He was on the threshold of the courtyard during the entire time of the slaughter
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Question
Hello, In Parashat Bamidbar, 9:10, Rashi explains that even a person who was on the threshold of the courtyard during the entire time of the slaughter is considered as someone who can offer the second Passover. What does this example indicate? The person who was in the courtyard could have entered to offer the first Passover but was occupied with another mitzvah, thus he is exempt? And if so, what is the law - who is eligible to offer the second Passover and is considered forgiven for not offering the first Passover?
Answer
Hello
It is not mentioned there that it refers to someone who was occupied with another mitzvah, but rather to someone who was compelled and did not enter the courtyard.
According to the law, Rambam ruled (Korban Pesach, Chapter 5, Halacha 9) that only someone who was fifteen miles away is considered 'on a distant path', but someone who was closer is not considered on a distant path, but simply 'compelled'.
Source
Bamidbar 9:10.
Rambam, Laws of the Passover Offering, Chapter 5, Halacha 9