Commentary for Zevachim 197:12

אונן נוגע ואינו מקריב כו': אונן נוגע ורמינהי אונן ומחוסר כיפורים צריכין טבילה לקודש

[Do we say,] Since he is not eligible [to perform the service] and yet the Divine Law included him, it makes no difference, for what does it matter whether he is unclean or blemished? Or perhaps, he who is fit to eat [when the sacrifice is offered] receives a share, [while] he who is not fit to eat does not receive a share? - Said Rabbah, Come and hear: A High Priest can offer [a sacrifice] as an onen, but he may not eat nor receive a share to eat in the evening.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' When he ceases to be an onen.');">¹¹</span>

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