Schemot 12:5 Kommentar: Rashi, Or HaChaim, Tur HaArokh & Siftei Chakhamim

שֶׂ֥ה תָמִ֛ים זָכָ֥ר בֶּן־שָׁנָ֖ה יִהְיֶ֣ה לָכֶ֑ם מִן־הַכְּבָשִׂ֥ים וּמִן־הָעִזִּ֖ים תִּקָּֽחוּ׃

Ein Lamm ohne Fehl, männlich, einjährig, sollt ihr nehmen, von den Schafen oder von den Ziegen dürft ihr es wählen.

Rashi on Exodus

תמים PERFECT i. e. without blemish (Mekhilta d'Rabbi Yishmael 13:5:1).
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Or HaChaim on Exodus

ומן העזים תקחו, "or you may take it from amongst the he-goats." The reason the Torah had to write the word תקחו, you shall purchase or take once more is to teach that it is permitted to use a goat even if one owns a sheep of the appropriate age group.
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Tur HaArokh

שה תמים, ”an unblemished lamb.” It was appropriate to select a lamb for that sacrifice as the horoscope of the lamb is in its ascendancy during the month of “Nissan.” Consuming the lamb was a reminder to every Israelite that this Egyptian deity had been completely powerless to protect its worshippers. By doing this we testify that our departure from Egypt was not due to our own efforts or ability, but exclusively to the power of Hashem.
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