Zevachim 23B

אם עון פיגול ⁠– הרי כבר נאמר ״לא יחשב״! אם עון נותר ⁠– הרי כבר נאמר ״לא ירצה״!

If the verse means that he bears the sin of piggul, it is already stated: “And if any of the flesh of his peace offerings be at all eaten on the 3rd day, it should not be accepted, neither should it be credited to he who offers it” (Leviticus 7:18). If he bears the sin of notar, it is already stated in the same verse: “It should not be accepted.”

הא אינו נושא אלא עון טומאה, שהותרה מכללה בצבור.

Rather, the frontplate bears only the sin of impurity, whose general prohibition was permitted in cases involving the public. The verse indicates that the frontplate effects acceptance for individual offerings sacrificed in a state of ritual impurity.

מאי טומאה? אילימא מטומאת שרץ, היכא אישתרי? אלא טומאת מת. ולאו כגון שנטמאו בעלים במת? אלמא נטמאו בעלים במת ⁠– משלחין קרבנותיהן.

The Talmud clarifies: What is the impurity borne by the frontplate? If we say that it effects acceptance for impurity due to a creeping animal, where does one find that the general prohibition was permitted in cases involving the public? Rather, it must be referring to impurity due to a corpse. And is it not referring to a case where the owner of the offerings became impure from a corpse? Evidently, if the owner became impure from a corpse, he may send his offerings for sacrifice, as the frontplate effects acceptance for them.

ובמאי? אי בנזיר ⁠– ״וכי ימות מת עליו״ אמר רחמנא! אלא לעושה פסח! (ולאו כגון שנטמאו בעלים במת?)

And to what offering is this statement referring? If it is referring to the offering of a nazirite, doesn’t God state: “And if any man die very suddenly beside him, and he defile his consecrated head” (Numbers 6:9)? The passage indicates that even if a nazirite contracts impurity against his will, he still cannot bring his offerings until he is pure. Rather, it must be referring to one who performs the rite of the Paschal offering. This proves the claim of the Elders of the South that one who is impure due to a corpse may send his Paschal offering for sacrifice.