## Sotah Daf 14b

###### Sotah 14b:1
[Sotah 14b:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sotah/r/14b:1)

מַשְׁקָהּ, וְאַחַר כָּךְ מַקְרִיב אֶת מִנְחָתָהּ. דְּאִי מִשּׁוּם מְגִילָּה הָא אִימְּחִיקָא לַהּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
that the priest would first **give** her the water of the *sota* **to drink, and** only **afterward** would he **sacrifice her meal-offering.** Therefore, **if** the concern were **due to the scroll,** it would no longer be applicable, as **it was** already **erased** in the water of the *sota* before the meal-offering was brought. The efforts to fatigue her by making her hold the meal-offering must indicate that the Torah is protective of her.


###### Sotah 14b:2
[Sotah 14b:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sotah/r/14b:2)

כׇּל הַמְּנָחוֹת וְכוּ׳. וּרְמִינְהוּ: סֵדֶר מְנָחוֹת, כֵּיצַד? אָדָם מֵבִיא מִנְחָה מִתּוֹךְ בֵּיתוֹ בִּקְלָתוֹת שֶׁל כֶּסֶף וְשֶׁל זָהָב, וְנוֹתְנָהּ לְתוֹךְ כְּלִי שָׁרֵת, וּמְקַדְּשָׁהּ בִּכְלִי שָׁרֵת, וְנוֹתֵן עָלֶיהָ שַׁמְנָהּ וּלְבוֹנָתָהּ, וּמוֹלִיכָהּ אֵצֶל כֹּהֵן. וְכֹהֵן מוֹלִיכָהּ אֵצֶל מִזְבֵּחַ, וּמַגִּישָׁהּ בְּקֶרֶן דְּרוֹמִית מַעֲרָבִית כְּנֶגֶד חוּדָּהּ שֶׁל קֶרֶן, וְדַיּוֹ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
It was taught in the mishna: **All meal-offerings,** from their beginning until their end, are placed in service vessels and remain there. The Gemara **raises a contradiction** from the *Tosefta* (*Menaḥot* 1:16): **What is the procedure for meal-offerings? A person brings his meal-offering from his property in baskets [*kelatot*] of silver and of gold, and** when he reaches the Temple **he places it in a service vessel and sanctifies it in** the **service vessel, and he puts its oil and frankincense on it, and he carries it to the priest. And the priest** then **carries it to the altar and brings it near to the southwest horn** of the altar, **opposite the corner of the horn** of the altar. **And** this **is sufficient.**


###### Sotah 14b:3
[Sotah 14b:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sotah/r/14b:3)

וּמְסַלֵּק אֶת הַלְּבוֹנָה לְצַד אֶחָד, וְקוֹמֵץ מִמָּקוֹם שֶׁנִּתְרַבָּה שַׁמְנָהּ וְנוֹתְנוֹ לְתוֹךְ כְּלִי שָׁרֵת, וּמְקַדְּשׁוֹ בִּכְלִי שָׁרֵת. וּמְלַקֵּט אֶת לְבוֹנָתָהּ וְנוֹתְנָהּ עַל גַּבָּיו, וּמַעֲלֶה אוֹתוֹ לְגַבֵּי מִזְבֵּחַ, וּמַעֲלֵהוּ וּמַקְטִירוֹ בִּכְלִי שָׁרֵת, וּמוֹלְחוֹ, וְנוֹתְנוֹ עַל גַּבֵּי הָאִישִּׁים.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The *baraita* continues: **And** the priest then **removes the frankincense to one side, and he removes a handful from the place where its oil has accumulated** and mixed with the flour, **and he puts** the handful **into a service vessel and consecrates it in** the **service vessel. And he** then **gathers its frankincense and puts it on top of** the handful **and brings it up onto the altar. And he brings it up and burns it in** the **service vessel; and he salts it and places it upon the fires.**


###### Sotah 14b:4
[Sotah 14b:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sotah/r/14b:4)

קָרַב הַקּוֹמֶץ שְׁיָרֶיהָ נֶאֱכָלִין, וְרַשָּׁאִין הַכֹּהֲנִים לִיתֵּן לְתוֹכָהּ יַיִן וְשֶׁמֶן וּדְבַשׁ, וְאֵין אֲסוּרִין אֶלָּא מִלְּחַמֵּץ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The *baraita* continues: After **the handful is sacrificed, the remainders of** the meal-offering **are eaten. And the priests are permitted to put wine and oil and honey in it,** even though it is prohibited to offer honey on the altar. **And they are prohibited only from allowing** the meal-offering **to become leavened.**


