Talmud for Menachot 9:5

כָּל הַמִּדּוֹת שֶׁהָיוּ בַמִּקְדָּשׁ, הָיוּ נִגְדָּשׁוֹת, חוּץ מִשֶּׁל כֹּהֵן גָּדוֹל, שֶׁהָיָה גוֹדְשָׁהּ לְתוֹכָהּ. מִדּוֹת הַלַּח, בֵּרוּצֵיהֶן קֹדֶשׁ. וּמִדּוֹת הַיָּבֵשׁ, בֵּרוּצֵיהֶן חֹל. רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא אוֹמֵר, מִדּוֹת הַלַּח קֹדֶשׁ, לְפִיכָךְ בֵּרוּצֵיהֶן קֹדֶשׁ. וּמִדּוֹת הַיָּבֵשׁ חֹל, לְפִיכָךְ בֵּרוּצֵיהֶן חֹל. רַבִּי יוֹסֵי אוֹמֵר, לֹא מִשּׁוּם זֶה, אֶלָּא שֶׁהַלַּח נֶעְכָּר, וְהַיָּבֵשׁ אֵינוֹ נֶעְכָּר:

All the measures in the Temple were heaped except [that used for] the high priest's [grain offering] which included in itself the heaped amount. The overflow of the liquid-measures was holy, but the overflow of the dry-measures was not holy. Rabbi Akiva says: the liquid-measuring vessels were holy, therefore their overflow was holy too; the dry-measuring vessels were not holy, therefore their overflow was not holy. Rabbi Yose says: it is not because of this, but because liquids are stirred up and the dry measures are not.

Jerusalem Talmud Yoma

But is not second quality of Pelusian better than first Indian¹³⁴Then why does the Mishnah not require second quality Pelusian linen for the afternoon service?? A formulation which is an exaggeration¹³⁵Arabic فرط “excess, exaggeration”. The Mishnah is formulated to give leeway in the choice of materials.. There, we have stated¹³⁶Mishnah Menaḥot8:5, about the oil qualified for the lamp and the flour sacrifices in the Temple. Since the Mishnah is known, the corrector’s addition is not absolutely necessary.: “Nothing is better than the best of first quality. [Second tier of the first and first tier of the second are equal.]” But is not the second tier of first quality better than the first of second quality? A formulation which is an exaggeration. What about it? Rebbi Nahman in the name of Rebbi Mana: In the morning, linen is written four times. In the afternoon, linen is written¹³⁷In Lev. 16:23 linen is mentioned only once, in contrast to 4 times in v. 4..

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