## Mishnah Zevachim Chapter 6

###### Mishnah Zevachim 6:1
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קָדְשֵׁי קָדָשִׁים שֶׁשְּׁחָטָן בְּרֹאשׁ הַמִּזְבֵּחַ, רַבִּי יוֹסֵי אוֹמֵר, כְּאִלּוּ נִשְׁחֲטוּ בַצָּפוֹן. רַבִּי יוֹסֵי בַּר יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר, מֵחֲצִי הַמִּזְבֵּחַ וְלַצָּפוֹן, כַּצָּפוֹן. מֵחֲצִי הַמִּזְבֵּחַ וְלַדָּרוֹם, כַּדָּרוֹם. הַמְּנָחוֹת הָיוּ נִקְמָצוֹת בְּכָל מָקוֹם בָּעֲזָרָה, וְנֶאֱכָלִין לִפְנִים מִן הַקְּלָעִים לְזִכְרֵי כְהֻנָּה, בְּכָל מַאֲכָל, לְיוֹם וָלַיְלָה עַד חֲצוֹת:

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
It was taught in the previous chapter that offerings of the most sacred order are to be slaughtered in the northern section of the Temple courtyard. With regard to **offerings of the most sacred order that one slaughtered atop the altar, Rabbi Yosei says:** Their status is **as though they were slaughtered in the north,** and the offerings are therefore valid. **Rabbi Yosei, son of Rabbi Yehuda, says:** The status of the area **from the halfway point of the altar and to the south** is **like** that of **the south,** and offerings of the most sacred order slaughtered in that area are therefore disqualified. The status of the area **from the halfway point of the altar and to the north** is **like** that of **the north.** **Handfuls were removed from the meal offerings in any place in the** Temple **courtyard and were consumed within** the area enclosed by **the curtains by males of the priesthood,** prepared **in any** form of **food** preparation that he chooses, e.g., roasted or boiled, **for** one **day and night, until midnight.**


###### Mishnah Zevachim 6:2
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חַטַּאת הָעוֹף הָיְתָה נַעֲשֵׂית עַל קֶרֶן דְּרוֹמִית מַעֲרָבִית. בְּכָל מָקוֹם הָיְתָה כְשֵׁרָה, אֶלָּא זֶה הָיָה מְקוֹמָהּ. וּשְׁלשָׁה דְבָרִים הָיְתָה אוֹתָהּ הַקֶּרֶן מְשַׁמֶּשֶׁת מִלְּמַטָּן, וּשְׁלשָׁה מִלְמַעְלָן. מִלְּמַטָּן, חַטַּאת הָעוֹף וְהַהַגָּשׁוֹת וּשְׁיָרֵי הַדָּם. מִלְמַעְלָן, נִסּוּךְ הַמַּיִם וְהַיַּיִן וְעוֹלַת הָעוֹף כְּשֶׁהִיא רַבָּה בַמִּזְרָח:

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The sacrificial rite of **a bird sin offering would be performed at** the **southwest corner** of the altar. **And** if its sacrificial rite was performed **in any place** on the altar, the offering **was** deemed **valid; but that** corner **was its** designated **place. And** there were **three matters** for which the portion of **that corner below** the red line that served as the demarcation between the upper and lower portions of the altar **served** as the proper location, **and** there were **three** matters for which the portion of that corner **above** the red line served as their proper location. The following rites were performed **below** the red line: Sacrificing **a bird sin offering, and bringing** meal offerings **near** the altar before removal of the handful, **and** pouring out **the remaining blood.** **And** the following rites were performed **above** the red line: **The wine libation** that is brought together with animal offerings or as an offering by itself, **and the water** libation on the festival of *Sukkot*, **and** sacrificing **a bird burnt offering when** they were **numerous** and it was impossible to perform the rite **in the east,** i.e., the southeastern corner where the bird burnt offering was sacrificed.


###### Mishnah Zevachim 6:3
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כָּל הָעוֹלִים לַמִּזְבֵּחַ, עוֹלִין דֶּרֶךְ יָמִין, וּמַקִּיפִין וְיוֹרְדִין דֶּרֶךְ שְׂמֹאל, חוּץ מִן הָעוֹלֶה לִשְׁלשָׁה דְבָרִים אֵלּוּ, שֶׁהָיוּ עוֹלִים וְחוֹזְרִים לֶעָקֵב:

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**All** those **who ascend** the ramp **to the altar ascend via** the **right** side of the ramp toward the southeast corner **and circle** the altar until reaching the southwest corner **and descend via** the **left** side of the ramp, **except for one who ascends for** one of **these three matters, where they would ascend** directly to the southwest corner of the altar, **and descend** by turning **on** their **heels** and retracing the path by which they ascended rather than circling the altar.


