[א] "שור..כי יולד" – ולא אדם. והלא דין הוא! ומה אם טריפה – שהיא אסורה בחולין – לא עשה בה את המקריבים כקריבים, יוצא דופן – שהוא מותר בחולין – אינו דין שלא נעשה בו את המקריבים כקריבים?! בעל מום יוכיח! שהוא מותר בחולין ועשה בו את המקריבים כקריבים!
1) (Vayikra 22:27) ("An ox, or a sheep, or a goat, when it is born, shall be seven days under its mother; and from the eighth day and on, it shall be acceptable as an offering of fire to the L–rd.") "an ox … when it is born" (to exclude [from kashruth] one delivered by Caesarian section) — not a man (i.e., a Cohein delivered by Caesarian section is fit to serve.) (Why is a verse needed for this?) Does it not follow a fortiori, viz.: If in the instance of a treifah (an organic defect), which forbids an animal for mundane purposes (i.e., eating), the offenders (i.e., the Cohanim), were not made like the offerings (i.e., A Cohein with such a defect is permitted to serve), then in the instance of a Caesarian birth, which is permitted in an animal for mundane purposes, how much more so should the offerings (i.e., Cohanim of Caesarian birth) not be made like the offerers (and should be permitted to serve!) — (No,) this is refuted by the instance of a blemished animal, which, though it is permitted for mundane purposes, the offerers (i.e., Cohanim with blemishes) were made (forbidden) like the offered.
[א] "שור..כי יולד" – ולא אדם. והלא דין הוא! ומה אם טריפה – שהיא אסורה בחולין – לא עשה בה את המקריבים כקריבים, יוצא דופן – שהוא מותר בחולין – אינו דין שלא נעשה בו את המקריבים כקריבים?! בעל מום יוכיח! שהוא מותר בחולין ועשה בו את המקריבים כקריבים!
1) (Vayikra 22:27) ("An ox, or a sheep, or a goat, when it is born, shall be seven days under its mother; and from the eighth day and on, it shall be acceptable as an offering of fire to the L–rd.") "an ox … when it is born" (to exclude [from kashruth] one delivered by Caesarian section) — not a man (i.e., a Cohein delivered by Caesarian section is fit to serve.) (Why is a verse needed for this?) Does it not follow a fortiori, viz.: If in the instance of a treifah (an organic defect), which forbids an animal for mundane purposes (i.e., eating), the offenders (i.e., the Cohanim), were not made like the offerings (i.e., A Cohein with such a defect is permitted to serve), then in the instance of a Caesarian birth, which is permitted in an animal for mundane purposes, how much more so should the offerings (i.e., Cohanim of Caesarian birth) not be made like the offerers (and should be permitted to serve!) — (No,) this is refuted by the instance of a blemished animal, which, though it is permitted for mundane purposes, the offerers (i.e., Cohanim with blemishes) were made (forbidden) like the offered.