Mesorat%20hashas for Eruvin 209:11

עונבה עניבה דלא אתי לידי חיוב חטאת שרו ליה רבנן קשירה דאתי לידי חיוב חטאת לא שרו ליה רבנן:

The question was raised: In the case of one who is levitically unclean and another who has a blemish, who of these is to enter?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' If no other person for the work is obtainable.');">²⁵</span> - R'Hiyya B'Ashi citing Rab replied: The levitically unclean person shall enter, since he has been declared permitted to take part in the public Temple service.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' When all the congregation is levitically unclean. As a priest who is afflicted with a blemish is not allowed to participate even then the former obviously takes precedence.');">²⁶</span> R'Eleazar replied: The man who has the blemish shall enter, since he has been declared permitted to eat consecrated food.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' While all unclean priest is not (cf.prev.n.mut.mut.) .');">²⁷</span>

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