וְעָשָׂ֤ה הַכֹּהֵן֙ אֶת־הָאֶחָ֣ד חַטָּ֔את וְאֶת־הָאֶחָ֖ד עֹלָ֑ה וְכִפֶּ֨ר עָלֶ֤יהָ הַכֹּהֵן֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה מִזּ֖וֹב טֻמְאָתָֽהּ׃
און דער כֹּהן זאָל מאַכן אײנע אַ זינדאָפּפֿער, און אײנע אַ בראַנדאָפּפֿער, און דער כֹּהן זאָל מכַפּר זײַן אױף איר פֿאַר גאָט פֿון װעגן איר אומרײנער פֿליסונג.
Guide for the Perplexed
The Levites did not sacrifice; they were not considered as being agents in the atonement of sins, for it was only the priest who was commanded “to make atonement for him” (Lev. 4:26) and “to make atonement for her” (Lev. 12:8). The duty of the Levites was the performance of vocal music; and a Levite became therefore disabled for service when he lost his voice. The object of the singing is to produce certain emotions; this object can only be attained by pleasing sounds and melodies accompanied by music, as was always the case in the Temple.