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Ramban on Exodus 29:26/רמב"ן על שמות כ״ט:כ״ו
אמֵאֵיל הַמִּלֻּאִים אֲשֶׁר לְאַהֲרֹן לֹא הִזְכִּיר בָּנָיו, וְהָאַיִל הוּא מִלּוּאִים לְכֻלָּם, וְהַטַּעַם, כִּי יְצַוֶּה הַכָּתוּב וְלָקַחְתָּ אֶת חֲזֵה הַתְּנוּפָה מֵאֵיל הַמִּלּוּאִים בַּעֲבוּר שֶׁהוּא לְאַהֲרֹן, וְאֵין הֶחָזֶה רָאוּי לוֹ, כִּי לֹא יִהְיֶה לַבְּעָלִים. וְאַחַר שֶׁנָּתַן טַעַם שֶׁאֵינוֹ רָאוּי שֶׁיִּהְיֶה לְאַהֲרֹן אֵין צֹרֶךְ לוֹמַר שֶׁלֹּא יִהְיֶה לְבָנָיו, כִּי אַחֲרָיו יִזְכּוּ הֵם. וּלְמַטָּה אָמַר (שמות כ"ט:כ"ז) "מֵאֲשֶׁר לְאַהֲרֹן וּמֵאֲשֶׁר לְבָנָיו", כְּלוֹמַר כַּאֲשֶׁר לוֹקֵחַ מִקָּרְבַּן כֻּלָּם הֶחָזֶה וָשׁוֹק, כֵּן יִקְחוּ הֵם הָאָב וְהַבָּנִים מִקָּרְבְּנוֹת הַמַּקְרִיבִים עַל יָדָם:
1OF THE RAM OF CONSECRATION WHICH IS AARON’S. He did not mention here Aaron’s sons, although the ram was for the consecration of all of them. The reason for this is that Scripture commanded [in the first part of the verse before us], And thou [i.e., Moses] shalt take the breast of the wave-offering of the ram of consecration because it is Aaron’s, since the breast of the offering is by right not Aaron’s, for it does not belong to the owner of the animal [but to the priest,198, 7:31. and since on this occasion Aaron and his sons were the owners of the ram of consecration, and Moses the officiating priest, the breast in this instance belonged to Moses]. Now having stated the reason why it does not belong of right to Aaron, there was no need any more to declare that it does not belong to his sons, for they follow him in their rights [and where it does not belong to him, it likewise does not belong to them]. Further, however, He does say, And thou shalt sanctify the breast of the wave-offering… of the ram of consecration, even of that which is Aaron’s, and of that which is his sons’,199 for the intent is to state: “just as he [Moses] takes of the offering which belongs to them all, the breast and the shoulder,200 so shall they — the father and the sons [High Priest and common priests] — take of the future [peace-] offerings which they [the children of Israel] will offer up.”