Commentary for Pesachim 123:1
בהאי קרא קמיפלגי (ויקרא א, ד) ונרצה לו לכפר עליו עליו ולא על חבירו רבה סבר חבירו דומיא דידיה מה הוא דבר כפרה אף חבירו דבר כפרה לאפוקי האי ערל דלאו בר כפרה הוא
differ in this verse: And it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lev. I, 4. [I.e., by sprinkling, v. supra p. 306, n. 2.]');"><sup>1</sup></span> 'for him', but not for his companion.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., if the blood is sprinkled on behalf of a different person, the sacrifice is disqualified.');"><sup>2</sup></span> Rabbah holds, His companion must be like himself: just as he is capable of atonement, so must his companion be capable of atonement,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Only then does this change of name disqualify the sacrifice.');"><sup>3</sup></span>
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