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Commentary for Leviticus 22:19

לִֽרְצֹנְכֶ֑ם תָּמִ֣ים זָכָ֔ר בַּבָּקָ֕ר בַּכְּשָׂבִ֖ים וּבָֽעִזִּֽים׃

that ye may be accepted, ye shall offer a male without blemish, of the beeves, of the sheep, or of the goats.

Rashi on Leviticus

לרצנכם — The meaning is: bring such a thing (animal) as is fitted to cause רצון, propitiation for you before Me. The word לרצנכם means: so that it may be to you for propitiation; apaisement in old French And which animal is it that is fitting to effect propitiation?
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Sforno on Leviticus

לרצונכם , as a sacrifice that will confer G’d’s goodwill upon you, and not for the Temple treasury.
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Chizkuni

לרצונכם תמים זכר, “without blemish, male, that you will be well received,” earlier in the portion of Vayikra,1,3, the Torah spoke of mandatory offerings, when mentioning that the offering needs to be such that G-d will look at the donor with fondness. No mention was made there of any blemishes in the animal offered. The author wonders why the Torah here did not mention other categories of sacrifices.
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