Mesorat%20hashas for Bekhorot 86:35
מהו דתימא
But does not the Tanna wher ever there is an example of unfitness for appearance sake, repeat this [as in the following]: One whose teeth were removed is unfit [for the priesthood] 'for appearance sake? '<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Infra 44a. And we do not say that the reason which applies in one case, applies also to the other. Similarly, how could we have assumed that the reason 'for appearance sake' applies to the blemishes enumerated in the second clause of our Mishnah? We must consequently maintain that only where the reason 'for appearance sake' is stated explicitly do we accept that reason, but where it does not say so, we do not hold that the unfitness is 'for appearance sake'. What need, therefore, is there for R. Johanan's explanation?');"><sup>19</sup></span>
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