1.5-Makkos Daf 02 A (8 Lines Up)SummaryWhat is the source for the laws of our Mishna? (Specifically the first law; _kohanim_ who are found to be _zoimemeim_ about someone’s status as a _kohen_ , remain kosher kohanim themselves).Rabbi Yehoshua Ben Levi : _Va’asisem lo ka’asher zamam._ He is punished, not his children.Question: Invalidate only the witnesses and not their descendants?Answer: We must punish them with the precise punishment they intended to inflict with their testimony (they wished to invalidate their victim’s descendants as well).Bar Pada, a logical proof: A _kohen_ who invalidates his seed, does not become invalidated himself (he is a kosher _kohen_ as soon as he divorces the forbidden wife). Certainly these witnesses who invalidated no one ( they merely intended to ), should not be invalidated for their intention alone. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.