And it shall be for him and for his seed after him a covenant of eternal priesthood, because he was jealous for his God and made atonement for the children of Yisrael.
English: Shmuel said: ten Kohanim stand, and one of them goes aside and cohabits — the child is a shtuki. What is shtuki? That they silence him from the law of kehunah. Why? The verse says “and it shall be for him and for his seed after him a covenant of eternal priesthood” — we require his seed to be traced after him.
Type of Learning
Requirement of clear paternal tracing for kehunah.
What Is Learned
A child of uncertain Kohen parentage among several is excluded from kehunah privileges.