Abaye raised an objection to him: If an individual's sacrifice was mixed up with an individual's sacrifice, or a congregational sacrifice with a congregational sacrifice, or if an individual's sacrifice and a congregational sacrifice were mixed up, [the priest] must make four applications [of the blood] of each [sacrifice]; (1) Yet if he made an application of each, he has fulfilled his obligation; (2) and if he made four applications from all, (3) it suffices. When is this said? (4) If they were mixed up alive; but if they were mixed up after being slaughtered, (5) he makes four applications for all of them; yet if he made one application, he fulfilled his duty. Rabbi said: We examine the application: if it contains sufficient for each, (6) it is fit; if not, it is unfit. Now, he teaches about an individual who is similar to the congregation: as the congregation [consists of] men, so the individual [means] a man! (7) — Said Raba: And is it reasonable that this is correct [as it stands]? [Surely not,] for he teaches: When is this said? if they were mixed up alive; but not if they were mixed up when slaughtered. But what does it matter whether they are alive or slaughtered? (8) Rather, this is what he means: when is this said? If they were mixed up, when slaughtered, as if they were alive, [viz.,] the goblets [were mixed up]; but where one mingled [the blood in one goblet], [the priest] makes four applications for all of them; yet if he made one application on behalf of all, he has fulfilled his duty. (9) ‘Rabbi said: We examine the application: if it contains sufficient for each, it is fit; if not, it is unfit.’ Now does Rabbi hold this view? Surely it was taught: Rabbi said: According to R. Eliezer,

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(1). ↑ Cf. supra 52b.
(2). ↑ Cf. supra 36a: whatever is sprinkled on the outer altar, if the priest made one application thereof, he has atoned.
(3). ↑ Rashi: two for each sacrifice, i.e., four from one sacrifice, so that it can be regarded as two for each; similarly according to the explanations of Tosaf. and Sh. M.: this means where four sacrifices were mixed up, an individual's with an individual's and a congregational one with a congregational one, so that he makes one for each sacrifice. Sh. M. regards this as forced, and proposes an emendation: ‘and if he made two applications etc’.
(4). ↑ That in the first place four applications of each are necessary.
(5). ↑ So that their blood was mixed in one goblet.
(6). ↑ If he applied enough blood in this one application for two.
(7). ↑ Not only a woman.
(8). ↑ Even if they are slaughtered they may still require four applications from each, e.g., if the goblets were mixed up, but all the blood was not in one goblet.
(9). ↑ Hence the passage refers to slaughtered animals, laying of hands having already taken place before they were mixed up.