Liturgy על יומא 5:4

He hurried to place the vessel on a stand,¹²⁵Mishnah Yoma 5:3. The vessel filled with the remaining blood was placed on a golden stand, specially designated, in the outer Sanctuary. There were two stands in the Sanctuary, one for the vesel of ox blood and one for the vessel of goat blood (Rambam 4:2). and slaughtered the goat.¹²⁶Mishnah Yoma 5:4. This was the goat that had previously drawn the lot “for Hashem.” He quickly received its blood in a holy vessel, and returned to the place of the Ark.¹²⁷That is to say, in front of where the Ark would be located between its two handles. He sprinkled the blood [of the goat], in the same manner as with the blood of the ox.

He swiftly exited, placing it¹²⁸The vessel with the remaining blood of the goat. on its stand¹²⁹According to the first opinion in the Mishnah, each vessel had its own designated stand. See Mishnah 5:4. and took the vessel of ox blood. He ran back and stood outside the curtain and sprinkled blood before the curtain the same way he had sprinkled the blood in front of the Ark Cover.¹³⁰Ibid. That is to say, he sprinkled one “upper” sprinkling and seven lower sprinklings (Rambam 3:35), and counted them in the same manner. He then sprinkled the blood of the goat. He mixed the blood of the ox and goat,¹³¹Mishnah Yoma 5:4. He poured the blood of the ox into the blood of the goat, then spilled the mixture into an empty vessel so that it should become homogenous (Rambam 4:2). sprinkling the mixture upon the Golden Altar¹³²This was the smaller Altar inside the Sanctuary that was used for the burning of incense. It is called the “Golden Altar” because it was made of gold. seven sprinklings on the surface of the Altar, and four sprinklings on the corners. He then approached the live goat.¹³³Mishnah Yoma 6:2. This was the goat which received the lot “for Azazel,” which had been left standing in the courtyard (Rambam 4:2). The intentional and unintentional sins of the people, he confessed to the Almighty.¹³⁴The first two confessions were for the sins of the High Priest, his household, and then the entire priestly clan. The third confession was for the sins of the entire nation (Rambam 2:6).

and slaughtered the goat.¹²⁶Mishnah Yoma 5:4. This was the goat that had previously drawn the lot “for Hashem.”

He mixed the blood of the ox and goat,¹³¹Mishnah Yoma 5:4. He poured the blood of the ox into the blood of the goat, then spilled the mixture into an empty vessel so that it should become homogenous (Rambam 4:2).