Quoting%20commentary for Zevachim 129:9
ת"ל (ויקרא א, טו) כהן ומלק אמר רבי עקיבא וכי תעלה על דעתך שזר קרב לגבי מזבח אלא מה ת"ל כהן שתהא מליקה בעצמו של כהן
You might think he must nip it with a knife, and that is indeed logical: If [Scripture] prescribed a utensil<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Viz., a knife.');"><sup>7</sup></span> for shechitah, though it did not prescribe a priest for it; is it not logical that it prescribed a utensil for nipping, seeing it prescribed a priest for it?
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