Talmud for Menachot 12:4

מִתְנַדֵּב אָדָם מִנְחָה שֶׁל שִׁשִּׁים עִשָּׂרוֹן, וּמֵבִיא בִכְלִי אֶחָד. אִם אָמַר הֲרֵי עָלַי שִׁשִּׁים וְאֶחָד, מֵבִיא שִׁשִּׁים בִּכְלִי אֶחָד וְאֶחָד בִּכְלִי אֶחָד, שֶׁכֵּן צִבּוּר מֵבִיא בְיוֹם טוֹב הָרִאשׁוֹן שֶׁל חַג שֶׁחָל לִהְיוֹת בְּשַׁבָּת שִׁשִּׁים וְאֶחָד. דַּיּוֹ לַיָּחִיד שֶׁיְּהֵא פָחוֹת מִן הַצִּבּוּר אֶחָד. אָמַר רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן, וַהֲלֹא אֵלּוּ לַפָּרִים, וְאֵלּוּ לַכְּבָשִׂים, וְאֵינָם נִבְלָלִים זֶה עִם זֶה. אֶלָּא, עַד שִׁשִּׁים יְכוֹלִים לְהִבָּלֵל. אָמְרוּ לוֹ, שִׁשִּׁים נִבְלָלִים, שִׁשִּׁים וְאֶחָד אֵין נִבְלָלִים. אָמַר לָהֶן, כָּל מִדּוֹת חֲכָמִים כֵּן. בְּאַרְבָּעִים סְאָה הוּא טוֹבֵל, בְּאַרְבָּעִים סְאָה חָסֵר קֻרְטוֹב אֵינוֹ יָכוֹל לִטְבֹּל בָּהֶן. אֵין מִתְנַדְּבִים לֹג, שְׁנַיִם, וַחֲמִשָּׁה, אֲבָל מִתְנַדְּבִים שְׁלשָׁה וְאַרְבָּעָה וְשִׁשָּׁה, וּמִשִּׁשָּׁה וּלְמָעְלָה:

One may vow a grain offering of up to 60 issaron and bring it in one vessel. If he said, "I will bring one of 61 issaron", he may bring 60 in one vessel and one in another vessel: since the community brings 61 issaron on the first day of Sukkot that falls on Shabbat , it is enough that the individual should be less than then congregation by one. Rabbi Shimon says: but some of these [Sukkot grain offerings] are for the bulls and others for the sheep and they cannot be mixed with one another! Rather, [the reason for the limitation is that] until 60, they can be mixed well. They said to him: 60 can be mixed but 61 cannot? He said to them: all of the measurements of the Sages are this way: In forty se'ah [a specific liquid volume measure] one immerses; in 40 se'ah minus a kortov [a minute volume measure] one may not immerse. One may not vow one, two or five log [of wine for libations], but one may vow three, four, six, or more than six.

Jerusalem Talmud Yoma

Rebbi Abba bar Mamal objected: Does not a baraita disagree? “¹⁷⁴Tosephta Menaḥot12:7. lf somebody says, I am taking on me the obligation to bring 100 esronim¹⁷⁵The flour offerings in the Temple were all multiples of the issaron, one tenth of an ephah, or 3/10 of a seˋah, approximately 3.6 liter. in two vessels, he shall bring 50 in one vessel each. But if he brought 60¹⁷⁶As quoted later in this paragraph, since flour offerings have to be brought mixed with oil, it is a rule (Mishnah Menaḥot12:4) that the maximum flour offering which can be brought in one vessel is 60 esronim. in one vessel and 40 in the other, he has fulfilled his obligation.” Somebody could say, I am taking on me the obligation to bring 100 esronim, simply, without specifying the number of vessels in which be brings them; why does he specify “to bring them in two vessels”? To bring them 50 in one vessel each/ And we have stated on this, if he brought 60 in one vessel and 40 in the other, he has fulfilled his obligation¹⁷⁷This is the essence of R. Abba bar Mamal’s objection to Rebbi’s interpretation of the verse. Since even if it should be clear that the intent was to split evenly, it is not a strict condition, therefore Rebbi’s inference that the verse prescribes an even split between Aaron and his sons is not justified.! Rebbi Yose ben Rebbi Abun said, since up to 60 they can be mixed¹⁷⁸Mishnah Menaḥot12:4; Tosephta 12:8–9/, it is as if from the start he fixed it at 60. It would be necessary to say, “if somebody says, I am taking on me the obligation to bring 60 esronim in two vessels, he shall bring 30 in one vessel each. But if he brought 40 in one vessel and 20 in the other, he has fulfilled his obligation.¹⁷⁹R. Abba bar Mamal’s objection could only be substantiated by a baraita which does not involve 60 esronim.” It was found stated thus¹⁸⁰Therefore Rebbi’s argument has to be rejected..

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