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The Talmud asks: What difference is there between a priest disqualified from performing the Temple service due to a full-fledged blemish that disqualifies both people and animals, and a priest disqualified from performing the Temple service because he is not equal among the seed of Aaron? The Talmu
The Talmud further asks: What difference is there between a priest disqualified from performing the Temple service because he is not equal among the seed of Aaron, e.g., one whose head is pointed, and a priest disqualified from performing the Temple service due to the mere appearance of a blemish,
§ The Talmud clarifies the blemishes that the Mishnah lists as disqualifying a priest: One whose head is pointed [kilon], this is one whose head resembles the cover of a jug, narrow above and wide below. One whose head is turnip-like, this is one whose head resembles the top of a turnip, wide ab
One whose head is hammer-like [makkavan], this is one whose head resembles a hammer, with his forehead protruding. And one whose head is indented [shakut], this is one with a depression in the front of his head. And one wherein the back of his head protrudes [sekifat] is someone for whom it appea
The Mishnah teaches: And with regard to those with humped backs, R' Yehuda deems them fit for service and the Rabbis deem them disqualified. The Talmud elaborates: In a case where there is a bone in his hump, everyone agrees that the priest is disqualified for Temple service. They disagree when ther