Commentary for Zevachim 63:11

סמיכה נמי אפשר דמעייל ידיה וסמיך קסבר ביאה במקצת שמה ביאה

The following, however, contradicts it: And he shall lay [his hands upon the head of the burnt-offering.] and he shall kill the bullock [before th Lord]:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. I, 4f.');">⁹</span> as 'laying' must be [done] by clean [persons only], so must shechitah [be done] by clean [persons only]? - That is [only] a Rabbinical law.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' By Scriptural law, however, shechitah may be done in the first place by unclean persons; hence their shechitah is valid, if performed, even by Rabbinical law. The exegesis is therefore to be understood as a mere support to the law, and not as its source.');">¹⁰</span>

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