## Mishnah Zevachim Chapter 3

###### Mishnah Zevachim 3:1
[Mishnah Zevachim 3:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishnah%20Zevachim/r/3:1)

כָּל הַפְּסוּלִין שֶׁשָּׁחֲטוּ, שְׁחִיטָתָן כְּשֵׁרָה. שֶׁהַשְּׁחִיטָה כְשֵׁרָה בְּזָרִים, בְּנָשִׁים, וּבַעֲבָדִים, וּבִטְמֵאִים, אֲפִלּוּ בְקָדְשֵׁי קָדָשִׁים, וּבִלְבַד שֶׁלֹּא יִהְיוּ טְמֵאִים נוֹגְעִים בַּבָּשָׂר. לְפִיכָךְ הֵם פּוֹסְלִים בְּמַחֲשָׁבָה. וְכֻלָּן שֶׁקִּבְּלוּ אֶת הַדָּם חוּץ לִזְמַנּוֹ וְחוּץ לִמְקוֹמוֹ, אִם יֵשׁ דַּם הַנֶּפֶשׁ, יַחֲזֹר הַכָּשֵׁר וִיקַבֵּל:

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
With regard to **all** those **who are unfit** for Temple service **who slaughtered** an offering, **their slaughter is valid, as the slaughter** of an offering **is valid** *ab initio* when performed even **by non-priests, by women, by** Canaanite **slaves, and by ritually impure** individuals. **And** this is the *halakha* **even with** regard to **offerings of the most sacred order, provided that the ritually impure will not touch the flesh** of the slaughtered animal, thereby rendering it impure. **Therefore,** these unfit individuals can **disqualify** the offering **with** prohibited **intent,** e.g., if one of them intended to partake of the offering beyond its designated time or outside its designated area. **And** with regard to **all of them,** in a case **where they collected the blood** with the intent to offer it **beyond its** designated **time or outside its** designated **area, if there is blood of the soul** that remains in the animal, **the** priest **fit** for Temple service **should again collect** the blood and sprinkle it on the altar.


###### Mishnah Zevachim 3:2
[Mishnah Zevachim 3:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishnah%20Zevachim/r/3:2)

קִבֵּל הַכָּשֵׁר וְנָתַן לַפָּסוּל, יַחֲזִיר לַכָּשֵׁר. קִבֵּל בִּימִינוֹ וְנָתַן לִשְׂמֹאלוֹ, יַחֲזִיר לִימִינוֹ. קִבֵּל בִּכְלִי קֹדֶשׁ וְנָתַן בִּכְלִי חֹל, יַחֲזִיר לִכְלִי קֹדֶשׁ. נִשְׁפַּךְ מִן הַכְּלִי עַל הָרִצְפָּה וַאֲסָפוֹ, כָּשֵׁר. נְתָנוֹ עַל גַּבֵּי הַכֶּבֶשׁ, שֶׁלֹּא כְנֶגֶד הַיְסוֹד, נָתַן אֶת הַנִּתָּנִין לְמַטָּה, לְמַעְלָה, וְאֶת הַנִּתָּנִים לְמַעְלָה, לְמַטָּה, אֶת הַנִּתָּנִים בִּפְנִים, בַּחוּץ, וְאֶת הַנִּתָּנִים בַּחוּץ, בִּפְנִים, אִם יֵשׁ דַּם הַנֶּפֶשׁ, יַחֲזֹר הַכָּשֵׁר וִיקַבֵּל:

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
If **the** priest **fit** for Temple service **collected** the blood in a vessel **and gave** the vessel **to an unfit** person, that person **should return** it **to the fit** priest. If the priest **collected** the blood in a vessel **in his right** hand **and moved** it **to his left** hand, **he should return** it **to his right** hand. If the priest **collected** the blood **in a sacred vessel and placed it in a non-sacred vessel, he should return** the blood **to a sacred vessel.** If the blood **spilled from the vessel onto the floor and he gathered it** from the floor, it is **valid.** If an unfit person **placed** the blood **upon the ramp** or on the wall of the altar **that** is **not opposite the base** of the altar, or if **he placed** the blood **that is** to be **placed below** the red line **above** the red line, **or** if he placed the blood **that is** to be **placed above** the red line **below** the red line, **or** if he placed the blood **that is** to be **placed inside** the Sanctuary **outside** the Sanctuary **or the** blood **that is** to be **placed outside** the Sanctuary **inside** the Sanctuary, then **if there is blood of the soul** that remains in the animal, **the** priest **fit** for Temple service **should again collect** the blood and sprinkle it on the altar.


