ג אמר רבי יצחק אמר רבי יוחנן הפיגול והנותר והטמא שהעלן לגבי מזבח פקע איסור מהן אמר רב חסדא מרי דיכי מזבח מקוה טהרה אמר רבי זירא שמשלה בהן האור
3 R. Isaac b. Bisna objected: Others say: [When Scripture writes, But the soul that eateth of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace-offerings . . . ] having his uncleanness upon him [that soul shall be cut off from his people], [it implies] one whose uncleanness can leave him, thus excluding flesh, whose uncleanness cannot leave it. But if this is correct, surely the uncleanness does leave it, through the fire? - Said Raba: We mean, through a mikweh. Is then a mikweh written [in the text]? - Rather said R. Papa: We are dealing with the flesh of peace-offerings, which is not eligible for presenting [on the altar]. Rabina said: 'Having his uncleanness upon him' implies, one whose uncleanness leaves him while he is yet whole; thus flesh is excluded, because uncleanness does not leave it while it is whole, but only when it is defective. <br>