###### Sotah 14b:5
[Sotah 14b:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sotah/r/14b:5)

קָתָנֵי מִיהָא בִּקְלָתוֹת שֶׁל כֶּסֶף וּבִקְלָתוֹת שֶׁל זָהָב! אָמַר רַב פָּפָּא: אֵימָא בְּכֵלִים הָרְאוּיִין לִכְלֵי שָׁרֵת.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **In any event,** the *baraita* **teaches** that the meal-offering is first placed **in baskets of silver and baskets of gold** brought from one’s home. This seems to contradict the mishna’s statement that all other meal-offerings are initially in service vessels. **Rav Pappa said:** The mishna means to **say** that meal-offerings are placed **in vessels** of silver and gold, as **these are suitable to be service vessels** if consecrated.


###### Sotah 14b:6
[Sotah 14b:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sotah/r/14b:6)

מִכְּלַל דִּכְפִיפָה מִצְרִית לָא חַזְיָא, כְּמַאן — דְּלָא כְּרַבִּי יוֹסֵי בְּרַבִּי יְהוּדָה, דְּתַנְיָא: כְּלֵי שָׁרֵת שֶׁעֲשָׂאָן שֶׁל עֵץ, רַבִּי פּוֹסֵל וְרַבִּי יוֹסֵי בְּרַבִּי יְהוּדָה מַכְשִׁיר.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara notes: Since the mishna distinguishes in this regard between the meal-offering of the *sota* and all other meal-offerings, one may learn **by inference that an Egyptian wicker basket is not suitable** to be a service vessel even if it is consecrated. **In accordance with whose** opinion is this the case? It is **not in accordance with** the opinion of **Rabbi Yosei, son of Rabbi Yehuda, as it is taught** in a *baraita*: With regard to **service vessels that were made of wood, Rabbi** Yehuda HaNasi **deems them unfit, and Rabbi Yosei, son of Rabbi Yehuda, deems them fit.**


###### Sotah 14b:7
[Sotah 14b:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sotah/r/14b:7)

אֲפִילּוּ תֵּימָא רַבִּי יוֹסֵי בְּרַבִּי יְהוּדָה, אֵימַר דְּאָמַר רַבִּי יוֹסֵי בְּרַבִּי יְהוּדָה בַּחֲשׁוּבִין, בִּפְחוּתִין מִי אָמַר? לֵית לֵיהּ לְרַבִּי יוֹסֵי בְּרַבִּי יְהוּדָה ״הַקְרִיבֵהוּ נָא לְפֶחָתֶךָ״?!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara responds: **You** can **even say that** the mishna is in accordance with the opinion of **Rabbi Yosei, son of Rabbi Yehuda. Say that Rabbi Yosei, son of Rabbi Yehuda, says** that wooden vessels are deemed fit **with regard to** those of **superior** quality; but **does he say** likewise **with regard to** vessels of **lesser** quality, e.g., a basket made of palm branches? **Doesn’t Rabbi Yosei, son of Rabbi Yehuda, hold** to the principle articulated in the verse: “And when you offer the blind for a sacrifice, is it not evil! …If you would **present it now unto your governor,** will he be pleased with you or show you favor?” (Malachi 1:8)? Nothing that is unfit for presentation to a ruler may be brought to the Temple. Therefore, even Rabbi Yosei, son of Rabbi Yehuda, must agree that a basket made of palm branches cannot be a service vessel.


###### Sotah 14b:8
[Sotah 14b:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sotah/r/14b:8)

וְנוֹתְנָהּ לִכְלֵי שָׁרֵת, וּמְקַדְּשָׁהּ בִּכְלִי שָׁרֵת. שָׁמְעַתְּ מִינַּהּ — כְּלִי שָׁרֵת אֵין מְקַדְּשִׁין אֶלָּא מִדַּעַת? אֵימָא: נוֹתְנָהּ בִּכְלִי שָׁרֵת לְקַדְּשָׁהּ בִּכְלִי שָׁרֵת.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ The *baraita* states: **He places it in a service vessel and sanctifies it in** the **service vessel.** The Gemara asks: Can one **learn from** the unnecessary repetition of the term service vessel, that **service vessels can sanctify** their contents **only with intention?** Must one place the meal-offering in the service vessel with express intent to sanctify it? The Gemara answers: **Say: He** simply **places it in the service vessel** in order **to sanctify it in the service vessel.** He need not intend to sanctify it.


