ng that which was before him, on that
he operated from above downward."

6. He sprinkled on the middle(224) of the altar seven times, and the
remainder of the blood he poured out on the western foundation of the
outer altar, and the blood from the outer altar he poured out on the
southern foundation. This and that commingled in the channel, and flowed
out to the Kidron Valley, and they were sold to the gardeners for manure,
and they became guilty(225) in themselves.

7. All work of the day of atonement is described in order. If the High
Priest performed one before the other, he did nothing. If the blood of the
goat be sprinkled before the blood of the bullock, he must return, and
sprinkle from the blood of the goat after the blood of the bullock. And if
he had not finished the performances within, the blood was spilled. He
must bring other blood, and return to sprinkle first from within. And so
in the Sanctuary, and so in the golden altar, because all are an atonement
in themselves. R. Eleazar and R. Simon say, "from the place where he
stopped there he began."

Chapter VI

1. Both he-goats for the day of atonement are commanded to be alike in
color, and in stature, and in price, and to be selected at the same time,
and although they be not equal, yet are they lawful. "If one be selected
to-day and the other tomorrow?" "They are lawful." "If one of them died?"
If he died before the lot be cast, the priest shall take a pair for the
second; and if after the lot be cast he die, the priest shall fetch
another pair, and cast the lot over them anew. And he shall say, "if that
for the Name die, this over which this lot comes will be a substitute for
the Name; and if that for Azazel die, this over which this lot comes will
be a substitute for Azazel." And the second shall go to pasture, until he
become blemished, and he shall be sold, and his price must be put into the
offertory. Since the sin-offering of the congregation dies not. R. Judah
said, "thou shalt die";(226) and again said R. Judah, "is his blood shed?"
"The one to be sent forth shall die." "Has the one to be sent forth died?"
"His blood shall be shed."

2. The high priest came to the side of the goat to be sent forth, and he
placed his two hands(227) on him and made confession, and thus he spake:
"I beseech Thee, O Name, Thy people, the house of Israel, have done
perversely, have transgressed and sinned before Thee. I beseech Thee, O
Name, pardon now their