## Zevachim Daf 51b

###### Zevachim 51b:1
[Zevachim 51b:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Zevachim/r/51b:1)

תֵּן יְסוֹד לַמִּזְבֵּחַ שֶׁל עוֹלָה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
This teaches that you must **give a base to the altar of** the **burnt offering,** i.e., that the remainder of any blood placed on the altar must be poured on the base.


###### Zevachim 51b:2
[Zevachim 51b:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Zevachim/r/51b:2)

דְּאִי סָלְקָא דַעְתָּךְ כְּדִכְתִיב; הָנֵי לְמָה לִי קְרָא – לְשִׁירַיִם?! שִׁירַיִם הָא בָּרַאי עָבֵיד לְהוּ!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara explains: **Because if it enters your mind** that the verse states this simply to teach **as it is written,** concerning this offering alone, **why do I** need **these verses** with regard to the sin offering of a king? If you would answer: The verses are needed **to** teach the *halakha* that the **remainder** of the blood must be poured on the external altar rather than on the inner altar, then the question remains: Is there any need for the Torah to teach this about the **remainder? But** the sprinklings of blood themselves are **performed** on the **external** altar, so why would one think that the remainder of the blood should be poured on the inner altar?


###### Zevachim 51b:3
[Zevachim 51b:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Zevachim/r/51b:3)

וְכִי תֵּימָא דְּאָפֵיךְ מֵיפָךְ –

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And if you would say** that one might mistakenly say **that** the priest **reverses** the sprinklings,