Commentary for Shevuot 20:5

אמאי דכי כתיב אחת בשעיר הנעשה בפנים כתיב אי הכי דרגלים נמי נכפרו אדיום הכפורים דכי כתיב אחת בשעיר הנעשה בפנים כתיב

- this atonement [of the Day of Atonement goat] shall be only once a year; then let the Day of Atonement goat also not atone for that for which the festival goats atone, because it is written: [And Aaron shall make atonement upon the horns of it] once<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid.: first half of the verse.');">⁷</span> - one atonement it atones, but it does not atone two atonements?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Why then does R. Simeon say that the Day of Atonement goat does atone also for that for which the festival goats atone?');">⁸</span>

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