###### Sotah 14b:9
[Sotah 14b:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sotah/r/14b:9)

וְנוֹתֵן עָלֶיהָ שַׁמְנָהּ וּלְבוֹנָתָהּ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: ״וְיָצַק עָלֶיהָ שֶׁמֶן וְנָתַן עָלֶיהָ לְבֹנָה״.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ The *baraita* teaches: The owner of the meal-offering **puts its oil and frankincense on it.** The Gemara cites the source of this *halakha*: **As it is stated:** “And when anyone brings a meal-offering unto the Lord, his offering shall be of fine flour; **and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon”** (Leviticus 2:1).


###### Sotah 14b:10
[Sotah 14b:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sotah/r/14b:10)

וּמוֹלִיכָהּ אֵצֶל כֹּהֵן, דִּכְתִיב: ״וֶהֱבִיאָהּ אֶל בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן וְגוֹ׳״.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The *baraita* states: **And he carries it to the priest.** The Gemara cites the source: **As it is written: “And he shall bring it to Aaron’s sons,** the priests” (Leviticus 2:2).


###### Sotah 14b:11
[Sotah 14b:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sotah/r/14b:11)

וְכֹהֵן מוֹלִיכָהּ אֵצֶל מִזְבֵּחַ, דִּכְתִיב: ״וְהִגִּישָׁהּ אֵצֶל הַמִּזְבֵּחַ״.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The *baraita* states: **And the priest** then **carries it to the altar.** The Gemara cites the source: **As it is written:** “And you shall bring the meal-offering that is made of these things unto the Lord; and it shall be presented unto the priest, **and he shall bring it unto the altar”** (Leviticus 2:8).


###### Sotah 14b:12
[Sotah 14b:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sotah/r/14b:12)

מַגִּישָׁהּ בְּקֶרֶן דְּרוֹמִית מַעֲרָבִית כְּנֶגֶד חוּדָּהּ שֶׁל קֶרֶן וְדַיּוֹ. מְנָלַן —

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The *baraita* states: The priest **brings it near to the southwest horn** of the altar, **opposite the corner of the horn. And** this **is sufficient.** The Gemara asks: **From where do we** derive this?


###### Sotah 14b:13
[Sotah 14b:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sotah/r/14b:13)

דִּכְתִיב: ״וְזֹאת תּוֹרַת הַמִּנְחָה הַקְרֵב אוֹתָהּ בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן לִפְנֵי ה׳ אֶל פְּנֵי הַמִּזְבֵּחַ״, וְתַנְיָא: ״לִפְנֵי ה׳״, יָכוֹל בַּמַּעֲרָב — תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר: ״אֶל פְּנֵי הַמִּזְבֵּחַ״. אִי אֶל פְּנֵי הַמִּזְבֵּחַ, יָכוֹל בַּדָּרוֹם — תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר: ״לִפְנֵי ה׳״. הָא כֵּיצַד — מַגִּישָׁהּ בְּקֶרֶן דְּרוֹמִית מַעֲרָבִית כְּנֶגֶד חוּדָּהּ שֶׁל קֶרֶן, וְדַיּוֹ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara responds: **As it is written: “And this is the law of the meal-offering: The sons of Aaron shall offer it before the Lord in front of the altar”** (Leviticus 6:7). **And it is taught** in a *baraita*: When the verse states: **“Before the Lord,”** one **might** have understood this to mean **on the western side** of the altar, opposite the Holy of Holies. Therefore, **the verse states: “In front of the altar.”** This must be the south of the altar, where the ramp is located. **If** the verse had stated only: **In front of the altar,** one **might** have understood it to mean specifically **on the southern side.** Therefore, **the verse states: “Before the Lord,”** indicating the western side. **How** can **these** texts be reconciled? The priest **brings it near to the southwest corner** of the altar, **opposite the corner of the horn. And** this **is sufficient.**


