Commentary for Yevamot 65:3

בעל מום מעיקרא שרי באכילה ואסור בעבודה איטמי ליה מגו דקא מיתסר באכילה מיתסר נמי בעבודה אלא מליקה בבת אחת היא דמשכחת לה באיסור כולל לא משכחת לה

he was permitted to do ordinary work though forbidden to perform the Temple service, and when Sabbath came in, as he was now forbidden to do any other work,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Owing to Sabbath. ');">⁹</span> so he was also forbidden to perform the Temple service.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The prohibition being 'comprehensive' in that it included both ordinary work and Temple service. It is not a 'prohibition of a wider range' since the prohibition of Temple service itself was in no way extended. ');">¹⁰</span> [Similarly with a priest] who had a blemish,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. supra, n. 2. ');">¹¹</span> since he was at first<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Prior to his defilement. ');">¹²</span>

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