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VERSE: Dt14-01b
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SUCCINCT SUMMARY ---------------- Rashi frequently makes powerful inferences from the alignment of ALMOST similar verses. The minor variations between these almost similar verses suggests nuances and differences or even meaning. We call this the Rashi rule of ALIGNMENT When Rashi identifies two cases from the ALIGNMENT we call this the Rashi subrule of TWO CASES EXAMPLE 1 Dt14-01b Lv21-05 -------------------------- Both the following two ALIGNED verses present the prohibition of self-mutilation as a sign of mourning by balding oneself ------------------------------------------------------------- - Dt14-01 do not PLACE a baldness between your eyes to mourn - Lv21-05 do not BALD a baldness on their head -------- - Differs *1 *2 *3 *4 ------------------------------------------------------------- The two verses taken together state - neither Israelites(Dt14-01) not Priests (Lv21-05) - are allowed to bald themselves(#1 #2) - as a sign of mourning (#4) - whether the baldness is on the forehead between the eyes or any place on the head (#3) For further details see LIST314f which summarizes this discussion and presents further details | ||
| ITEM | DETAIL | |
| RASHI RULE CLASS: | ALIGNMENT | |
| RASHI SUBRULE CLASS | 2 CASES | |
| RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE | #10 | |
| SEE BELOW | LIST314f | |
| Align clauses in | Dt14-01/Lv21-05-no balding for mourni | |
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Align clauses in Dt14-01/Lv21-05-no balding for mourning | |||||
| VERSES | Phrase1 | Phrase2 | PHRASE3 | PHRASE4 | |
| Dt14-01b | do not PLACE | a baldness | between your eyes | to mourn | |
| Lv21-05a | do not BALD | a baldness | in your heads | -------- | |
| Differs | *1 | *2 | *3 | *4 | |
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*1 The standard Midrashim do not explain the reason for the two verbs. I would assume quite simply it means - don't PLACE=CREATE a baldness - if you were partially BALD, don't BALD further *2 Both verses prohibit creating a baldness *3 Combining the two verses I infer that the prohibition of placing a baldness is - whether the baldness is between the eyes - or whether the baldness is any place on the head See footnote *10 for further details *4 Dt14-01 explains WHY a person could want to BALD a BALDNESS--as a sign of mourning. Thus Dt14-01 sheds light on Lv21 (While the MOURNING is not explicitly mentioned in Lv21-05 nevertheless the surrounding verses Lv21-01:04 address mourning issues) | |||||
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*10 One obvious question raised by the Sifrah is -------------------------------------------- Perhaps the two verses should be interpreted to refer to two cases - Israelites cant bald on the forehead between the eyes - Priests cant bald at all (any place on the head) -------------------------------------------- I would answer this using the Rabbi Ishmael rules ------------------------------------------------ If you are dealing with some situation (such as the prohibition of baldness) and a verse elsewhere changes something (baldness on head vs baldness on eyes) then that change does not only apply to itself (ie to Israelites) but rather applies to all (to both priests and Israelites) unless there is further indication (from some other verse cue) that the verse is meant to indicate a second case ------------------------------------------------- | |||||
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