Commentary for Yoma 132:7

שאלו את רבי אליעזר חלה מהו שירכיבהו על כתפו אמר להם יכול הוא להרכיב אני ואתם חלה משלחו מהו שישלחנו ביד אחר אמר להם אהא בשלום אני ואתם

apply on Sabbath, but do not apply on the Day of Atonement.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Since the word 'anointed' is here interpreted as referring to the suspension of the Sabbath law, the inference is justified that no such prohibition existed on the Day of Atonement, or else it would be illogical to say that a special statement permits the suspension of these laws on the Day of Atonement which fell on a Sabbath, since they would be operative on any Day of Atonement, even if it fell on a weekday. The laws of 'carrying out' and 'erub belong together, hence strictly speaking, the Gemara need not have mentioned both; when one is applied, the other automatically applies too.');">⁸</span> 'Appointed', i.e., even in a state of uncleanness.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' How should the laws on levitical uncleanness apply to the taking of the scapegoat to the wilderness?');">⁹</span>

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