###### Mishnah Zevachim 3:3
[Mishnah Zevachim 3:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishnah%20Zevachim/r/3:3)

הַשּׁוֹחֵט אֶת הַזֶּבַח לֶאֱכֹל דָּבָר שֶׁאֵין דַּרְכּוֹ לֶאֱכֹל, וּלְהַקְטִיר דָּבָר שֶׁאֵין דַּרְכּוֹ לְהַקְטִיר, כָּשֵׁר. רַבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר פּוֹסֵל. לֶאֱכֹל דָּבָר שֶׁדַּרְכּוֹ לֶאֱכֹל וּלְהַקְטִיר דָּבָר שֶׁדַּרְכּוֹ לְהַקְטִיר, פָּחוֹת מִכַּזַּיִת, כָּשֵׁר. לֶאֱכֹל כַּחֲצִי זַיִת וּלְהַקְטִיר כַּחֲצִי זַיִת, כָּשֵׁר, שֶׁאֵין אֲכִילָה וְהַקְטָרָה מִצְטָרְפִין:

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
In the case of **one who slaughters an offering** with the intent **to eat,** beyond its designated time or outside its designated area, **an item whose** typical **manner** is such that one does **not partake** of it, e.g., the portions of the offering consumed on the altar, **or** with the intent **to burn,** beyond its designated time or outside its designated area, **an item whose** typical **manner** is such that one does **not burn** it on the altar, e.g., the meat of the offering, the offering is **fit, and Rabbi Eliezer deems** it **unfit.** One who slaughters an offering with the intent **to eat,** beyond its designated time or outside its designated area, **an item whose** typical **manner** is such that one does **partake** of it, **or** with the intent **to burn,** beyond its designated time or outside its designated area, **an item whose** typical **manner** is such that one does **burn** it on the altar, but his intent was to partake or burn **less than an olive-bulk,** the offering is **fit.** If his intent was **to eat half an olive-bulk and to burn half an olive-bulk** beyond its designated time or outside its designated area, the offering is **fit, because eating and burning do not join together.**


###### Mishnah Zevachim 3:4
[Mishnah Zevachim 3:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishnah%20Zevachim/r/3:4)

הַשּׁוֹחֵט אֶת הַזֶּבַח לֶאֱכֹל כַּזַּיִת מִן הָעוֹר, מִן הָרֹטֶב, מִן הַקִּיפָה, מִן הָאָלָל, מִן הָעֲצָמוֹת, מִן הַגִּידִים, מִן הַטְּלָפַיִם, מִן הַקַּרְנַיִם, חוּץ לִזְמַנּוֹ אוֹ חוּץ לִמְקוֹמוֹ, כָּשֵׁר, וְאֵין חַיָּבִים עֲלֵיהֶם מִשּׁוּם פִּגּוּל וְנוֹתָר וְטָמֵא:

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
In the case of **one who slaughters an offering** with the intent **to eat, beyond its** designated **time or outside its** designated **area, an olive-bulk from the hide, or from the gravy, or from the spices** that amass at the bottom of the pot together with small amounts of meat, **or from a tendon in the neck, or from the bones, or from the tendons, or from the horns, or from the hooves,** the offering is **fit and one is not liable** to receive *karet* **for it,** neither **due to** the prohibition of ***piggul*,** if the sacrificial rites were performed with the intent to partake of the offering beyond its designated time, **nor** due to the prohibition of **leftover** meat beyond the designated time, **nor** due to the prohibition against partaking of the meat while **ritually impure.**


###### Mishnah Zevachim 3:5
[Mishnah Zevachim 3:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishnah%20Zevachim/r/3:5)

הַשּׁוֹחֵט אֶת הַמֻּקְדָּשִׁין לֶאֱכֹל שָׁלִיל אוֹ שִׁלְיָא בַחוּץ, לֹא פִגֵּל. הַמּוֹלֵק תּוֹרִין בִּפְנִים לֶאֱכֹל בֵּיצֵיהֶם בַּחוּץ, לֹא פִגֵּל. חֲלֵב הַמֻּקְדָּשִׁין וּבֵיצֵי תוֹרִין, אֵין חַיָּבִין עֲלֵיהֶן מִשּׁוּם פִּגּוּל וְנוֹתָר וְטָמֵא:

