The gemara is discussing why the mishnah describes the lines of cohanim in bringing the korban Pesach.
But if we don't hold that, the gemara concludes that we need a new reason for the mishnah; it says that the mishnah teaches ברוב עם הדרת מלך.
I have a couple of questions.
1) Just like the mishnayos at the end of Sukkah by Simchas Beis Hashoeivah, the mishnayos here give a glorious description of how the Beis Hamikdash looked during these wonderful yomim tovim. The lines of cohanim here seem to be part of that: a very necessary and efficient procedure to deliver all the blood to the mizbeach fast enough.
Seems that isn't enough reason for the gemara?
2) What was the alternative anyhow, for each cohen to catch the blood [only a cohen can do kabbalah, no matter how many yisroelim can do shechitah at once], walk it all the way to the mizbeach, and do zerikah/shefichah. You'll still need every cohen you can find, working as fast as they can, running back and forth - trying not to bump into each other: they have several hundred thousand korbonos to bring in a short time.
Why isn't that ברוב עם הדרת מלך? Do many cohanim have to work on each bowl of blood to qualify? Rashi in Pesachim 64b just says שהיו כולן עסוקין בעבודה.
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One suggestion, to show that הולכה שלא ברגל שמה הולכהBut if we don't hold that, the gemara concludes that we need a new reason for the mishnah; it says that the mishnah teaches ברוב עם הדרת מלך.
I have a couple of questions.
1) Just like the mishnayos at the end of Sukkah by Simchas Beis Hashoeivah, the mishnayos here give a glorious description of how the Beis Hamikdash looked during these wonderful yomim tovim. The lines of cohanim here seem to be part of that: a very necessary and efficient procedure to deliver all the blood to the mizbeach fast enough.
Seems that isn't enough reason for the gemara?
2) What was the alternative anyhow, for each cohen to catch the blood [only a cohen can do kabbalah, no matter how many yisroelim can do shechitah at once], walk it all the way to the mizbeach, and do zerikah/shefichah. You'll still need every cohen you can find, working as fast as they can, running back and forth - trying not to bump into each other: they have several hundred thousand korbonos to bring in a short time.
Why isn't that ברוב עם הדרת מלך? Do many cohanim have to work on each bowl of blood to qualify? Rashi in Pesachim 64b just says שהיו כולן עסוקין בעבודה.
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