Liturgy for Yoma 2:5

תָּמִיד קָרֵב בְּתִשְׁעָה, בַּעֲשָׂרָה, בְּאַחַד עָשָׂר, בִּשְׁנֵים עָשָׂר, לֹא פָחוֹת וְלֹא יוֹתֵר. כֵּיצַד. עַצְמוֹ בְּתִשְׁעָה. בֶּחָג, בְּיַד אֶחָד צְלוֹחִית שֶׁל מַיִם, הֲרֵי כָאן עֲשָׂרָה. בֵּין הָעַרְבַּיִם, בְּאַחַד עָשָׂר, הוּא עַצְמוֹ בְּתִשְׁעָה, וּשְׁנַיִם בְּיָדָם שְׁנֵי גְזִירֵי עֵצִים. וּבְשַׁבָּת בְּאַחַד עָשָׂר, הוּא עַצְמוֹ בְּתִשְׁעָה, וּשְׁנַיִם בְּיָדָם שְׁנֵי בְזִיכֵי לְבוֹנָה שֶׁל לֶחֶם הַפָּנִים. וּבְשַׁבָּת שֶׁבְּתוֹךְ הֶחָג, בְּיַד אֶחָד צְלוֹחִית שֶׁל מָיִם:

The tamid is offered up with nine (priests) [The reckoning is from the time of the bringing of the limbs on], (sometimes) with nine, with ten, with eleven, with twelve — never less (than nine), never more (than twelve). How so? It itself [every day], with nine: [six for the limbs and the entrails, as mentioned above (2:3), one for the flour, one for the chavitin, one for the wine]; on the festival (Succoth) [when two libations were required, one of wine and one of water], in the hand of one (priest), a flask of water — making ten; the afternoon (tamid), with eleven: it itself, with nine; and two (priests) with two logs in their hands [to add to the wood of the wood pile, viz. (Leviticus 1:7): "And they shall arrange wood upon the fire." If this does not refer to the morning tamid, of which it is already written (Ibid. 6:5): "And the priest shall kindle wood on it every morning," understand it as referring to the afternoon tamid, two logs being added.]; on the Sabbath, with twelve: it itself, with nine; two with two censers of frankincense accompanying the showbread; and, on the Sabbath in the midst of the festival (Succoth), in the hand of one, a flask of water.

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