Commentary for Sanhedrin 70:3

שבת שנידחת מפני עבודה אינו דין שתהא קבורת מת מצוה דוחה אותה

But let execution itself supersede the Sabbath, arguing [likewise] a minori: If the Temple service, which supersedes the Sabbath, is itself set aside for execution, as it is written, Thou shalt take him<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The murderer. ');">⁵</span> from mine altar that he may die:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ex. XXI, 14. ');">⁶</span>

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