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(C) Dr Hendel, Jan-04
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Alignment of Dt24-05 Dt20-05:08: Married vs Engaged
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SITUATION
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EXEMPT FROM....
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REASON FOR EXEMPTION
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New House
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No combat
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Lest he die and others take it
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Vineyard
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No combat
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Lest he die and others take it
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Engaged
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No combat
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Lest he die and others take it
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Newly-wed
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No combat Community service
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Free for his HOUSE
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*2
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*3
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COMMENTS
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*1 -Dt24-05 speaks about a NEWLY WED
-Dt20-05:08 speaks about
- - engaged but not married
- - built a house but did not yet use it
- - built a vineyard but did not yet use it
*2 Dt24-05 states that newly-weds are free from
- ARMY (COMBAT DUTY)
- ANY MATTER (COMMUNITY SERVICE)
Dt20-05:08 states
- he shall not go out in the army
As will be seen in Footnote 3 it is reasonable to
- interpret Dt20-05:08 restrictively(No COMBAT duty but
YES to community service)
- interpret Dt24-05 broadly (No combat or community
service for newly weds, new houses and new vineyards
that are used.
*3 Note the reasons given for the exemptions in Dt24-05
- The newly wed must be FREE FOR HIS HOUSE
Clearly this argument applies equally to
- - newly wed after marriage
- - use of new house after it was built
- - use of new vineyard after it was used
Now note the reason for exemptions in Dt20
- The engaged/built-house/built-vineyard does not go out to
Army duty LEST HE DIE AND SOMEONE ELSE TAKE IT/HER
Clearly this argument
- - DOES APPLY to not going to COMBAT DUTY (Where he might die)
- - DOES NOT APPLY to going for COMMUNITY SERVIE (Where the
likelihood of death is not greater)
Hence the Rashi comments
- engaged/built house/built vineyard
- - are exempt from COMBAT duty
- - are not exempt from COMMUNITY service
- newly wed/new use of house/new use of vineyard
- - are exempt from COMBAT duty
- - are exempt from COMMUNITY service*10
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LONGER FOOTNOTES
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*10 The above arguments are my own. They are based on the CITED
reasons in the text. By contrast Rashi seems to derive these
laws from vague plays on words
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The text say HE WILL BE(Rashi: this indicates his VINEYARD)
FREE FOR HIS HOUSE (Rashi:this indicates his HOUSE)
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However this play on words is clearly only mnemonical since
the derivation thru the CITED REASONS as given above is
clearly superior. Finally we can offer an additional
derivation based on the Rabbi Ishmael rules
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IF A GENERAL RULE (Like exemption from COMBAT Duty Dt20)
HAS AN ADDED VERSE(Like exemption from COMMUNITY SERVICE)
THEN THE ADDED VERSE (Dt24-05 exemption from community...)
APPLIES NOT JUST TO THAT ITEM (to newly-weds)
BUT RATHER APPLIES TO
ALL ITEMS IN THE ORIGINAL VERSE(new wife;new house/vineyard)
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