Mesorat%20hashas for Sanhedrin 70:1

ושמע שמת לו מת יכול יטמא אמרת לא יטמא

and he heard that one of his relatives had died, it might be thought that he should defile himself, but in fact the law<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In the verse under discussion; v. n. 6. ');">¹</span> provides that he should not. Now, it might be thought that just as he may not defile himself for his sister, so may he not defile himself for a Meth-Mizwah: therefore Scripture states, And to his sister, i.e., [only] for his sister may he not defile himself, but he must do so for a Meth-Mizwah). Then the Sabbath, which is abrogated in favour of the Temple service, should surely be set aside for the burial of a Meth-Mizwah! — He answered: Execution<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'Murder'. ');">²</span>

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