Having stated "Lo Yikrav" in the previous Pasuk why does it repeat it here?
Rashi and Seforno: To indicate that it is not befitting for a Ba'al-Mum to bring Korbanos (just as he would not venture to serve before a human king - Rashi 1 ). 2
Rashi: as the Pasuk writes in Mal'achi 1:8: "If you were to bring it to your governor, would he accept you... ?"
Seforno: As the Pasuk writes in Esther, 4:2 "Because it is not befitting to come before the king wearing sack-cloth!"
Why does the Torah repeat "ki Chol Ish"?
Sifra: Having issued the prohibition on Aharon's offspring (See previous Pasuk), the Pasuk now comes to include Aharon himself.
Why does the Torah insert the (otherwise superfluous) word "Ish"?
B'choros, 44a: To incorporate a white spot in the eye and a watery eye in the list of Mumin.
Why does the Torah repeat "asher bo Mum"?
Sifra: To incorporate a Kohen with temporary blemishes in the prohibition. 1
Refer to 21:17:153:3. See Torah Temimah, note 117.
Why doess the Torah omit the words "mi'Zera Aharon"?
Oznayim la'Torah: Because the current Pesukim are referring to a Bamah, on which a Zar is permitted to sacrifice - but not a Ba'al-Mum. 1
What if the person is blind in only one eye?
B'choros, 44a: "Iver" means 'blind', irrespestive as to whether one is blind in one eye or in both eyes.
What if the person is lame in only one leg?
SIfra: "Pise'ach" means 'lame', irrespestive as to whether one is lame in one leg or in both legs. 1
See Torah Temimah, note 119.
What is the meaning of "Charum"?
Rashi (citing B'choros, 43b): It means that his nose is sunken between his eyes - to the point that he is able to paint both eyes with one stroke. 1
Ramban and Moshav Zekenim (citing B'choros 43b): It means a nose that is sunken, 2 even if one cannot paint the two eyes with one stroke.
Targum Yonasan: It means simply a deformed nose.
Why does the Pasuk refer to a misshapen nose as "Charum" (which is from the root 'Cherem', which has connotatons of destruction?
Ramban and Moshav Zekenim: Because the beauty of a person's face lies in the nose, and when it is misshapen, it affects the entire face.
What is the definition of "Saru'a"?
Rashi: "Saru'a" is where one of a pair of twin limbs 1 is larger than the other.
Targum Yonasan: "Saru'a" is a sprained thigh. 2
Why does the Torah add the word "O" (and not simply a 'Vav' - see Torah Temimah, 120) in cconnection with "Pise'ach", "Charum" and "Saru'a"?
Sifra: "O Pise'ach" includes a. an arched foot - where the heel and the toes touch the ground but the middle of the foot is raised; b. a crooked foot and c. a foot that is shaped like a bow - with the heel at one end and the toes at the other. B'choros, 43b: "O Charum" includes a. a short nose; b. nostrils that are blocked and c. a long nose. Sifra: "O Saru'a" includes a. a bone that protrudes from the thumb or from the big toe; b. a heel that protrudes from the back of the foot and c. a sole that is wide - like the foot of a goose.
Why is a Ba'al-Mum disqualified from performing the Avodah?
Seforno: Because it is not befitting for a person with a blemish to appear thus before the King. 1
Seforno: As the Pasuk writes in Esther, "Because one does not appear by the Gate of the king('s palace) wearing sack-cloth.
Whar is the Din with regard to a blemish not listed in the Torah?
