“I take upon myself a thanksgiving offering or a <i>shelamim</i> offering” - he must bring a lamb. “I specified [one of these types of offerings] of cattle, but I do not know what I specified” - he must bring a bull and a cow, a he-calf and a she-calf. “[I specified one of these types of offerings] of the [domesticated] beasts, but I do not know what I specified” - he must bring a bull and a cow, a he-calf and a she-calf, a ram and a ewe, a he-goat and a she-goat, a he-kid and a she-kid, a he-lamb and a she-lamb.
Bartenura on Mishnah Menachot
תודה ושלמים – either a thanksgiving offering or a peace-offering.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Menachot
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In this case he pledged to bring a todah (thanksgiving offering) or a shelamim (well-being offering). The difference between these and the olah that we learned about in yesterday’s mishnah is that these sacrifices can also be female. Therefore, in certain circumstances he may have to bring a lot more animals.
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Bartenura on Mishnah Menachot
יביא כבש – which is the least that is of the thanksgiving and peace-offerings.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Menachot
[If one said,] “I take upon myself to offer a todah or a shelamim,” he must bring a lamb. This is the same rule as found in section one of yesterday’s mishnah.
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Bartenura on Mishnah Menachot
יביא פר ופרה – for the thanksgiving offering and/or peace-offering can be furnished by [either] males or females.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Menachot
[If he said,] “I specified a beast of the herd but I do not know what it was I specified,” he must bring a bull and a cow, a bull calf and a heifer. This is also the same as yesterday’s mishnah, except here he must be concerned lest he pledged to bring a female animal. Thus he must bring a bull and a cow (female) and he must bring a bull calf and a heifer (a young female).
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ורחל – a female lamb/sheep which is two years old.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Menachot
[If he said, “I specified] a beast of the cattle but I do not know what it was I specified,” he must bring a bull and a cow, a bull calf and a heifer, a ram and a ewe, a he-goat and a she-goat, a he-kid and a she-kid, a he-lamb and a ewe-lamb. So too here, where he might have pledged a flock or herd animal, he must bring female animals as well. This will be very expensive as he will have to bring 12 animals, any of which might have been his pledge.
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Bartenura on Mishnah Menachot
גדי – [a kid] which is one year old from the goats.
