Commentary for Makkot 28:8

רבי יוחנן אומר תני ברדלא אתיא טומאתו טומאתו כתיב הכא וטומאתו עליו ונכרתה וכתיב התם (במדבר יט, יג) טמא יהיה עוד טומאתו בו מה להלן עונש ואזהרה אף כאן עונש ואזהרה

[that we derive it from the gezaira shava of] טומאתו טומאתו. It says here [by entering the temple impure] (Leviticus 7,20) "and his impureness (טומאתו) is upon him and he will be cut off" and it says there [by touching sacfical meats while impure] (Numbers 19,13) "Impure he shall be; his impureness (טומאתו) is still upon him". Just as there [by entering the temple impure] there is both punishment and scriptural warning, so too here [by touching sacfical meats while impure] there is both punishment and scriptual warning.

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