###### Mishnah Zevachim 6:4
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חַטַּאת הָעוֹף כֵּיצַד הָיְתָה נַעֲשֵׂית. הָיָה מוֹלֵק אֶת רֹאשָׁהּ מִמּוּל עָרְפָּהּ וְאֵינוֹ מַבְדִּיל, וּמַזֶּה מִדָּמָהּ עַל קִיר הַמִּזְבֵּחַ. שְׁיָרֵי הַדָּם, הָיָה מִתְמַצֶּה עַל הַיְסוֹד. אֵין לַמִּזְבֵּחַ אֶלָּא דָמָהּ, וְכֻלָּהּ לַכֹּהֲנִים:

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The sacrifice of **the bird sin offering, how was it performed?** The priest **would pinch** off **the** bird’s **head** by cutting **opposite its nape** with his thumbnail **and** would **not separate** the bird’s head from its body. **And he sprinkles from its blood on the wall of the altar** below the red line. **The remaining blood would be squeezed out** from the body of the bird **on the base** of the altar. **The altar has only its blood and the entire** bird goes **to the priests** for consumption.


###### Mishnah Zevachim 6:5
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עוֹלַת הָעוֹף כֵּיצַד הָיְתָה נַעֲשֵׂית. עָלָה בַכֶּבֶשׁ וּפָנָה לַסּוֹבֵב, בָּא לוֹ לְקֶרֶן דְּרוֹמִית מִזְרָחִית, הָיָה מוֹלֵק אֶת רֹאשָׁהּ מִמּוּל עָרְפָּהּ וּמַבְדִּיל, וּמְמַצֶּה אֶת דָּמָהּ עַל קִיר הַמִּזְבֵּחַ. נָטַל אֶת הָרֹאשׁ, וְהִקִּיף בֵּית מְלִיקָתוֹ לַמִּזְבֵּחַ, וּסְפָגוֹ בְמֶלַח, וּזְרָקוֹ עַל גַּבֵּי הָאִשִּׁים, בָּא לוֹ לַגּוּף וְהֵסִיר אֶת הַמֻּרְאָה וְאֶת הַנּוֹצָה וְאֶת בְּנֵי מֵעַיִם הַיּוֹצְאִים עִמָּהּ, וְהִשְׁלִיכָן לְבֵית הַדָּשֶׁן. שִׁסַּע וְלֹא הִבְדִּיל. וְאִם הִבְדִּיל, כָּשֵׁר. וּסְפָגוֹ בְמֶלַח, וּזְרָקוֹ עַל גַּבֵּי הָאִשִּׁים:

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The sacrifice of **the bird burnt offering, how was it performed?** The priest **ascended the ramp and turned to the surrounding ledge and came to** the **southeast corner** of the altar. He **would** then **pinch** off **the** bird’s **head** by cutting **at its nape** with his thumbnail **and separate** the bird’s head from its body, **and** would **squeeze out its blood on the wall of the altar. He took the head and neared the place of its pinching,** i.e., its nape, **to the altar** in order to squeeze the blood from the head. **He would** then **absorb** the remaining blood **with salt and throw** the head **onto the fire** on the altar. **He** then **arrived at the body and removed the crop and the feather** attached to it **and the innards that emerge with them and he tossed them to the place of the ashes. He** then **ripped** the bird lengthwise **and did not separate** the two halves of the bird; **but if he separated** them, the offering is **valid.** He would then **absorb** the remaining blood **with salt and throw** the body of the bird **onto the fire** on the altar.


###### Mishnah Zevachim 6:6
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לֹא הֵסִיר לֹא אֶת הַמֻּרְאָה וְלֹא אֶת הַנּוֹצָה וְלֹא אֶת בְּנֵי מֵעַיִם הַיּוֹצְאִין עִמָּהּ וְלֹא סְפָגוֹ בְמֶלַח, כָּל שֶׁשִּׁנָּה בָהּ מֵאַחַר שֶׁמִּצָּה אֶת דָּמָהּ, כְּשֵׁרָה. הִבְדִּיל בַּחַטָּאת וְלֹא הִבְדִּיל בָּעוֹלָה, פָּסָל. מִצָּה דַם הָרֹאשׁ וְלֹא מִצָּה דַם הַגּוּף, פְּסוּלָה. מִצָּה דַם הַגּוּף וְלֹא מִצָּה דַם הָרֹאשׁ, כְּשֵׁרָה:

