Eliezer says — Sheep for the Pesach and cattle for the chagigah

Mekhilta DeRabbi Yishmael Mekhilta Tractate Pischa 4:7

Curated by The Jewish Mythology Team · Published January 5, 2025

R. Eliezer says: Sheep for the Pesach (Passover) and cattle for the chagigah. You say this, but perhaps both are for the Pesach? And how would I understand "an unblemished lamb, etc."? As referring to the Pesach of Egypt, but for the Pesach of all the generations (I would say that he brings from both. It is, therefore, written (Ibid. 12:24) "And you shall keep this thing as a statute for you and for your children forever." This refers to the Pesach of all the generations. How, then, am I to understand "And you shall slaughter the Pesach to the L–rd your G–d, sheep and cattle"? Sheep for the Pesach and cattle for the chagigah.

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