Commentary for Yevamot 14:7

שנאמר (דברי הימים ב כ, ה) ויעמוד יהושפט בקהל יהודה לפני החצר החדשה מאי חצר החדשה אמר (ר' יוחנן) שחדשו בה דברים ואמרו טבול יום לא יכנס למחנה לויה

may enter, for it is better that the positive precept,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That of the paschal lamb. ');">²⁵</span> the non-observance of which involves <i>kareth</i>, shall supersede a positive precept<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That a leper like certain other unclean persons must be sent out from the Levitical camp in which the Temple mount is included. ');">²⁶</span> the infringement of which involves no <i>kareth</i>.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' If he were not allowed to enter the Temple mount his purification from leprosy could not have been completed (cf. supra p. 31, n. 16) and he would in consequence have been prevented from participating in the paschal lamb. By allowing him to enter he is enabled to complete his purification, while nightfall would also terminate the uncleanness due to the discharge, and thus he is in a position to participate in the evening in the paschal lamb which during the day is prepared for him by a deputy. ');">²⁷</span> And in connection with this R. Johanan said: According to the Torah, not even [the infringement of] a positive precept is involved,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In allowing the leper in the conditions mentioned to enter the Temple court. ');">²⁸</span>

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