This pasuk seems enigmatic! This individual transgressed only one sin. Yet, the Torah views this infraction as if he had transgressed numerous sins! Horav Nissan Alpert, z.l., suggests the following approaches to this question. One who has attained spiritual nobility, even one who has reached the acme of Kehunah, priesthood, the Kohen Gadol, is still vulnerable to spiritual transgressions. Such an individual who sins, even in error, reflects that he is yet lacking in spiritual perfection. He is deficient in performing all the mitzvos of Hashem. During his moment of spiritual decline, he indicates that he is capable of sinking…
