Commentary for Yoma 140:12

קידש ידיו ורגליו ת"ר (ויקרא טז, כג) ובא אהרן אל אהל מועד למה הוא בא להוציא את הכף ואת המחתה

R'Eleazar son of R'Simeon says: Two rams are involved, one mentioned here, the other in the Book of Numbers. What is the ground of Rabbi's view? Because Scripture says: 'One'. - And R'Eleazar son of R'Simeon: 'One' here means, the [unique] outstanding one of his flock. And Rabbi? - He infers that from, and all your choice vows.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Deut. XII, 11.');">¹⁴</span> And R'Eleazar son of R'Simeon? - One refers to obligatory offerings, the other to voluntary ones and [a statement concerning both] is necessary.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' One could not have inferred the law that the choicest of animals have to be brought in the case of voluntary offerings from the obligatory ones, or vice versa, because to one view the former is preferable, more pleasing because spontaneous, whereas to the other the performance of one's duty takes preference. Hence two texts are necessary to include both kinds of offerings.');">¹⁵</span> HE WOULD SANCTIFY HIS HANDS AND FEET. Our Rabbis taught: And Aaron shall come in to the tent of meeting.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lev. XVI, 23.');">¹⁶</span> For what purpose does he enter? To fetch ladle and fire-pan

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