Reference for Yevamot 151:12

א"ל רב ששת תניתוה פצוע דכא ישראל מותר בנתינה ואי ס"ד בקדושתיה קאי אקרי כאן (דברים ז, ג) לא תתחתן בם

retains his holiness, the text, Neither shalt thou make marriages with them<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Deut. VII, 3. ');">²⁷</span> should be applicable here.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' How, then, is an Israelite permitted to marry a nethinah! Since, however, the law does permit him to marry such a woman it is obvious that a disabled man loses his sanctity. As the disabled Israelite loses his sanctity so does the disabled priest lose his. ');">²⁸</span> Said Raba: Is the law there<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In the case of marriage between a fit or disabled Israelite and an idolatress or a nethinah. ');">²⁹</span>

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