###### Sotah 14b:14
[Sotah 14b:14](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sotah/r/14b:14)

רַבִּי אֶלְעָזָר אוֹמֵר: יָכוֹל יַגִּישֶׁנָּה בְּמַעֲרָבָהּ שֶׁל קֶרֶן אוֹ לִדְרוֹמָהּ שֶׁל קֶרֶן — אָמַרְתָּ: כׇּל מָקוֹם שֶׁאַתָּה מוֹצֵא שְׁנֵי מִקְרָאוֹת, אֶחָד מְקַיֵּים עַצְמוֹ וּמְקַיֵּים דִּבְרֵי חֲבֵירוֹ, וְאֶחָד מְקַיֵּים עַצְמוֹ וּמְבַטֵּל דִּבְרֵי חֲבֵירוֹ — מַנִּיחִין אֶת שֶׁמְּקַיֵּים עַצְמוֹ וּמְבַטֵּל חֲבֵירוֹ, וְתוֹפְסִין אֶת שֶׁמְּקַיֵּים עַצְמוֹ וּמְקַיֵּים חֲבֵירוֹ. כְּשֶׁאַתָּה אוֹמֵר ״לִפְנֵי ה׳״ בַּמַּעֲרָב — בִּטַּלְתָּה ״אֶל פְּנֵי הַמִּזְבֵּחַ״ בַּדָּרוֹם, וּכְשֶׁאַתָּה אוֹמֵר ״אֶל פְּנֵי הַמִּזְבֵּחַ״ בַּדָּרוֹם, קִיַּימְתָּה ״לִפְנֵי ה׳״ בַּמַּעֲרָב. הָא כֵּיצַד? מַגִּישָׁהּ לִדְרוֹמָהּ שֶׁל קֶרֶן.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rabbi Elazar says** another interpretation: One **might** have thought that **he offers it up on the western side of the corner or on the southern side of the corner. Say: Anywhere you find two verses, one** of which **fulfills itself and fulfills the statement of the other, and one** of which **fulfills itself and nullifies the statement of the other, leave** the verse **that fulfills itself and nullifies the other, and seize the one that fulfills itself and fulfills the other.** The principle is applied as follows: **When you say: “Before the Lord,” on the western side, you have nullified** the other part of the verse: **“In front of the altar,” on the southern side. But when you say: “In front of the altar,” on the southern side, you have** also **fulfilled: “Before the Lord,” on the western side. How so? He brings it near to the southern side of the corner.**


###### Sotah 14b:15
[Sotah 14b:15](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sotah/r/14b:15)

וְהֵיכָן קִיַּימְתָּה? אָמַר רַב אָשֵׁי: קָסָבַר הַאי תַּנָּא כּוּלֵּיהּ מִזְבֵּחַ בְּצָפוֹן קָאֵי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **But where have you fulfilled** the phrase “before the Lord”? **Rav Ashi said: This *tanna* holds** that **the entire altar stands in the north** of the Temple courtyard. Therefore, the entire southern side of the altar stood opposite the Holy of Holies in the west, and it can therefore be called: Before the Lord.


###### Sotah 14b:16
[Sotah 14b:16](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sotah/r/14b:16)

מַאי ״וְדַיּוֹ״? אָמַר רַב אָשֵׁי: אִיצְטְרִיךְ, סָלְקָא דַּעְתָּךְ אָמֵינָא: תִּיבְּעֵי הַגָּשַׁת מִנְחָה גּוּפַהּ, קָמַשְׁמַע לַן.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **What** is taught by the phrase: **And** this **is sufficient? Rav Ashi said:** This phrase **was necessary,** as otherwise it might **enter your mind to say: Require** the priest **to bring the meal-offering itself near** to the corner of the altar without the use of a vessel. The *baraita* **teaches us** that this is not so, and one can bring it to the altar in its service vessel.


