Study Yoma folio 13A with parallel Hebrew-English text, traditional commentary, and modern study tools. Free access to Babylonian Talmud online.
The halakha is in accordance with the opinion of R' Yosei that the original High Priest returns to his service, while the second is fit to serve neither as High Priest nor as a common priest. And R' Yosei concedes that if the second priest violated this provision and served as High Priest wearing 8
The Talmud asks: That is obvious. Clearly, the second priest may serve as High Priest after the first one dies without concern that their rivalry will generate hatred between them. The Talmud answers: Lest you say that the mere knowledge that another priest is in waiting to replace him is enough to
§ It was taught in the Mishnah that R' Yehuda says: The rabbis would even designate another wife for the High Priest lest his wife die. The Rabbis say: There is no concern lest his wife die, and therefore the rabbis did not designate another wife for him. The Talmud asks with regard to the Rabbis:
It was taught in the Mishnah that the Rabbis said to R' Yehuda: If so, that you are concerned lest his wife die, there is no end to the matter. You should also be concerned lest the second wife die, requiring designation of a third and even a 4th wife. The Talmud comments: The Rabbis spoke well to
The Talmud suggests: If according to the Rabbis there is no distinction between concern that one wife might die and concern that two wives might die, let them say the same with regard to their own opinion. Just as they designate a replacement lest the High Priest become impure, they should designate