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1 [1] AND IF HIS OFFERING BE A SACRIFICE OF PEACE-OFFERINGS: IF HE OFFER OF THE HERD, WHETHER MALE OR FEMALE. The reason why the burnt-offering may only be male, whereas in the case of the peace-offering it can be male or female, and the sin-offering must only be female, is very clear, since the *olah* (the burnt-offering) is as its name indicates, [i.e., “ascension” — being that it reaches above all Divine attributes], whilst *sh’lamim* (the peace-offering) is of the expressions: *and all My pleasures ‘yashlim’* (*he will perform* — literally: he will “perfect”); ‘*avanim sh’leimoth*’ (whole stones). The sin-offering is in order to appease Him *with the present that goeth before* Him. I have already written on this matter. The guilt-offering must be a male, because the sin-offering is brought for those transgressions [for which, if committed wilfully, the sinner] incurs the penalty of excision, in order that *the spirit return unto G-d who gave it,* but the guilt-offering is not brought for those transgressions for which [if committed wilfully] one incurs excision, and therefore it is as if it were for *a pleasing odor* just like the burnt-offering. The sin-offering of the prince is a he-goat, because the prince is the sovereign unto whom judgment [rightfully] belongs, and he fights the battles of G-d and lives by his sword; therefore his offering is the same as the he-goat brought in case of idol-worship [by the congregation].
Version: Commentary on the Torah by Ramban (Nachmanides). Translated and annotated by Charles B. Chavel. New York, Shilo Pub. House, 1971-1976
Source: https://www.nli.org.il/he/books/NNL_ALEPH002108945/NLI
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