Yoma

‘And to that within the veil . . . and you shall serve’,1 [i.e.] Only within the veil is ‘the service of gift’2 [included] but not the ‘service of removal away’,3 but outside [the Temple] even a ‘service of removal’4 [is included].5 But [one could] similarly [argue with regard to the exposition of] ‘you shall serve’ only within the veil, is a complete service6 [included] but not one service which is followed by another service,7 but outside, even a service followed by another [is also included]?8 — [Scripture, by saying] ‘And ye shall serve’ has reconnected them.9 Raba asked: What is the law regarding [a service of] removal within the Temple?10 Do we compare it with [a service of removal] within11 [the veil] or with [one] outside [the Temple]? Then he answered the question himself: It is to be compared to [a removal service] within [the veil]. [For Scripture instead of] ‘within’ [says:] ‘And to that within [the veil]’.12 But then13 should the common man who arranged the [shewbread] table be guilty? — There is the arrangement of the censer of frankincense.14 — Then if he arranges the censers let him incur the penalty!15 — There is the removal of the censers16 and the smoking of the incense. Let the common man who put the candlestick in order incur the penalty! — That is to be followed by the putting in of the wick. Then if he put the wick in let him incur that penalty! — There is the adding16 of the oil. Then if he puts the oil in let him incur that penalty? There is the lighting.16 Then if he lights it let him incur that penalty! — Lighting is not considered a service. Is it, indeed, not [considered a service]? But it has been taught:17 And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay wood in order upon the fire18 — this teaches that the kindling of the wood of the fig-tree19 must be performed by a priest who is fit [for service] and with garments of ministration.20 The kindling of the fig-wood is considered service, but not the lighting of the candlestick. Then let the common man who puts the pile of wood [on the altar] in order, incur that penalty! — There is the arrangement of the two logs of wood.21 — Then if he arranged the two logs of wood, let him incur that penalty? — It is followed by the arranging of the limbs.22 But R. Assi had said in the name of R. Johanan: A common man who arranged the two logs of wood incurred the penalty of death? — In this indeed there is division of opinion,23 one holding [the arrangement of the two logs of wood] is a complete service, the other holding that it is not a complete service. There is a teaching in accord with Rab, and there is a teaching in accord with Levi. ‘There is the teaching in accord with Rab’: These are the services for the performance of which a common man incurs penalty of death: the sprinkling of the blood, both within [the Temple] and within the Holy of Holies: and he who sprinkles the blood of a bird offered as a sin-offering;24 and he who wrings out the blood, and who smokes the bird offered up as a burnt-offering;25 and he who makes the libation of three logs of water or of wine.26 ‘There is a teaching in accord with Levi’: The services for the performance of which a common man incurs penalty of death are: the removal of the ashes, the seven sprinklings within [the Holy of Holies] and he who offers up on the altar a sacrifice whether fit or unfit. THERE WERE FOUR COUNTS etc.27 Why do they decide by count? [You ask,] ‘Why?’ As we have explained. Rather: Why did they decide by count once and again?28 — R. Johanan said: To stir up the whole Temple Court, as it is said: We took sweet counsel together, in the house of God we walked be-ragesh [with tumult].29 What garments do they wear when taking the count? R. Nahman said: Common garments, R. Shesheth said: Sacred garments. ‘R. Nahman said: Common garments’. For if you were to say these garments were sacred there would be violent men who would serve by force.30 ‘R. Shesheth said: Sacred garments’. For if you were to say common garments, it would happen that, out of sheer love [of the service] they would perform it in common clothes.31 R. Nahman said: On what ground do I hold my view? Because we have learnt: They delivered them to the Temple sextons, who stripped them of their garments and left them with their breeches only.32 render any inference as from one to the other invalid. XVI, 13-14.] incense. word itself is concerned, but it does not affect the exposition based as ‘a service of gift’ which is still governed by the words ‘within the veil’.] of death only if he performs a service of gift, not of removal. But according to Levi he becomes guilty also in case of a service of removal. Hence Raba's question addresses itself to Levi: Do we compare it to the service within the veil, so that the common man performing it would not incur penalty of death, or to service without, when he would incur it? penalty there too, and with a removal service he would be exempt as within the veil. of which a commoner incurs the penalty of death. two logs of wood. thus, ‘enthusiasm’, ‘love’.