Commentary for Zevachim 31:2

מה לבעל מום שכן עשה בו קרב כמקריב

[No:] as for [a priest] w a blemish, the reason may be because in his case the man who offers [officiates] is treated on a par with what is offered!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' A blemish disqualifies a priest from offering the sacrifice, just as it disqualifies an animal from being sacrificed.');">²</span> Then let an unclean [priest] prove it.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' He may not officiate; but an animal cannot become unclean while alive, to render it unfit for a sacrifice. He too disqualifies a sacrifice by officiating.');">³</span>

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