Mesorat%20hashas for Pesachim 48:2

(ויקרא ז, יט) והבשר אשר יגע בכל טמא לא יאכל דרישי' למה לי לרבות עצים ולבונה והבשר כל טהור יאכל בשר דסיפיה למה לי לרבות אימורין

of the commencement of the verse?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Seeing that the');">⁴</span> - It is to include wood and frankincense.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Used in the sacrificial service: though these are not eatables, they nevertheless become unclean.');">⁵</span> What is the purpose of, 'And as for the flesh, every one that is clean shall eat thereof' of the end [of the verse]?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The question is only in respect of 'and as for the flesh', the rest of the verse being utilized in Men. 25b.');">⁶</span> - It is to include emurim.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. Glos. Teaching that if they are defiled and a priest eats them he transgresses the injunction against unclean flesh. The verse accordingly is read thus: and the flesh that toucheth any unclean thing shall not be eaten... and the flesh, viz., the emurim. _ Since the emurim must be offered on the altar, the priest is a zar (stranger') in relation thereto, and transgresses on that account also.');">⁷</span>

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