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
If **he neither removed the crop, nor the feather and the innards that emerge with them, nor absorbed** the blood **with salt,** with regard to **any** detail **that he changed in** the sacrificial rites **after he squeezed out its blood,** the offering is **valid.** If **he separated** the head from the body **in** sacrificing **the sin offering, or** if **he did not separate** the head from the body **in** sacrificing **the burnt offering,** the offering is **disqualified.** In a case where **he squeezed out the blood of the head and did not squeeze out the blood of the body, it is disqualified.** If he squeezed out the **blood of the body and did not squeeze out the blood of the head,** the offering is **valid.**


###### Mishnah Zevachim 6:7
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חַטַּאת הָעוֹף שֶׁמְּלָקָהּ שֶׁלֹּא לִשְׁמָהּ, מִצָּה דָמָהּ שֶׁלֹּא לִשְׁמָהּ, אוֹ לִשְׁמָהּ וְשֶׁלֹּא לִשְׁמָהּ, אוֹ שֶׁלֹּא לִשְׁמָהּ וְלִשְׁמָהּ, פְּסוּלָה. עוֹלַת הָעוֹף, כְּשֵׁרָה, וּבִלְבַד שֶׁלֹּא עָלְתָה לַבְּעָלִים. אֶחָד חַטַּאת הָעוֹף וְאֶחָד עוֹלַת הָעוֹף שֶׁמְּלָקָן וְשֶׁמִּצָּה דָמָן לֶאֱכֹל דָּבָר שֶׁדַּרְכּוֹ לֶאֱכֹל, לְהַקְטִיר דָּבָר שֶׁדַּרְכּוֹ לְהַקְטִיר, חוּץ לִמְקוֹמוֹ, פָּסוּל, וְאֵין בּוֹ כָרֵת. חוּץ לִזְמַנּוֹ, פִּגּוּל, וְחַיָּבִין עָלָיו כָּרֵת, וּבִלְבַד שֶׁיִּקְרַב הַמַּתִּיר כְּמִצְוָתוֹ. כֵּיצַד קָרַב הַמַּתִּיר כְּמִצְוָתוֹ. מָלַק בִּשְׁתִיקָה וּמִצָּה הַדָּם חוּץ לִזְמַנּוֹ, אוֹ שֶׁמָּלַק חוּץ לִזְמַנּוֹ וּמִצָּה הַדָּם בִּשְׁתִיקָה, אוֹ שֶׁמָּלַק וּמִצָּה הַדָּם חוּץ לִזְמַנּוֹ, זֶה הוּא שֶׁקָּרַב הַמַּתִּיר כְּמִצְוָתוֹ. כֵּיצַד לֹא קָרַב הַמַּתִּיר כְּמִצְוָתוֹ. מָלַק חוּץ לִמְקוֹמוֹ וּמִצָּה הַדָּם חוּץ לִזְמַנּוֹ, אוֹ שֶׁמָלַק חוּץ לִזְמַנּוֹ וּמִצָּה הַדָּם חוּץ לִמְקוֹמוֹ, אוֹ שֶׁמָּלַק וּמִצָּה הַדָּם חוּץ לִמְקוֹמוֹ, חַטַּאת הָעוֹף שֶׁמְּלָקָהּ שֶׁלֹּא לִשְׁמָהּ וּמִצָּה דָמָהּ חוּץ לִזְמַנָּהּ, אוֹ שֶׁמְּלָקָהּ חוּץ לִזְמַנָּהּ וּמִצָּה דָמָהּ שֶׁלֹּא לִשְׁמָהּ, אוֹ שֶׁמְּלָקָהּ וּמִצָּה דָמָהּ שֶׁלֹּא לִשְׁמָהּ, זֶה הוּא שֶׁלֹּא קָרַב הַמַּתִּיר כְּמִצְוָתוֹ. לֶאֱכֹל כַּזַּיִת בַּחוּץ וְכַזַּיִת לְמָחָר, כַּזַּיִת לְמָחָר וְכַזַּיִת בַּחוּץ, כַּחֲצִי זַיִת בַּחוּץ וְכַחֲצִי זַיִת לְמָחָר, כַּחֲצִי זַיִת לְמָחָר וְכַחֲצִי זַיִת בַּחוּץ, פָּסוּל, וְאֵין בּוֹ כָרֵת. אָמַר רַבִּי יְהוּדָה, זֶה הַכְּלָל, אִם מַחֲשֶׁבֶת הַזְּמָן קָדְמָה לְמַחֲשֶׁבֶת הַמָּקוֹם, פִּגּוּל, וְחַיָּבִין עָלָיו כָּרֵת. וְאִם מַחֲשֶׁבֶת הַמָּקוֹם קָדְמָה לְמַחֲשֶׁבֶת הַזְּמָן, פָּסוּל, וְאֵין בּוֹ כָרֵת. וַחֲכָמִים אוֹמְרִים, זֶה וָזֶה פָסוּל, וְאֵין בּוֹ כָרֵת. לֶאֱכֹל כַּחֲצִי זַיִת וּלְהַקְטִיר כַּחֲצִי זַיִת, כָּשֵׁר, שֶׁאֵין אֲכִילָה וְהַקְטָרָה מִצְטָרְפִין:

