Mesorat%20hashas for Bekhorot 85:35
חדא מחדא לא אתיא תיתי חדא מתרתי
If it had stated them in connection with a human being, I might have thought that whatever blemish disqualifies a human being also disqualifies an animal; closed hoofs and defective teeth, however, which do not apply to a human being,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For a human being i.e., a priest, is not required to possess cloven hoofs, nor, since his teeth are not so prominent and open as is the case with an animal, does a defect in them make him unfit for carrying out the priestly duties.');"><sup>20</sup></span>
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