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כלי יקר — ידיו תביאינה את אשי ה'

Why does the Torah specify that the owner himself — 'ידיו תביאינה' — brings the שלמים, while in חטאת, אשם, and even עולה the whole offering is handled by the kohanim?

לפי שכל מי שיש לו כעס מן המלך ורוצה לכפר ולקנח פני רוגזו אז הוא שולח המנחה לפניו על ידי שליח, כדרך שאמר יעקב 'אכפרה פניו במנחה ההולכת לפני ואחרי כן אראה פניו'. אבל המביא למלך איזו מתנה דרך דורון וכבוד אז הוא מביא המנחה בידיו בעצמו ולא על ידי השליח. וזהו ההבדל שבין חטאת ואשם הבאים על חטא המעשה, והעולה הבאה על חטא ההרהור, ובין השלמים.

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Kli Yakar on Leviticus 7:1

Q — Why does the Torah specify that the owner himself — 'ידיו תביאינה' — brings the שלמים, while in חטאת, אשם, and even עולה the whole offering is handled by the kohanim?

A — Kli Yakar's mashal: someone who has angered a king and wants to appease him sends a gift through a messenger — it would be חוצפא to approach the king personally. Yaakov did exactly this with Esav: 'אכפרה פניו במנחה ההולכת לפני ואחרי כן אראה פניו.' חטאת/אשם/עולה are appeasement-offerings — for sin of action or even sin of thought — so the owner cannot bring them himself. But שלמים are not appeasement; they are 'דורון ומתנה,' a gift of honor. A gift of honor a person delivers in his own hands. That is why only שלמים repeats 'אשר יקריב לה'' — Hashem most wants the offering that comes from joy, not from guilt.

לפי שכל מי שיש לו כעס מן המלך ורוצה לכפר ולקנח פני רוגזו אז הוא שולח המנחה לפניו על ידי שליח, כדרך שאמר יעקב 'אכפרה פניו במנחה ההולכת לפני ואחרי כן אראה פניו'. אבל המביא למלך איזו מתנה דרך דורון וכבוד אז הוא מביא המנחה בידיו בעצמו ולא על ידי השליח. וזהו ההבדל שבין חטאת ואשם הבאים על חטא המעשה, והעולה הבאה על חטא ההרהור, ובין השלמים.

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