Commentary for Pesachim 48:3

אימורין מהתם נפקא דתניא (ויקרא ז, כ) והנפש אשר תאכל בשר מזבח השלמים אשר לה' לרבות את האימורין

[But] emurim are learnt from elsewhere, for it was taught: But the soul that eateth of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace-offerings, that pertain unto the Lord [having his uncleanness upon him]:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lev. VII, 20.');">⁸</span> this is to include the emurim?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which 'pertain unto the Lord'.');">⁹</span> - There [the reference is to] the uncleanness of the person, [which is punishable] with kareth, [whereas] here [we treat of] the uncleanness of the flesh, [which is subject to] a negative injuction.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The inclusion of emurim in the former would not prove its inclusion in the latter case, since the former is a graver offence, as proved by the greater penalty attaching to it.');">¹⁰</span> R'Abbahu said in R'Johanan's name: [With regard to] all the prohibited articles of the Torah, we do not flagellate on their account save [when they are eaten] in the normal manner of their consumption.

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