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Mishnayos Menachos Perek 3 Mishnah 5

מנחות פרק ג׳ משנה ה׳

5

With regard to the handful, failure to sacrifice the minority of it prevents the majority of it, which was sacrificed, from rendering it permitted for the priests to consume the remainder of the meal offering. With regard to a tenth of an ephah of flour brought as a meal offering, failure to sacrifice the minority of it prevents the majority of it, which was sacrificed, from qualifying as a proper meal offering. With regard to the wine poured as a libation, failure to pour the minority of it prevents the majority of it, which was poured, from qualifying as a proper libation. With regard to the log of oil that is required for the meal offering, failure to add the minority of it prevents the majority of it, which was added, from being a sufficient measure of oil. With regard to the fine flour and the oil, failure to bring each prevents fulfillment of the mitzva with the other. With regard to the handful and the frankincense, failure to burn each prevents fulfillment of the mitzva with the other.

הַקֹּמֶץ, מִעוּטוֹ מְעַכֵּב אֶת רֻבּוֹ. הָעִשָּׂרוֹן, מִעוּטוֹ מְעַכֵּב אֶת רֻבּוֹ. הַיַּיִן, מִעוּטוֹ מְעַכֵּב אֶת רֻבּוֹ. הַשֶּׁמֶן, מִעוּטוֹ מְעַכֵּב אֶת רֻבּוֹ. הַסֹּלֶת וְהַשֶּׁמֶן מְעַכְּבִין זֶה אֶת זֶה. הַקֹּמֶץ וְהַלְּבוֹנָה מְעַכְּבִין זֶה אֶת זֶה:

ה׳
Bartenura

מיעוטו מעכב את רובו – that if it was missing even a little bit, it is invalid, as the All-Merciful states (Leviticus 2:2 and 5:12): “[and present it to Aaron’s sons, the priests. The priest shall scoop out of it] a handful of its choice flour and oil.”

העשרון – a meal-offering that is less than an Issaron (i.e., one-tenth of an Ephah), even a bit, is invalid.

היין – half of a Hin (a Hin is 12 LOGS or 72 eggs’ volume) for a bull, and one-third of a Hin for a ram, and a fourth of a Hin for a lamb. And similarly, the oil, whether for the meal-offering libations which is like the measurement for the wine, whether for a meal-offering of a free-will offering which is one LOG of oil.

הסולת והשמן – of the meal-offering

מעכבים זה את זה – as it is written (Leviticus 2:16): “[And the priest shall turn a token portion of it into smoke:] some of the grits and oil, [with all of the frankincense, as a gift to the LORD].”

הקומץ והלבונה מעכבים זה את זה – as it is written (Leviticus 6:8): “A handful of the choice flour and the oil of the grain-offering shall be taken from it, with all the frankincense that is on the grain offering, [and this token portion shall be turned into smoke on the altar as a pleasing odor to the LORD].”

מיעוטו מעכב את רובו. שאם חסר כל שהוא פסול, דאמר רחמנא מלא קומצו:

העשרון. מנחה שהיא פחותה מעשרון אפילו כל שהוא פסולה:

היין. חצי ההין לפר, ושלישית ההין לאיל, ורביעית ההין לכבש. וכן השמן בין למנחת נסכים שהוא כשיעור היין, בין למנחת נדבה שהוא לוג אחד שמן:

הסולת והשמן. של מנחה:

מעכבים זה את זה. דכתיב (שם ב׳) מגרשה ומשמנה:

הקומץ והלבונה מעכבים זה את זה. דכתיב (שם ו׳) והרים ממנו בקומצו וגו׳ על כל לבונתה: