ונגשו הכהנים בני לוי. מכלל שנאמר (דברים יח) (ושרת בשם ה' א-להיו) [לשרתו], אין לי אלא תמימים. בעלי מומים מנין? ת"ל בני לוי. כי בם בחר ה' א-להיך. מגיד שברכת כהנים כשרה בבעלי מומים.
(Devarim 21:5) "Then there shall draw near the Cohanim, the sons of Levi": What is the intent of this? (i.e., Don't we know that the Cohanim are the sons of Levi?) — Because it is written (Ibid.) "for them did the L-rd your G-d choose to serve Him," I might think that only unblemished Cohanim are eligible (for this rite); it is, therefore, written "the sons of Levi" — to teach that blemished Cohanim are eligible for the breaking of the neck of the heifer.