Yoma 34a

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Topic

The order of the daily Temple service: אביי's sequence from the תמיד to the בזיכין, the dispute over מוספין and בזיכין, and the placement of the morning and afternoon קטורת.

Overview

This amud finishes אביי's list of the order of the Temple service, giving a reason for each link. The תמיד של שחר comes first, followed by its מנחה, then the חביתין, the נסכים, the מוספין, and finally the בזיכין. A ברייתא puts the בזיכין before the מוספין, and the גמרא answers that this is a מחלוקת תנאים. אביי argues that his side is more logical, because "ביום ביום" teaches that the בזיכין are pushed later. The other side learns the בזיכין from the חביתין through the shared word "חוקה." It still uses "ביום ביום" to delay them until after the נסכים. The גמרא then returns to the משנה and explains that the morning קטורת came between the blood and the limbs. This follows רבנן, even though the משנה leaves the lamps out. רבי יוחנן derives from a פסוק that the afternoon קטורת comes before the נסכים, but not before the limbs. A ברייתא then teaches that the morning תמיד learns its נסכים from the afternoon one.

Opening lines

The steps (21)

1. ProofThe morning תמיד is the first offering on the מזבח
2. StatementThe meal-offering comes before the griddle-cake offering
3. StatementThe griddle-cakes come before the libations
4. StatementThe libations come before the additional offerings
5. StatementThe additional offerings come before the frankincense bowls
6. ChallengeA ברייתא says the frankincense bowls come first
7. ResolutionThis is a dispute between תנאים
8. Proofאביי explains why his view makes sense
9. QuestionWhat is the reason for the other view?
10. ResponseThe other view learns from the חביתין
11. ChallengeThen learn the whole order from the חביתין
12. Resolution"ביום ביום" delays the בזיכין a little
13. StatementBack to the משנה about the morning קטורת
14. ChallengeThe משנה's wording fits neither רבנן nor אבא שאול
15. ResolutionThe משנה follows רבנן but is not listing the full order
16. StatementThe משנה on the afternoon incense
17. QuestionWhat is the source for the afternoon order
18. Responseרבי יוחנן learns it from the morning offering
19. ChallengeThen the afternoon incense should also come before the limbs
20. ResolutionThe verse compares only to the morning meal-offering, not the limbs
21. StatementThe morning offering learns its libations from the afternoon