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Ramban on Exodus 29:31/רמב"ן על שמות כ״ט:ל״א

אוּבִשַּׁלְתָּ אֶת בְּשָׂרוֹ בְּמָקֹם קָדֹשׁ לֹא יָדַעְנוּ אִם הוֹרָאַת שָׁעָה הִיא שֶׁיְּהֵא בְּשַׂר הַמִּלּוּאִים טָעוּן כֹּהֵן בְּבִשּׁוּלוֹ, אוֹ יִהְיֶה "וּבִשַּׁלְתָּ" בְּצִוּוּי, כְּמוֹ "וּמַטְּךָ אֲשֶׁר הִכִּיתָ בּוֹ אֶת הַיְאֹר" (שמות י"ז:ה'), "וַיִּבֶן שְׁלֹמֹה אֶת הַבַּיִת" (מלכים א ו':י"ד), כְּדִבְרֵי רַבִּי אַבְרָהָם (אבן עזרא על שמות כ"ט:ל"א). וְהִצְרִיךְ בְּמָקוֹם קָדוֹשׁ, שֶׁהֵן כְּזִבְחֵי שַׁלְמֵי צִבּוּר שֶׁנֶּאֱכָלִין לִפְנִים מִן הַקְּלָעִים וְנֶאֱכָלִין לְיוֹם וָלַיְלָה עַד חֲצוֹת (זבחים ה ה):

1AND THOU SHALT SEETHE ITS FLESH IN A HOLY PLACE. We do not know whether this was a temporary, special legislation that the flesh of [the ram of] consecration be seethed only by a priest, [who in this case was Moses] or — as Rabbi Abraham ibn Ezra has it — that the expression and thou shalt seethe means by commanding [another person to do it], it being similar in usage to these verses: and thy rod wherewith thou smotest the river;²¹⁴, 7:19), the verse must mean: “thy rod wherewith thou smotest the river — by commanding Aaron.” and Solomon built the house²¹⁵ [by commanding the builders to build it].The seething had to be done in a holy place, since they²¹⁶ were like the peace-offerings of the congregation which were to be eaten within the hangings of the court, the same day and evening until midnight.²¹⁷