This Mishnah will talk about the Pasuk (verse) that tells us that if somebody has an obligation of a Korban (offering), they can only bring that Korban through Chulin (non-sacred money), as we mentioned in the last Mishnah. The Mishnah says: Where do we know that when somebody says, “I accept upon myself to bring a Korban Todah (thanksgiving offering),” they’re only allowed to bring the Korban from Chulin, from non-sacred money, as opposed to Ma'aser Sheni (second tithe) money, which is sacred? How do I know that? I learned it from the fact that the Torah says, “You should slaughter for the Korban Pesach (Passover offering) to Hashem, flocks and cattle.” Flocks are lambs and goats, and cattle are something else. So we have a problem with that Pasuk. Hello? We know that Korban Pesach could only be brought from lambs and from goats. It cannot be brought from cattle, like the Torah tells us straight out that only lambs and goats could be used for Korban Pesach. If so, why does the Torah say the word Bakar (cattle) over here? What are we learning from the extra word Bakar?
The Mishnah answers: In order to compare every Korban that’s brought from cattle and from flocks to the Korban Pesach, as follows. Mah Pesach, just like Korban Pesach, which is an obligation, could only be brought from Chulin. There was no concept of Ma’aser Sheni during the first command in Egypt about Korban Pesach. There was no idea of Ma’aser Sheni. Everything had to be from their own pocket, all from Chulin. So too, any Korban that is obligatory could only be brought from Chulin. Lefichach, therefore. Ha’omer, hare alay todah, hare alay shelamim (peace offerings). Somebody takes an obligation upon themselves. They accept upon themselves the obligation of a Korban Todah. Or they accept upon themselves the obligation of a shelamim. Ho’il ve’hem ba’im chovah: Since these offerings are brought because of that obligation that they just made, Lo yavo’u ela min haChulin. They could only be brought from Chulin. They could only be brought from non-sacred money, from their own money.
And the Nesachim (libations): Be’kol makom lo yavo’u ela min haChulin. But Nesachim, in all types of cases, the wines and the Minchah (grain offering) that are brought with different Korbanot (offerings), Lo yavo’u ela min haChulin. It could only be brought from Chulin. In all scenarios, they can only be brought from Chulin.
We mentioned in the last Mishnah that when it comes to a Todah, if it was a voluntary Todah, then that could come from the Ma’aser Sheni money. But here we’re saying that, when it comes to the Nesachim, they are fully poured or offered on the Mizbeach (altar). They’re not eaten whatsoever. And in order to use Ma’aser Sheni money in any capacity, they have to be consumed or eaten or enjoyed by the person. So here the Nesachim are never enjoyed whatsoever. They’re fully offered on the Mizbeach. So there’s no scenario that they could be purchased with the money of Ma’aser Sheni that a person redeemed.