Menachot 49B

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Rather, it is obvious that the Mishnah is referring to a case where he does not have a sufficient number of animals for both offerings. And if it is referring to the offerings of that day, why does the Mishnah say that failure to sacrifice one does not prevent sacrifice of the other? Since the dail

Rather, is it not referring to a case where the Temple treasury does not have enough animals for both the additional offerings of today and the daily offering of tomorrow, and yet the Mishnah teaches that failure to sacrifice one does not prevent one from sacrificing the other? Evidently, they are e

Abaye said to Rav Ḥisda: That is not a valid resolution of the dilemma, as one can claim that actually, the Mishnah is referring to a case where they have enough animals for all the offerings, and the Mishnah is referring to the issue of sacrificing one before the other. And with regard to that whi

The Talmud suggests: Come and hear a resolution to R' Ḥiyya bar Avin’s dilemma based upon a Mishnah (Arakhin 13a): One maintains no fewer than 6 lambs that have been inspected and found to be unblemished in the Chamber of the Lambs, sufficient for Shabbat and for the two festival days of Rosh HaShan

The Talmud clarifies: What are the circumstances of this case? If we say that it is referring to a case where the Temple treasury has enough animals for all of the offerings that should be brought, 6 lambs are not enough, as there are many lambs sacrificed for daily offerings and additional offering