Commentary for Yevamot 163:7

רבה אמר רישא איסור לאו סיפא איסור כרת

while the final clause [deals with] one that involves the penalty of <i>kareth</i>.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Were the crushed mixture which contained a piece of consecrated meat to be regarded as neutralized and treated like unconsecrated meat, it might be eaten by an unclean person who would thus incur the penalty of kareth for eating consecrated meat during his uncleanness. Cf. Lev. VII, 20. ');">¹⁹</span> But surely was it not Rabbah who stated that in all Pentateuchal prohibitions there is no difference<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In respect of preventive measures enacted by the Rabbis. ');">²⁰</span> between a prohibition that is due to a negative precept and one that involves <i>kareth</i>!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Infra 219a, where, however, the reading is 'Raba'. ');">²¹</span>

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