Commentary for Yevamot 79:7

אלא רצה מצה אוכלה רצה חמץ אוכלה

so that, if he wished, he could eat it and, if he preferred, he could abstain from eating it. — [You say,] 'If he preferred he could abstain from eating it'? Surely it is written in the Scriptures, And they shall eat those things wherewith atonement was made<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ex. XXIX, 33. ');">¹¹</span> which teaches that the priests must eat them, and that the owner attains thereby atonement! Say rather: [it might be assumed that] if he wished, he<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The priest who performed the ceremonial. ');">¹²</span>

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