###### Sotah 14b:17
[Sotah 14b:17](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sotah/r/14b:17)

וְאֵימָא הָכִי נָמֵי? אָמַר קְרָא: ״וְהִקְרִיבָהּ אֶל הַכֹּהֵן וְגוֹ׳ וְהִגִּישָׁהּ אֶל הַמִּזְבֵּחַ״ — מָה הַקְרָבָה אֵצֶל כֹּהֵן בִּכְלִי, אַף הַגָּשָׁה אֵצֶל מִזְבֵּחַ בִּכְלִי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **And** why not **say** that this is **indeed** so? The Gemara responds: **The verse states:** “And you shall bring the meal-offering that is made of these things unto the Lord; **and it shall be presented unto the priest, and he shall bring it unto the altar”** (Leviticus 2:8); **just as presentation to the priest is in a vessel, so too bringing** it **to the altar** must be **in a vessel.**


###### Sotah 14b:18
[Sotah 14b:18](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sotah/r/14b:18)

וּמְסַלֵּק אֶת לְבוֹנָתָהּ לְצַד אֶחָד. כִּי הֵיכִי דְּלָא תִּקְּמוֹץ בַּהֲדֵי מִנְחָה, כְּדִתְנַן: קָמַץ וְעָלָה בְּיָדוֹ צְרוֹר אוֹ גַּרְגֵּר מֶלַח אוֹ קוֹרֶט לְבוֹנָה — פָּסוּל.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The *baraita* states: **And he removes its frankincense to one side.** The Gemara explains: This is done **in order that** the frankincense **not be removed along with the meal-offering** when the priest removes a handful. **As we learned** in a mishna (*Menaḥot* 6a): If he **removed** the **handful and a pebble, or a grain of salt, or a crumb [*koret*] of frankincense came out in his hand, it is invalid.** The handful must be entirely fine flour.


###### Sotah 14b:19
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וְקוֹמֵץ מִמָּקוֹם שֶׁנִּתְרַבָּה שַׁמְנָהּ. מְנָלַן? דִּכְתִיב ״מִסׇּלְתָּהּ וּמִשַּׁמְנָהּ״, ״מִגִּרְשָׂהּ וּמִשַּׁמְנָהּ״.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The *baraita* continues: **And he removes a handful from the place where its oil has accumulated.** The Gemara asks: **From where do we** derive this? **As it is written:** “And he shall take from there his handful **of the fine flour thereof, and of the oil thereof”** (Leviticus 2:2). The Torah also states: “And the priest shall make the memorial part of it smoke, even **of the groats thereof, and of the oil thereof”** (Leviticus 2:16). The handful should be taken from the area where there is an abundance of oil.


###### Sotah 14b:20
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וְנוֹתְנוֹ לְתוֹךְ כְּלִי שָׁרֵת וּמְקַדְּשׁוֹ בִּכְלִי שָׁרֵת. לְמָה לִי? הָא קַדְּשַׁהּ חֲדָא זִימְנָא! מִידֵּי דְּהָוֵה אַדָּם; דָּם, אַף עַל גַּב דְּקַדֵּישְׁתֵּיהּ סַכִּין בְּצַוַּאר בְּהֵמָה, הֲדַר מְקַדֵּישׁ לֵיהּ בִּכְלִי שָׁרֵת, הָכָא נָמֵי לָא שְׁנָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The *baraita* continues: **And he puts** the handful **into a service vessel and sanctifies it in** the **service vessel.** The Gemara asks: **Why do I** need this sanctification? **He has** already **sanctified it once,** when he initially brought it to the Temple. The Gemara responds: The sanctification here is **just as with** the **blood** of the offerings. **Although the knife sanctifies blood** by contact with **the neck of the animal,** since the knife itself is a service vessel, the priest **sanctifies it again** when he collects it **in the service vessel. Here too, it is not different;** the meal-offering must be sanctified twice.


###### Sotah 14b:21
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וּמְלַקֵּט אֶת לְבוֹנָתָהּ וְנוֹתְנָהּ עַל גַּבָּיו — דִּכְתִיב: ״וְאֶת כׇּל הַלְּבוֹנָה אֲשֶׁר עַל הַמִּנְחָה״.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The *baraita* continues: **And he gathers its frankincense and puts it on top of** the handful. The Gemara cites the source: **As it is written:** “And he shall take up from his handful, of the fine flour of the meal-offering, and of the oil thereof, **and all the frankincense which is upon the meal-offering”** (Leviticus 6:8).


###### Sotah 14b:22
[Sotah 14b:22](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sotah/r/14b:22)

וּמַעֲלֵהוּ

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The *baraita* continues: **And he** then **brings it up**