LIST309a (C) Dr Hendel, Jan-04
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Alignment of clauses in Dt25-01:03:WICKED WICKED WICKED BROTHER
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TERM
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Text of Dt25-01:03--reference to convict is CAPPED
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PEOPLE
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If there is a conflict between PEOPLE
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and they go to court
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and the righteous is vindicated
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WICKED
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and the WICKED is convicted
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WICKED
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If the WICKED is also liable to lashes
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Then the Judge orders lashes
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WICKED
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according to his WICKEDNESS
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But no more than 40 lashes
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BROTHER
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lest your BROTHER be humiliated*1
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COMMENTS
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*1 Notice the contrastive reference to the convicted:
- PEOPLE, WICKED, WICKED,...BROTHER
Hence the Rashi comment
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Once the convicted receives lashes he
is forgiven...he is no longer called WICKED
but is called YOUR BROTHER, because he is forgiven
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