(Mishnah): He took the blood from the one who was stirring it. He entered the place (Kodesh ha'Kodoshim) he had entered, stood in the place he stood, and sprinkled from it once above and seven below;

He did not intend to sprinkle above, and not below, rather, like Matzlif (this will be explained);

And so he would count - one, one and one, one and two, one and three, one and four, one and five, one and six, one and seven.

He exited, left [the bucket of blood] on a gold base in the Heichal. They brought the goat to him. He slaughtered it and received its blood in a bucket. He entered the place he had entered, stood in the place he stood, and sprinkled from it once above and seven below;

He did not intend to sprinkle above, and not below, rather, like Matzlif.

And so he would count... he exited, left it on a second base that was in the Heichal. R. Yehudah says, there was only one base.

He took the blood of the bull and left the blood of the goat, and sprinkled from it on the Paroches opposite the Aron from the outside, once above and seven below. He did not intend to sprinkle above, and not below, rather, like Matzlif, and so he counted.

He took the blood of the goat and left the blood of the bull, and sprinkled from it on the Paroches opposite the Aron from the outside, once above and seven below. He did not intend to sprinkle above, and not below, rather, like Matzlif, and so he counted.

He poured the blood of the bull into the blood of the goat, and put the full [bucket] into the empty. "V'Yatza El ha'Mizbe'ach Asher Lifnei Hash-m v'Chiper Alav'' - this is the gold Mizbe'ach.

(Gemara) Question: What is "like Matzlif''?

Answer (R. Shmuel bar Chananyah citing R. Lazar): It is like whipping.

Opinion #1 (R. Yochanan): [He counts the one above with each below] in order that he not err.

Opinion #2 (R. Ze'ira): It is in order that he finish the Haza'os amidst seven.

Question: A Beraisa teaches [that he concludes] "seven and one''!

Opinion #3 (R. Bun): It says "Al Pnei ha'Kapores Sheva'' - why does it say Yazeh? It is so the first will be counted with them.

It says "v'Hizah Oso Al ha'Kapores'' - perhaps this is on top of it! It says "v'Lifnei ha'Kapores'' [to teach that this is not so]. Perhaps he sprinkles on its forehead (i.e. on it itself, above the Aron)! It says "Al'', and it says "v'Lifnei'' [to teach that he lifts his hand opposite its thickness, but sprinkles in front of it].

(R. Ze'irah): [The blood of the goat] must touch [the Kapores].

(R. Shmuel bar Rav Yitzchak): It need not touch.

(R. Bun bar Chiyah): R. Shmuel bar Rav Yitzchak learns from "v'Hizah Oso Al ha'Kapores v'Lifnei ha'Kapores'' - just like the Kapores said below is on its forehead and not on the roof, and it need not touch, also the Kapores said here is on its forehead and not on the roof, and it need not touch.

(R. Yosah): R. Bun bar Chiyah holds that Haza'os of the goat above are learned from Haza'os of the bull above. This is not correct! Rather, Haza'os of the goat above are learned from Haza'os of the bull below;

"V'Hizah Oso Al ha'Kapores'' teaches that he puts one above.

Question: "V'Lifnei ha'Kapores'' - I do not know how many [times he puts below]!

Answer: Just like Matanos Dam of the bull below are seven, also Matanos Dam of the goat below are seven.

Question: Perhaps we should say differently - it discusses blood above, and blood below. Just like the blood above is one [Matanah], also the blood below is one!

Answer: Let us see which it resembles more! We learn below from below, and we do not learn below from above.

Question: Perhaps we should say differently - we should learn blood of the goat from blood of the goat, and not learn blood of the goat from blood of the bull!

Answer: It says "v'Asah Es Damo Ka'asher Asah l'Dam ha'Par - just like blood of the bull is seven below, also blood of the goat is seven below.

Question: I do not know how many Matanos of Dam ha'Par are above!

Answer: It says Matanos Dam of the goat above, and Matanos Dam of the bull above. Just like Matanos Dam of the goat above are one, also Matanos Dam of the bull above are one.

Question: Perhaps we should say differently - it discusses blood below, and blood above. Just like the blood below is seven, also the blood above is seven!

Answer: Let us see which it resembles more! We learn above from above, and we do not learn from above from below.

Question: Perhaps we should say differently - we should learn blood of the bull from blood of the bull, and not learn blood of the bull from blood of the goat!

Answer: It says "v'Asah Es Damo Ka'asher Asah l'Dam ha'Par - all its actions should be the same. Just like blood of the bull is seven below, also blood of the goat is seven below. Just like blood of the goat above is one, also blood of the bull above is one.