Commentary for Zevachim 63:9
וטמא דיעבד שפיר דמי ורמינהו וסמך ושחט מה סמיכה בטהורים אף שחיטה בטהורים מדרבנן
from receiving onwards priesthood is prescribed, which teaches that shechitah by any person is valid!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' This implies at the very outset.');"><sup>7</sup></span> - The truth is that it [may be performed] even at the very outset too, but because [the Tanna] wishes to include unclean, who may not [slaughter] in the first place lest they touch the flesh,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And defile it.');"><sup>8</sup></span>
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