Commentary for Pesachim 160:17

אלא לאו בכהן ושמע מינה הותרה לו טומאת התהום

Now that is well on the view [that] we may not slaughter [the Passover-offering] and sprinkle [its blood] for those who are unclean through a reptile.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. supra ');">¹⁵</span> But on the view [that] we slaughter and sprinkle on behalf of those who are unclean through a reptile, what can be said?

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