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Or HaChaim on Leviticus 16:3/אור החיים על ויקרא ט״ז:ג׳

אבְּזֹאת יָבֹא אַהֲרֹן. טַעַם שֶׁהִזְכִּיר אַהֲרֹן וְלֹא סָמַךְ עַל זִכְרוֹנוֹ בִּתְחִלַּת הָעִנְיָן, לְצַד שֶׁמַּה שֶׁקָּדַם בַּמִּצְוָה לֹא הָיָה אֶלָּא לְאַהֲרֹן לְבַדּוֹ שֶׁלֹּא יִכָּנֵס וְלֹא יָמוּת, וְאֵין מִצְוָה זוֹ נוֹגַעַת לְזוּלָתוֹ, וּמִכָּאן וָאֵילָךְ לֹא לְאַהֲרֹן לְבַד בָּאָה הַמִּצְוָה אֶלָּא גַּם לְכָל יִשְׂרָאֵל, כִּי הוּא צֹרֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל לִכָּנֵס לְבֵית קָדְשֵׁי קָדָשִׁים לְכַפֵּר עֲלֵיהֶם אַחַת בַּשָּׁנָה, וִיצַו הָאֵל לְעַמּוֹ לַעֲשׂוֹת הַחֻקִּים הָאֲמוּרִים שֶׁיַּכְנִיסוּ אַהֲרֹן בְּפַר וְגוֹ׳ כְּתֹנֶת בַּד קֹדֶשׁ וְגוֹ׳, וְדָרְשׁוּ זִכְרוֹנָם לִבְרָכָה (תורת כהנים כאן) מִשֶּׁל קֹדֶשׁ, שֶׁהִיא תְּרוּמַת הַלִּשְׁכָּה, וּכְפִי זֶה יִתְחַיֵּב הַכָּתוּב לְהַזְכִּיר שֵׁם הַמִּצְוָה בְּכִנּוּי לָהֶם.
1 בזאת יבא אהרון, "Aaron is to enter with the following:" The reason the Torah repeats Aaron's name though it could have written merely: "with this he is to enter, etc.," is that what has been written in verse 2 applied only to Aaron. From this verse on the Torah deals with commandments applicable not only to the High Priest personally; seeing that Aaron's duties in the Sanctuary were performed on behalf of the entire people, and the clothing he wore while performing this service was as a representative of the people as a whole, G'd commanded His people to perform these rites using Aaron as their representative so as to obtain forgiveness once a year. Torat Kohanim emphasises that the linen tunic Aaron wore was paid for by the Temple treasury. The Torah hinted at this by mentioning Aaron by name as the people's representative.