He took the knife and separated the lung from the liver, and [separated] the liver appendage from the liver, but would not budge it from its place. He would pierce [the sides of] the breast and give it to whoever won the privilege of [carrying] it.  He went up to the right flank; he would cut down to the spine, but he would not touch the spine, until he reached the two soft ribs. He cut off [the right flank] and gave it to whoever won the privilege of [carrying] it, and the liver was suspended within [the right flank].  He approached the neck and left in it two ribs from this side and two ribs from that side; he cut off [this neck section] and gave it to whoever won the privilege of [carrying] it, and the trachea, heart, and lungs were suspended within it.  He approached the left flank and left two soft ribs above and two soft ribs below, and he would leave out the same in its counterpart; thus, he would leave out of both [flanks] two [and] two above, and two [and] two below. He would cut out the [left flank] and give it to whoever won the privilege of [carrying] it, and the spine was together with it, and the spleen was suspended within it. In truth, [the left flank] was greater, but it was the right [flank] that they referred to as “the greater one,” because the liver was suspended within it.  He approached the back portion, cut it off, and gave it to whoever won the privilege of [carrying] it, and the fatty tail, and the liver appendage, and the two kidneys were together with it.  He took the left hindleg and gave it to whoever won the privilege of [carrying] it. Thus, all of [the Kohanim] were standing in a row and the limbs [were] in their hands: The first [Kohen] with the head and the [right] hindleg; the head [was] in his right hand with its snout facing his arm, and its horns between his fingers, and the place of its incision [was] above with the fat placed upon it, and the right hindleg in his left hand, with the place of the skin [facing] outward. The second [Kohen] with the two forelegs; the right one in his right hand [and] the left one in his left hand, with the place of the skin [facing] outward. The third [Kohen] with the back portion and the [left] hindleg; the back portion in his right hand with the fatty tail hanging between his fingers, and the liver appendage and two kidneys with it. The left hindleg in his left hand, with the place of the skin [facing] outward. The fourth [Kohen] with the breast and the neck; the breast in his right hand, and the neck in his left hand with [the neck’s] ribs between his fingers. The fifth [Kohen] with the two flanks; the right one in his right hand and the left one in his left hand, with the place of the skin [facing] outward. The sixth [Kohen] with the intestines which were placed in a spoon, and the feet [were placed] atop [the intestines]. The seventh [Kohen] with the fine flour. The eighth [Kohen] with the chavitin. The ninth [Kohen] with the wine. [The Kohanim] went and placed [the limbs] from the halfway point of the ramp [and] down on its west side, and they salted [these items]. Then [these Kohanim] descended and came to the Chamber of Hewn Stone to recite the Shema.

The appointed one said to [the Kohanim]: “Recite a single blessing,” and they recited the blessing. They recited the Ten Statements, “Hear [O Israel],” “And it will come to pass if you will hearken,” and “And [Hashem] said.” They recited three blessings: “Emes Veyatziv,” and the service, and the blessings of the Kohanim. And on the Sabbath, they would add a single blessing for the outgoing mishmar.