Commentary for Kiddushin 153:10

הוא עצמו יוכיח שעבר עבירה ואין מתחלל מה להוא שכן אין מתחלל בכל מקום תאמר בהיא שמתחללת בכ"מ

will you say [the same] of her, seeing that she is profaned in all other cases?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' If a woman cohabits with a Cuthean, halal, etc., she is disqualified from the priesthood; supra 74b.');">¹⁷</span> And should you desire to object, [then one can answer,] Scripture saith, 'he shall not profane his seed,' [which means,] This one shall not become profaned, who was [originally] fit and is [now] profaned.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Rashi: 'he shall not profane' is primarily applicable to the profaning of a person who was hitherto fit, viz., his wife. But, his seed is born profaned; hence, though the seed is mentioned in the verse too, the verb nevertheless relates to his wife.');">¹⁸</span> What is meant by, 'and should you desire to object? ' - [This:] and should you say, one can refute [it thus]: as for his seed, that is because he is conceived<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'formed'.');">¹⁹</span>

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