Commentary for Menachot 183:16

תנו רבנן (ויקרא ד, טו) וסמכו זקני העדה את ידיהם על ראש הפר פר טעון סמיכה ואין שעירי עבודת כוכבים טעונין סמיכה דברי ר' יהודה

But R'Simeon says, Just as the blood of the he-goat that is offered within [the Holy of Holies] makes atonement for Israelites for all matters of uncleanness touching the Temple and the holy things thereof, so does the blood of the bullock make atonement for the priests for all matters of uncleanness touching the Temple and the holy things thereof; and just as the confession of sin pronounced over the scapegoat<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lev. XVI, 21; cf. Yoma 66a.');">¹⁶</span> makes atonement for Israelites for other sins, so does the confession of sin pronounced over the bullock<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. Yoma 35b.');">¹⁷</span>

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