Commentary for Zevachim 38:2
מחוסר כיפורים מנלן אמר רב הונא אמר קרא (ויקרא יב, ח) וכפר עליה הכהן וטהרה טהרה מכלל שהיא טמאה:
Whence do we know it? - Said R'Huna, Scripture saith, And the priest shall make atonement for her, and she shall be clean:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lev. XII, 8.');"><sup>2</sup></span> 'She shall be clean' proves that she is unclean [before atonement is made for her].<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Although she had already performed her ritual ablutions. Thus Scripture designates even such as unclean, and he is disqualified in the same way as an unclean priest is disqualified.');"><sup>3</sup></span>
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