English: “And the kohen shall bring it near” — why “the kohen”? That melikah be done by the kohen himself (with his nail, not with a tool).
In the sugya: The explicit “ha-kohen” is not redundant ownership language. It requires that the act of melikah be performed by the kohen’s own body — specifically with the fingernail — rather than with a knife or other implement.
Type of Learning
Miyut requiring the kohen’s own body for melikah — fingernail, not a tool.
What Is Learned
Melikah of the bird olah is performed with the kohen’s fingernail, not a knife. The verse’s insistence on “the kohen” teaches that the act must be done by the kohen himself using his own nail; an instrument is excluded.