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If so, which size vessel shall I bring in its stead to complete the tally of 7 vessels? Rather, there was an additional measuring vessel of 1½ log there in the Temple, with which one would measure the oil used for the griddle-cake offering of the High Priest; 1½ log were used in the morning and 1½ l
The Rabbis said to R' Shimon: There is no need for a dedicated vessel for the 1½ log for the High Priest’s offering, as there was a vessel of one-half of a log there, in the Temple, and it is possible to calculate the required 1½ log by using the vessel of one-half of a log 3 times.
R' Shimon said to them: But according to your statement as well, one should not fashion a vessel of one-half of a log or of one log, as there was a vessel of 1/4th of a log there, and it is possible to calculate whatever quantity is required by repeatedly using the vessel of 1/4th of a log. Rather
The baraita concludes with an opinion that is also stated in the Mishnah: R' Elazar, son of R' Tzadok, says: There were graduations on the vessel that held one hin, indicating the respective quantities needed for the bull, the ram, and the lamb.
The Talmud analyzes the baraita. What difference is there between the opinions of R' Meir and R' Yehuda? They both list the same 7 vessels, but in a different order. R' Yoḥanan said: The practical difference between them concerns whether the vessels consecrate the overflow [beirutzei] of the measu