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As we have learned throughout Massekhet Menaḥot, a standard meal offering is made up of solet – fine wheat-flour – mixed with oil and frankincense that is prepared in one of a number of different ways. There are meal offerings that are made differently – e.g., the minḥat ha-omer, brought on the second day of Passover that is made from barley or the minḥat sota, brought by a woman who was suspected of an extra-marital affair, which does not include oil and frankincense – but those are not voluntary meal offerings.
What if someone decided to bring a meal offering, but specifically stated that he wanted to bring it in a manner that was unusual?
The Mishna on our daf deals with that question. According to the Tanna Kamma, whatever statement was made must be corrected so that a proper meal offering will be brought. Thus, if someone says “I accept upon myself a meal offering of barley” he must bring a minḥa of wheat. If he said “I accept upon myself a meal offering from ordinary flour” he must bring a minḥa made of solet. If he said that he would bring a meal offering that did not include oil and frankincense, the minḥa that he brings must include them. If he said that i would bring it with solet measuring half an isaron, he must bring a full isaron, which is the normal amount of flour that is brought.
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