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Ramban on Leviticus 4:25/רמב"ן על ויקרא ד׳:כ״ה
אוְאֶת דָּמוֹ יִשְׁפֹּךְ אֶל יְסוֹד מִזְבַּח הָעֹלָה הוּא הַנִּזְכָּר, אֲבָל דֶּרֶךְ הַלָּשׁוֹן לְהַזְכִּיר הַשֵּׁם בִּמְקוֹם הַיְּדִיעָה, וְכֵן "וְסָמַךְ אֶת יָדוֹ עַל רֹאשׁ הַפָּר וְשָׁחַט אֶת הַפָּר" (ויקרא ד':ד'). וּלְרַבּוֹתֵינוּ בָּהֶם מִדְרָשִׁים כִּי תּוֹרַת ה' תְּמִימָה אֵין בָּהּ חָסֵר וְיָתֵר:
1AND THE REMAINING BLOOD THEREOF SHALL HE POUR OUT AT THE BASE OF THE ALTAR OF BURNT-OFFERING. This is the same altar already mentioned [in the first part of the verse: and he shall put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt-offering]. But such is the linguistic expression of the [Hebrew] language to mention the subject instead of [merely] the definite article [thus repeating “of burnt-offering” rather than just saying “the altar”]. Similarly, and he shall lay his hand upon the head of the bullock, and he shall slaughter the bullock.330 Our Rabbis have Midrashic interpretations on these verses, for the law of the Eternal is perfect,331 there being nothing in it which is omitted or redundant.