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Ramban on Leviticus 1:10/רמב"ן על ויקרא א׳:י׳
אוְאִם מִן הַצֹּאן קָרְבָּנוֹ הַפָּרָשָׁה הַזּוֹ (פסוקים י-יג) בְּעוֹלַת הַצֹּאן וְדִינָהּ כְּדִין עוֹלַת הַבָּקָר בְּכָל מַעֲשֶׂה, וּלְכָךְ קִצֵּר בְּכָאן וְלֹא הִזְכִּיר "וְסָמַךְ וְנִרְצָה". וְהוֹסִיף לוֹמַר "עַל יֶרֶךְ הַמִּזְבֵּחַ צָפֹנָה לִפְנֵי ה'" (ויקרא א':י"א) לְבָאֵר כִּי לִפְנֵי ה' שֶׁכָּתוּב בְּבֶן הַבָּקָר (ויקרא א':ה') הוּא יֶרֶךְ הַמִּזְבֵּחַ בַּצָּפוֹן, וּפֵרוּשׁ "יֶרֶךְ הַמִּזְבֵּחַ" - צִדּוֹ, וְהוּא בַּצָּפוֹן, לִמֵּד כִּי כֶּבֶשׁ הַמִּזְבֵּחַ בַּדָּרוֹם וְשָׁם פְּנֵי הַמִּזְבֵּחַ שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר בָּהֶן "לִפְנֵי ה' אֶל פְּנֵי הַמִּזְבֵּחַ" (ויקרא ו':ז'). וְטַעַם הַשְּׁחִיטָה שֶׁהִיא בַּצָּפוֹן כְּבָר פֵּרַשְׁתִּי. וְאָמַר סְתָם "עַל הַמִּזְבֵּחַ סָבִיב" כִּי הוּא הַמִּזְבֵּחַ הַנִּזְכָּר (ויקרא א':ה') אֲשֶׁר פֶּתַח אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד. וְלֹא הִזְכִּיר "וְהִפְשִׁיט", שֶׁכְּבָר הֻזְכַּר (ויקרא א':ו'). וְאָמַר "וְעָרַךְ הַכֹּהֵן אֹתָם" לְלַמֵּד כִּי דַּי בְּכֹהֵן אֶחָד כְּמוֹ שֶׁפֵּרַשְׁתִּי (רמב"ן על ויקרא א':ו'), כִּי הַפָּרָשִׁיּוֹת לְמֵדוֹת זוֹ מִזּוֹ, מַה שֶׁיְּחַסֵּר בְּאַחַת יְבָאֵר בָּאַחֶרֶת:
1AND IF HIS OFFERING BE OF THE FLOCK. This section deals with the burnt-offering of the flock, and the law thereof is in every detail like that of the burnt-offering of the herd. That is why He shortened here the command, and did not mention “and he shall lay his hands” [upon the offering], nor “and it will be acceptable” [as mentioned above]. He said here in addition, however, that it be slaughtered on the side of the altar, northward before the Eternal,157 in order to explain that the expression before the Eternal158 mentioned in connection with the bullock means the side of the altar northward. The meaning of yerech [of the altar] is “the side” of the altar, and in the northerly direction. The verse thus teaches that the ramp of the altar was on the south side, where the front of the altar was, concerning which it is said, before the Eternal, in front of the altar.159 I have already explained the reason why the slaughtering was to be done on the north side.160 Scripture states without specification, round about the altar,161 for the reference is to the altar mentioned above, that is at the door of the Tent of Meeting.162 It does not state [in this section] and he shall flay it, since it has already been mentioned [in the preceding section].163 It states and the priest shall set them in order,164 to teach us that it is sufficient if one priest attends [to all the acts of the offering of the burnt-offering brought by an individual] as I have explained,163 for the sections on the offerings complement each other, the points not mentioned in one being explained in the other.