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Ramban on Leviticus 8:32/רמב"ן על ויקרא ח׳:ל״ב

אוְהַנּוֹתָר בַּבָּשָׂר וּבַלָּחֶם הַבֵּי"ת בִּשְׁתֵּי הַמִּלּוֹת תְּשַׁמֵּשׁ כְּמוֹ מֵ"ם, וְהַנּוֹתָר מִן הַבָּשָׂר וּמִן הַלֶּחֶם, וְכֵן "בַיּוֹם הַשְּׁמִינִי וָהָלְאָה" (יחזקאל מג כז), "בַּשָּׁנָה הַהִיא שְׁמֹנֶה עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה" (שופטים י ח). וְלֹא פֵּרֵשׁ הַכָּתוּב "וְהַנּוֹתָר עַד הַבֹּקֶר" כִּי כְּבָר לָמְדוּ מִשְׁפַּט הַקָּרְבָּנוֹת וְיָדְעוּ שֶׁשְּׁלָמִים הַלָּלוּ נִדּוֹנִין כַּחֲמוּרִין שֶׁבָּהֶן שֶׁנֶּאֱכָלִין לְיוֹם וְלַיְלָה, אוֹ שֶׁקִּצֵּר הַכָּתוּב כָּאן בַּעֲבוּר שֶׁהוּא מְפֹרָשׁ בַּצַּוָּאָה (שמות כט לד) "וְאִם יִוָּתֵר מִבְּשַׂר הַמִּלֻּאִים וּמִן הַלֶּחֶם עַד הַבֹּקֶר":

1AND THAT WHICH REMAINETH ‘BABASAR UBALACHEM.’ The letter beth in these two words [which means literally: “‘in’ the meat and ‘in’ the bread”] serves here as a mem the meaning thus being: “and that which remains ‘of’ the meat and ‘of’ the bread. ”²²⁰ Similarly: ‘bayom ha’shemini’ (‘on’ the eighth day), and forward²²¹ [means miyom ha’shemini — “from” the eighth day on]; and they oppressed and crushed the children of Israel ‘bashanah hahi (‘in’ that year) eighteen years²²² [means mishanah hahi — from’ that year].Scripture does not state: and that which remained “till the morning,” for they had already learned the law of the offerings and knew that these peace-offerings were to be regarded like the stricter offerings which are eaten for a day and a night,²²³ [since they were accompanied by breads like a thanks-offering]. Or it may be that Scripture speaks briefly here because it is explained in the section containing the command of these offerings, And if aught of the flesh of the consecration, or of the bread, remain unto the morning, [then thou shalt burn the remainder].²²⁴