## Pesachim Daf 57b

###### Pesachim 57b:1
[Pesachim 57b:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Pesachim/r/57b:1)

אַחְוִי בִּידֵיהּ: אִי גַּדְיָא יָאֵי, יִסַּק לִתְמִידָא. אֲמַר מַלְכָּא: הוֹאִיל וְלָא הֲוֵי לֵיהּ אֵימְתָא דְמַלְכוּתָא, נִיפְסְקוּ לְיַמִּינֵיהּ. יְהַב שׁוֹחַד וּפַסְקֵיהּ לִשְׂמָאלֵיהּ. שְׁמַע מַלְכָּא וּפַסְקֵיהּ לְיַמִּינֵיהּ. אָמַר רַב יוֹסֵף: בְּרִיךְ רַחֲמָנָא דְּאַשְׁקְלֵיהּ לְיִשָּׂשׂכָר אִישׁ כְּפַר בַּרְקַאי לְמִיטְרַפְסֵיהּ מִינֵּיהּ בְּהַאי עָלְמָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
he **signaled** contemptuously **with his hand** and said: **If goat is better, let** it be **sacrificed as the daily offering.** The daily offering is a lamb, proving that its meat is preferable to that of a goat. **The king said: Since he** not only disagrees with me but **has no reverence** for **the monarchy,** as evident from his contempt, **sever his right** hand. **He gave a bribe and** the official **severed his left hand. The king heard** that Yissakhar had deceived him **and** had the official **sever his right hand** as well. **Rav Yosef said: Blessed is God Who took retribution [*mitarpesei*] from Yissakhar of Kfar Barkai in this world** and did not wait to punish him more severely in the next world. His punishment fit the crime; because he would not dirty his hands with sacrificial blood and was overzealous in keeping his hands clean, both his hands were severed.


###### Pesachim 57b:2
[Pesachim 57b:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Pesachim/r/57b:2)

אָמַר רַב אָשֵׁי: יִשָּׂשׂכָר אִישׁ כְּפַר בַּרְקַאי לָא תְּנָא מַתְנִיתִין. דִּתְנַן, רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אוֹמֵר: כְּבָשִׂים קוֹדְמִים לָעִזִּים בְּכׇל מָקוֹם, יָכוֹל מִפְּנֵי שֶׁמּוּבְחָרִין בְּמִינָן — תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר: ״אִם כֶּבֶשׂ יָבִיא קׇרְבָּנוֹ״, מְלַמֵּד שֶׁשְּׁנֵיהֶן שְׁקוּלִין כְּאֶחָד. רָבִינָא אָמַר: אֲפִילּוּ מִקְרָא נָמֵי לָא קְרָא, דִּכְתִיב: ״אִם כֶּבֶשׂ״, ״אִם עֵז״, אִי בָּעֵי כֶּבֶשׂ — לַיְיתֵיהּ, אִי בָּעֵי עֵז — לַיְיתֵיהּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav Ashi said: Yissakhar of Kfar Barkai did not study** the **Mishna** and was an ignoramus who did not know that this *halakha* is stated explicitly in the mishna. **As we learned** in a mishna: **Rabbi Shimon says: Lambs take precedence** over **goats in every place** they are mentioned in the Bible. I **might** have thought that this is **because it is a** more **select species.** Therefore, **the verse states: “If he brings a lamb as his offering”** (Leviticus 4:32). The Torah passage where bringing a lamb as a sin-offering is discussed appears after the passage describing the sin-offering of a goat. The inconsistent order **teaches that both** these animals **are equal. Ravina said:** Yissakhar did not **even read the Bible** properly, **as it is written: “If a lamb”** (Leviticus 4:32), **“if a goat”** (Leviticus 3:12), teaching: **If one wishes let him bring a lamb; if one wishes let him bring a goat.** There is no clear preference.


###### Pesachim 57b:3
[Pesachim 57b:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Pesachim/r/57b:3)

**הַדְרָן עֲלָךְ מָקוֹם שֶׁנָּהֲגוּ וּסְלִיקָא לַהּ פֶּסַח רִאשׁוֹן

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