## Zevachim Daf 39b

###### Zevachim 39b:1
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״כַּאֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה לְפַר״ – זֶה פַּר כֹּהֵן מָשִׁיחַ. ״הַחַטָּאת״ – אֵלּוּ שְׂעִירֵי עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה. יָכוֹל שֶׁאֲנִי מְרַבֶּה אַף שְׂעִירֵי הָרְגָלִים וּשְׂעִירֵי רָאשֵׁי חֳדָשִׁים? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר: ״לוֹ״.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**“As he did with the bull”** (Leviticus 4:20); **this** is a reference to the **bull** for an unwitting sin **of the anointed priest,** teaching that all of the sprinklings of the blood of this bull are also indispensable. **“A sin offering”; these are** the **goats for** an unwitting communal sin of **idol worship,** teaching that they are offered in the same manner as the bull for an unwitting communal sin, their blood being sprinkled in the Sanctuary and their flesh burned. One **might** have thought **that I** should **include also the goats of the Festivals and the goats** sacrificed on the **New Moons,** which are communal offerings as well, i.e., that their service should be performed inside the Sanctuary like that of the bull for an unwitting communal sin. Therefore, **the verse states:** “So shall he do **with this”** (Leviticus 4:20), which indicates that this service is performed only with this animal and not with the goats of the Festivals or the goats of the New Moons.


###### Zevachim 39b:2
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וּמָה רָאִיתָ לְרַבּוֹת אֶת אֵלּוּ וּלְהוֹצִיא אֶת אֵלּוּ? אַחַר שֶׁרִיבָּה הַכָּתוּב וּמִיעֵט, מְרַבֶּה אֲנִי אֶת אֵלּוּ שֶׁמְּכַפְּרִין עַל עֲבֵירַת מִצְוָה יְדוּעָה, וּמוֹצִיא אֲנִי אֵלּוּ שֶׁאֵין מְכַפְּרִין עַל עֲבֵירַת מִצְוָה יְדוּעָה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **And what did you see to include these** goats for an unwitting communal sin of idol worship **and to exclude those** goats sacrificed on the Festivals and the New Moons? The Gemara answers: **After** noting **that the verse included** some offerings **and excluded** others, one can say: **I include these** goats for an unwitting communal sin of idol worship, **as they atone for the known transgression of a mitzva,** i.e., idol worship, and therefore they are similar to the bull for an unwitting communal sin, which is brought for an erroneous ruling of the Sanhedrin with regard to a specific mitzva. **And I exclude those** goats sacrificed on the Festivals and the New Moons, **as they do not atone for the known transgression of a mitzva,** but rather they atone for the unwitting defilement of the Temple or its sacrificial foods.


###### Zevachim 39b:3
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״וְכִפֶּר״ – אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁלֹּא סָמַךְ. ״וְנִסְלַח״ – אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁלֹּא נָתַן שִׁירַיִם.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The *baraita* resumes its interpretation of the verse. **“And** the priest **shall make atonement”;** this teaches that atonement is achieved **even if** the Elders **did not place** their **hands** on the head of the bull as they are commanded to do (see Leviticus 4:15). **“And** they **shall be forgiven”;** this teaches that atonement is achieved **even if** the priest **did not place** the **remainder** of the blood on the base of the altar, as is required (see Leviticus 4:7).


###### Zevachim 39b:4
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וּמָה רָאִיתָ לִפְסוֹל בְּהַזָּאוֹת, וּלְהַכְשִׁיר בִּסְמִיכָה וְשִׁירַיִם?

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara again asks: **And** as the verse does not specify which aspects of the service are included and which are excluded, **what did you see to disqualify** the offering **in** the case of the seven **sprinklings;** how did you derive that the phrase “And he shall do…as he did” teaches that the seven sprinklings are indispensable? **And** what did you see **to render** the offering **fit in** the absence of **placing hands** on the head of the offering **and** pouring out the **remainder** of the blood on the base of the altar, based on the words “And the priest shall make atonement…and they shall be forgiven”?


###### Zevachim 39b:5
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אָמַרְתָּ: פּוֹסֵל [אֲנִי] בְּהַזָּאוֹת – שֶׁמְּעַכְּבוֹת בְּכׇל מָקוֹם, וּמַכְשִׁיר אֲנִי בִּסְמִיכָה וְשִׁירַיִם – שֶׁאֵין מְעַכְּבוֹת בְּכׇל מָקוֹם.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara answers: **You should say** the following logical argument: I **disqualify** the offering **in** the absence of the seven **sprinklings, as** these seven sprinklings **are indispensable in all cases,** as will be explained (40a), **and I render** the offering **fit in** the absence of **placing hands** on the head of the offering **and** in the absence of the pouring of the **remainder** of the blood onto the base of the altar, **as** these **are not indispensable in all cases,** and therefore it is reasonable to conclude that they are not indispensable here either.