Commentary for Makkot 28:12

טמא שנגע בקדש מדאפקיה רחמנא בלשון נגיעה אזהרה (לאוכל) אתקוש קדש למקדש

[Nevertheless we see that Reish Lakash uses b'chol kodesh lo sigah to teach touching sacrificial meats, not consuming them. How do we resolve this contradiction?] An impure person who touches sacrificial meats [is learned] out from the fact that the Torah uses the expression of touching. The scriptural warning for eating is derived from the hekesh [juxtaposition] of sacrificial meats to the temple.

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