And you shall offer your burnt-offerings, the flesh and the blood, on the altar of Hashem your God; and the blood of your sacrifices shall be poured out on the altar of Hashem your God, and the flesh you shall eat.
English: “The flesh and the blood” — It was taught: R’ Eliezer says: “And you shall offer your burnt-offerings, the flesh and the blood.” Just as the blood is by casting, so the flesh is by casting. From this you learn that there is a small space between the ramp and the altar.
On the daf / in context: The comparison implies that the limbs of the olah are tossed onto the altar from a short distance, necessitating a gap between the ramp and the altar itself.
Type of Learning
Derash on the verse (Sifrei) — the manner of placing the flesh of the olah on the altar.
What Is Learned
The limbs of the burnt-offering are cast onto the altar; there is a small intervening space between the ramp and the altar.