This tells me only of its slaughtering. Whence do I derive the same for the receiving of its blood and the sprinkling of the blood? From (1) "and you shall make the Pesach."
Slaughtering was in the general category (of "making"). Why was it singled out (for special mention)? To serve as a basis for comparison, viz.: Just as slaughtering is distinct in being categorically required for atonement, so, all that is so required (is included) — to exclude the burning of the fats, which is not thus required.
"sheep and cattle": Does the Paschal offering not come from lambs and kids? If so, why "sheep and cattle"? Sheep for the Pesach offering and cattle for the festive offering (chagigah), and to compare all that comes from sheep and cattle to the Pesach, viz.: Just as Pesach is a mandatory offering and comes only from chullin (non-consecrated) animals, so all mandatory offerings must come from chullin.
(דברים טז ב) וְזָבַחְתָּ פֶּסַח – שֶׁתְּהֵא שְׁחִיטָתוֹ לְשֵׁם פֶּסַח, שֶׁאִם שְׁחָטוֹ שֶׁלֹּא לִשְׁמוֹ – פָּסוּל.
(Devarim 16:2) "And you shall slaughter a Pesach": Its slaughtering must be in the name of Pesach; otherwise, it is unfit.
אֵין לִי אֶלָּא שְׁחִיטָתוֹ, מִנַּיִן לְרַבּוֹת קִבּוּל דָּמוֹ וּזְרִיקַת דָּמוֹ? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר (דברים טז א): ״וְעָשִׂיתָ״.
This tells me only of its slaughtering. Whence do I derive the same for the receiving of its blood and the sprinkling of the blood? From (1) "and you shall make the Pesach."
יָכוֹל שֶׁאֲנִי מְרַבֶּה אֶת הֶקְטֵר חֲלָבָיו? תַּלְמוּד לוֹמַר: וְזָבַחְתָּ.
I might think to include ("in the name of Pesach") the burning of its fats; it is, therefore, written "and you shall slaughter."
זְבִיחָה בִּכְלָל הָיְתָה, וְלָמָּה יָצְאָה? לְהַקִּישׁ אֵלֶיהָ: מַה זְבִיחָה מְיֻחֶדֶת, שֶׁמְּעַכֶּבֶת אֶת הַכַּפָּרָה – אַף כָּל שֶׁמְּעַכֵּב אֶת הַכַּפָּרָה; יָצְאָה הַקְטָרָה שֶׁאֵינָהּ מְעַכֶּבֶת אֶת הַכַּפָּרָה.
Slaughtering was in the general category (of "making"). Why was it singled out (for special mention)? To serve as a basis for comparison, viz.: Just as slaughtering is distinct in being categorically required for atonement, so, all that is so required (is included) — to exclude the burning of the fats, which is not thus required.
לַה׳ אֱלֹהֶיךָ – לַשֵּׁם הַמְיֻחָד.
"to the L-rd your G-d": for His name's sake.
צֹאן וּבָקָר, וַהֲלֹא אֵין פֶּסַח בָּא אֶלָּא מִן הַכְּבָשִׂים וּמִן הָעִזִּים! אִם כֵּן לָמָּה נֶאֱמַר צֹאן וּבָקָר? צֹאן לַפֶּסַח וּבָקָר לַחֲגִיגָה. דָּבָר אַחֵר: לְהַקִּישׁ כָּל הַבָּא מִן הַצֹּאן וּמִן הַבָּקָר לַפֶּסַח: מַה פֶּסַח שֶׁהוּא בָּא חוֹבָה, אֵינוֹ בָּא אֶלָּא מִן הַחֻלִּין – כָּךְ כָּל דָּבָר שֶׁהוּא בָּא חוֹבָה אֵינוֹ בָּא אֶלָּא מִן הַחֻלִּין.
"sheep and cattle": Does the Paschal offering not come from lambs and kids? If so, why "sheep and cattle"? Sheep for the Pesach offering and cattle for the festive offering (chagigah), and to compare all that comes from sheep and cattle to the Pesach, viz.: Just as Pesach is a mandatory offering and comes only from chullin (non-consecrated) animals, so all mandatory offerings must come from chullin.
בַּמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר יִבְחַר ה׳ לְשַׁכֵּן שְׁמוֹ שָׁם – זוֹ שִׁילֹה וּבֵית עוֹלָמִים.
"in the place that the L-rd your G-d shall choose to repose His name there": Shiloh and the Temple.