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3 to remember · Bekhorot 43 · בכורות מ״ג
Bekhorot 43: three things to remember
- Priests with full blemishes profane the service, bodily anomalies violate a positive command, while mere unsightly traits carry only rabbinic bans.
- Superfluous verses link human and animal blemishes, while distinct verses are required because priests, sacrifices, and firstborns possess unique sanctities.
- A gibben is a priest lacking eyebrows or having a severely crooked spine, and a flat-nosed priest is disqualified from service.