1)

Seeing as the Korban Pesach must be a lamb or a kid-goat, why does the Torah add the word "u'Bakar"?

1.

Rashi (citing Targum Onkelos) and Rashbam #1: "Bakar" refers to the Chagigah of the fourteenth that one brings together with the Korban Pesach if the group is a large one, to enable the Pesach to be eaten to satiation. 1

2.

Ramban, Rashbam #2 and Targum Yonasan: "Tzon u'Bakar" refers to the Chagigah of Yom-Tov 2 that one brings on the fifteenth or throughout the Yom-Tov, which can consist of "Tzon" (sheep and goats) or cattle. 3

3.

Pesachim, 70b: To teach us that 'Mosar ha'Pesach' (a Korban Pesach that was not brought on Pesach) 4 must be brought as a Shelamim - which can comprise either Tzon or Bakar. 5


1

Whereas "Tzon" refers to the Korban Pesach mentioned in the previous Pasuk. See Seforno, who also seems to learn like this. See Ramban's objection to this explanation.

2

Ramban: Like the Chagigah that one brings on Shavu'os and Sukos.

3

Ramban: And it is as if the Torah had written "ve'Tzon u'Bakar (with a 'Vav'), like we find above in 14:4 and in Sh'mos, 1:20. See Ramban, who elaborates. See Oznayhim la'Torah, who asks that the Torah should have mentioned "Bakar" before "Tzon"?

4

See Torah Temimah, note 6.

5

See Toqrah Temimah, Ibid., who elaborates.

2)

Having already taught the Korban Pesach in Bo, why does the Torah repeat it here?

1.

Ramban: Because of the new Dinim that it teaches us 1. that the Matzas Mitzvah must be 'Lechem Oni' 1 ; 2. that Chametz may not be found in 'any of your borders'. 2

2.

Seforno: In order to insert "u'Bakar" to hint to the Chagigah (of the fourteenth) 3 even though it was not brought in Egypt.


1

Refer to 16:3:1:2.

2

Ramban: Whereas in Bo the Torah writes that it may not be seen in one's house. (Also Sh'mos 13:7 forbids "be'Chol Gevulecha". See R. Chavel's notes.)

3

Which is brought together with the Korban Pesach.

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