r/6:7)

הָעֹמֶר הָיָה מְנֻפֶּה בִּשְׁלשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה נָפָה. וּשְׁתֵּי הַלֶּחֶם בִּשְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה. וְלֶחֶם הַפָּנִים בְּאַחַת עֶשְׂרֵה. רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אוֹמֵר, לֹא הָיָה לָהּ קִצְבָּה, אֶלָּא סֹלֶת מְנֻפָּה כָּל צָרְכָּהּ הָיָה מֵבִיא, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (ויקרא כד), וְלָקַחְתָּ סֹלֶת וְאָפִיתָ אֹתָהּ, עַד שֶׁתְּהֵא מְנֻפָּה כָּל צָרְכָּהּ:

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The flour of **the *omer* was sifted with thirteen sifters,** each finer than its predecessor, and the flour that emerged from the final sifter was sacrificed. The flour of **the two loaves** was sifted **with twelve** sifters, **and** the flour of **the shewbread** was sifted **with eleven** sifters. **Rabbi Shimon says: They have no fixed** number of sifters; **rather,** it was **fine flour** that was **completely sifted** that **one would bring** for all of these offerings, **as it is stated: “And you shall take fine flour and bake it”** (Leviticus 24:5), indicating that one does not fulfill his obligation **until** the flour **will be completely sifted.**