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חגיגה 8:1

Soncino English Talmud · Berean Standard Bible

8:1
Thus he holds that the festal-offering of the fourteenth [of Nisan] is not enjoined by the Torah. The Master said [above]: ‘Beth Hillel say: [The festal-offering of the first day of the festival can be brought also] from [animals bought with Second] Tithe money’. Why? It is obligatory, and everything that is obligatory must be brought only from [animals bought with] unconsecrated money! — ‘Ulla said: When he supplements [the unconsecrated by that of the Second Tithe]. Hezekiah said: One animal may be supplemented by another animal, but money may not be supplemented by money. And R. Johanan said: Money may be supplemented by money, but one animal may not be supplemented by another animal. There is a teaching agreeing with Hezekiah and there is a teaching agreeing with R. Johanan. There is a teaching agreeing with R. Johanan: [it is written]: After the tribute; this teaches that a man must bring his obligatory offering from [animals bought with] unconsecrated money. And whence [do we know] that if he desires to mix he may mix? The text teaches: According as the Lord, thy God, shall bless thee. There is a teaching agreeing with Hezekiah: [The expression] ‘after the tribute’ teaches that a man may bring his obligatory offering from [animals bought with] unconsecrated money. Beth Shammai say: The first [festival] day from [animals bought with] unconsecrated money. thenceforward [also] from [animals bought with Second] Tithe money. Beth Hillel say: The first meal from [animals bought with] unconsecrated money. thenceforward from [animals bought with Second] Tithe money. And the remaining days of Passover, a man may fulfil his obligation [also] with the tithe of cattle. Why may he not [do so] on the festival? — R. Ashi said: Lest he come to separate tithe on the festival; and it is impossible to separate tithe on the festival on account of the [marking with] red paint. What evidence is there that the [word] ‘tribute’ indicates that which is unconsecrated? — Because it is written: And the King Ahasuerus laid tribute upon the land. ISRAELITES MAY FULFIL THEIR OBLIGATION WITH VOW-OFFERINGS AND FREEWILL-OFFERINGS. Our Rabbis taught: [It is written], And thou shalt rejoice in thy feast. This includes all kinds of rejoicings as [festival] rejoicing. Hence the Sages said: Israelites may fulfil their obligation with vow-offerings, freewill-offerings and tithe of cattle; and the priests with sin-offering and guilt-offering, and with firstlings, and with the breast and the shoulder; one might [think] also with bird-offerings and meal-offerings, [therefore] Scripture teaches: ‘And thou shalt rejoice in thy feast’.