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
In the case of **a bird sin offering that** the priest **pinched not for its sake,** or if **he squeezed out its blood not for its sake,** or if he did so **for its sake and** then **not for its sake, or not for its sake and** then **for its sake,** it is **disqualified,** like all other sin offerings that are disqualified when performed not for their sake (see 2a). **A bird burnt offering** sacrificed not for its sake is **valid;** it is **just that it did not satisfy the obligation of the owner.** With regard to **both a bird sin offering and a bird burnt offering where** the priest **pinched its nape or squeezed out its blood** with the intent **to partake of an item whose** typical **manner** is such that one **partakes** of it, **or to burn an item whose** typical **manner** is such that one **burns** it on the altar, **outside its** designated **area,** the offering is **disqualified.** But **there is no** liability to receive ***karet* for** one who partakes of the offering. If his intent was to eat it or burn it **beyond its** designated **time,** the offering is ***piggul* and** one is **liable** to receive ***karet* for** partaking of the offering, **provided that the permitting factor,** the blood, **was sacrificed in accordance with its mitzva.** **How** is **the permitting factor sacrificed in accordance with its mitzva?** If one **pinched** the nape **in silence,** i.e., with no disqualifying intent, **and squeezed out** its **blood** with the intent to partake of the parts typically eaten or to burn the portions that are to be burned on the altar, **beyond its** designated **time; or** in the case of one **who pinched** with the intent to partake of the offering or burn it on the altar **beyond its** designated **time, and squeezed out** its **blood in silence; or** in the case of one **who pinched and squeezed out the blood** with the intent to partake of the offering or burn it on the altar **beyond its** designated **time, that is** the case of a bird offering **where** the **permitting factor is sacrificed in accordance with its mitzva.** **How** is **the permitting factor not sacrificed in accordance with its mitzva?** If the priest **pinched** the nape of the bird with the intent to partake of it or burn it **outside its** designated **area** and **squeezed out** its **blood** with the intent to partake of it or burn it **beyond its** designated **time, or** he **pinched** with the intent to partake of it or burn it **beyond its** designated **time and squeezed out** its **blood** with the intent to partake of it or burn it **outside its** designated **area, or** if the priest **pinched and squeezed out the blood** with the intent to partake of it or burn it **outside its** designated **area,** or in the case of **a bird sin offering where one pinched** its nape **not for its sake and squeezed out** its **blood** with the intent of consuming it or burning it **beyond its** designated **time, or** in a case **where he pinched** its nape with the intent to consume it or burn it **beyond its** designated **time and squeezed out** its **blood not for its sake, or** in a case **where he pinched** its nape **and squeezed out its blood not for its sake, that is** a case of a bird offering **whose permitting factor is not sacrificed in accordance with its mitzva.** If one pinched the nape of the bird and squeezed out its blood with the intent **to eat an olive-bulk** of the offering **outside** its designated area and **an olive-bulk the next day,** or **an olive-bulk the next day** and **an olive-bulk outside** its designated area, or **half an olive-bulk outside** its designated area and **half an olive-bulk the next day,** or **half an olive-bulk the next day** and **half an olive-bulk outside** its designated area, the offering is **disqualified and** it **does not include** liability to receive ***karet*.** **Rabbi Yehuda** disagreed and **said** that **this is the principle: If the** improper **intent** with regard to **the time preceded the intent** with regard to **the area,** the offering is ***piggul* and one is liable** to receive ***karet* for** eating **it. And if the intent** with regard to **the area preceded the intent** with regard to **the time,** the offering is **disqualified and** it **does not include** liability to receive ***karet*. And the Rabbis say:** In both **this** case where the intent with regard to time came first **and that** case where the intent with regard to area came first, the offering is **disqualified and** it **does not include** liability to receive ***karet*.** If his intent was **to eat half an olive-bulk and to burn half an olive-bulk** not at the appropriate time or in the appropriate area, the offering is **valid, because eating and burning do not join together.**