' the dough-offering
diminishes it."

2. R. Jose the Galilean said, "the cleansing of the Levites required
bullocks of two years old," as is said, "And another young bullock shalt
thou take for a sin-offering."(721) But the Sages say, "even of three
years." R. Meier said, "bullocks even of four and five years are allowed,
but old ones are not brought, for honor's sake."

3. Sacrifices required lambs of a year old and rams of two years old, and
all (are reckoned) from day to day.(722) If they be thirteen months old,
neither ram nor lamb is allowed. R. Tarphon called it, "half and between."
The son of Azai called it, "pointed out." R. Ishmael called it, "recalled
coin." If the ram be brought for offering, and the libation of the ram be
brought with him, it does not pass for his offering, except he be thirteen
months and one day old. That is the law for the ram.

4. The sin-offering of the congregation and their burnt-offerings, the
sin-offering of an individual and the trespass-offering of the Nazarite
and the trespass-offering of the leper are allowed for thirty days and
upward, and even on the thirtieth day. And if they are brought on the
eighth day, they are allowed; vows, freewill-offerings, the first-born,
and the tithe and the passover are allowed from the eighth day and upward,
and even on the eighth day.

Chapter II

1. Rabbi Eliezer said, "a heifer for a sin-offering is allowed even in
pregnancy." But the Sages disallow her. R. Eliezer said, "she is not to be
taken from foreigners." But the Sages allow her. And not only she, but all
the offerings of the congregation, and of the individual, may come from
the Land (of Israel), or from outside the land, from the fresh harvest and
from the old harvest, except the omer,(723) and the two loaves,(724) which
may only come from the fresh harvest, and from the Land.

2. A heifer whose horns and hoofs are black should have them cut away. The
pupil of the eye and the teeth and the tongue cause no blemish in the
heifer. If she be diminutive, she is allowed. "Had she a wen which was cut
away?" R. Judah "disallowed her." Rabbi Simon said, "every place which was
cut down, and no red hair sprang up in its place, renders her blemished."

3. A heifer produced from the side or from the hire of immorality or
exchanged for a dog is disallowed. R. Eliezer allowed it, "as is said,
'Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore or the price of a dog into the
house of the Lord thy