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
In the case of **one who slaughters sacrificial** female animals with the intent **to eat** the **fetus** of those animals **or** their **placenta outside** the designated area, **he has not rendered** the offering ***piggul*.** Likewise, in the case of **one who pinches doves,** i.e., slaughters them for sacrifice by cutting the napes of their necks with his fingernail, with the intent **to eat their eggs** that are still in their bodies **outside** the designated area, **he has not rendered** the offering ***piggul*.** This is because the fetus, the placenta, and the eggs are not considered part of the body of the animal or the bird. For the same reason, one who consumes **the milk of sacrificial** female animals **or the eggs of doves is not liable** to receive *karet* **for** it, neither **due to** the prohibition of ***piggul*, nor** due to the prohibition of ***notar*, nor** due to the prohibition against partaking of the meat while **ritually impure.**


###### Mishnah Zevachim 3:6
[Mishnah Zevachim 3:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishnah%20Zevachim/r/3:6)

שְׁחָטוֹ עַל מְנָת לְהַנִּיחַ דָּמוֹ אוֹ אֶת אֵמוּרָיו לְמָחָר, אוֹ לְהוֹצִיאָן לַחוּץ, רַבִּי יְהוּדָה פוֹסֵל, וַחֲכָמִים מַכְשִׁירִין. שְׁחָטוֹ עַל מְנָת לִתְּנוֹ עַל גַּבֵּי הַכֶּבֶשׁ שֶׁלֹּא כְנֶגֶד הַיְסוֹד, לִתֵּן אֶת הַנִּתָּנִין לְמַטָּה, לְמַעְלָה, וְאֶת הַנִּתָּנִין לְמַעְלָה, לְמַטָּה, אֶת הַנִּתָּנִין בִּפְנִים, בַּחוּץ, וְאֶת הַנִּתָּנִין בַּחוּץ, בִּפְנִים, שֶׁיֹּאכְלוּהוּ טְמֵאִים, שֶׁיַּקְרִיבוּהוּ טְמֵאִים, שֶׁיֹּאכְלוּהוּ עֲרֵלִים, שֶׁיַּקְרִיבוּהוּ עֲרֵלִים, לְשַׁבֵּר עַצְמוֹת הַפֶּסַח וְלֶאֱכֹל הֵימֶנּוּ נָא, לְעָרֵב דָּמוֹ בְדַם פְּסוּלִין, כָּשֵׁר, שֶׁאֵין הַמַּחֲשָׁבָה פוֹסֶלֶת אֶלָּא חוּץ לִזְמַנּוֹ וְחוּץ לִמְקוֹמוֹ, וְהַפֶּסַח וְהַחַטָּאת שֶׁלֹּא לִשְׁמָן:

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
If **one slaughters** the animal **in order to leave its blood or its sacrificial portions for the next day, or to remove them outside** the designated area, but not in order to sacrifice them the next day, **Rabbi Yehuda deems** the offering **unfit, and the Rabbis deem** it **fit.** In the case of one who slaughters the animal **in order to place** the blood **upon the ramp** or on the wall of the altar **that** is **not opposite the base** of the altar, **or** in order **to place** the blood **that is** to be **placed above** the red line **below** the red line, **or** to place the blood **that is** to be **placed below** the red line **above** the red line, **or** the blood **that is** to be **placed** **inside** the Sanctuary **outside** the Sanctuary, **or** the blood **that is** to be **placed outside** the Sanctuary **inside** the Sanctuary; and likewise, if he slaughtered the animal with the intent **that ritually impure** people **will partake of it,** or **that ritually impure** people **will sacrifice it,** or **that uncircumcised** people **will partake of it, or that uncircumcised** people **will sacrifice it;** and likewise, with regard to the Paschal offering, if he had intent during the slaughter **to break the bones of the Paschal offering,** or **to eat from** the meat of the Paschal offering **partially roasted, or to mix the blood of** an offering **with the blood of unfit** offerings, in all these cases, although he intended to perform one of these prohibited acts, some of which would render the offering unfit, the offering is **fit.** The reason is **that intent does not render** the offering **unfit except in** cases of intent to eat or to burn the offering **beyond its** designated **time and outside its** designated **area, and** in addition, **the Paschal offering and the sin offering** are disqualified by intent to sacrifice them **not for their sake.**