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קח לך עגל דרך כהן להקריב פר חטאת דכתיב אם הכהן וגו׳ יבוא עגל ויכפר על מעשה העגל. קח לך עגל, “take for yourself a calf;” it was customary for the priest to take a bull as a sin offering as is written in Leviticus 4,3: ,'אם הכהן המשיח יחטא וגו, “if the High Priest will sin, etc.; in other words, the calf will atone for the sin of the golden calf. [According to Sifra we must understand that verse as referring specifically to this High Priest. Ed.]