Commentary for Yoma 13:2
and it became unclean in his hands<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The rendering in our text seems defective. In Men. ');"><sup>4</sup></span> let him tell and another one is brought in its place. And if there be none but this, one would say to him: 'Be clever and keep quiet'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Since no substitute is available, silence is wisdom, for the priest's frontplate procures forgiveness for such mishap. V. infra.');"><sup>5</sup></span>
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