LIST104c (C) Dr Hendel, Jan-03
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We align the 2 Lepor purification procedures (For Rich
and poor lepors). The basic differences are that
- The Rich procedure uses 3 lambs(Guilt, Sin and UP sac)
- The poor procedure uses 1 lamb(Guilt) and 2 birds
Complete details are presented in the footnotes which
summarize several Rashis
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Rich Sac
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Procedure Item
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Poor Sac
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Procedure Item
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A
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Lv14-10
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TAKES 2 lambs
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Lv14-22
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Take Two birds*4*5
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B
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Lv14-10
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TAKES 1 lamb
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Lv14-21
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Ditto
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C
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Lv14-10
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TAKES 3 flours
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Lv14-21
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Take 1 Flour*5
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D
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Lv14-10
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TAKES 1 Quart oil
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Lv14-21
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Ditto*6
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E
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Lv14-12
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TAKE 1 lamb *2
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Lv14-23
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BRING to temple*2
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F
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Lv14-12
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BRING lamb/quart
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Lv14-24
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TAKE lamb/quart*2
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G
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Lv14-12
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WAIVE THEM
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Lv14-24
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Ditto
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H
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Lv14-13
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SLAUGHTER it
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Lv14-25
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Ditto
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I
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Lv14-14
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BLOOD on ear...
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Lv14-25
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Ditto
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J
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Lv14-15
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SPILL Oil on hand
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Lv14-26
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Ditto
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K
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Lv14-16
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SPRINKLE to God
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Lv14-27
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Ditto
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L
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Lv14-17
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SPRINKLE OIL on Ear
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Lv14-28
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Ditto
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M
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Lv14-18
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SPILL OIL on head
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Lv14-29
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Ditto
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N
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Lv14-19
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Make SIN offering
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Lv14-31
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Ditto
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O
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Lv14-19
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Slaughter UP
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ABSENT *7
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P
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Lv14-20
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Offer Olah
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Lv14-31
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Ditto
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Q
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Lv14-20
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---- Minchah*3
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Lv14-31
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Ditto
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COMMENTS
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*1 Technically a LOG is volume measure equal to the
volume of 6 medium size eggs. Since two eggs
fill a cup and since 4 cups make an English Quart
we think it proper to translate LOG as QUART
Technically the LOG as 3 cups while the QUART
has 4 cups. However the translation gives the
FEEL of the measure. The reader should be aware
that thoughout this digest the word QUART means
LOG
*2 The sequence TAKE--BRING-NEAR--WAIVE--SLAUGHTER implies
- that TAKE means DESIGNATE it (as a guilt offering
- BRING NEAR means BRING TO TEMPLE DOORS *10
- WAIVE means WAIVE LIVE *11
These are the Rashis at Lv14-12a Lv14-12b*12
The parallel phrases in the poor lepor procedure
-- BRING TO TEMPLE||TAKE THE LAMB seem to support
the contention that there are two procedures
- BRINGING the lamb near the temple
- DESIGNATING it as something to be brought to God
*3 The minchah here refers to the MINCHAH libations
that went with all animals (See List104d for copious
details as well as the main reference in Nu15)
(Rashi on Lv14-20a)
*4 This phrase of the 2 birds is out of sequence (In the
RICH LEPOR offering the UP and SIN are mentioned first
because they are also lambs while for the POOR LEPOR
the UP and SIN offering are mentioned 4th)
*5 Most of the phrases are repeated identically in these
two chapters. However the minor differences show
the contrast between the RICH LEPOR sin offering and
the POOR LEPOR sin offering.
- The rich lepor offering uses 3 lambs
- The poor lepor offering uses 1 lamb and 2 birds
In both cases the lamb is offered as a GUILT offering
However the UP and SIN offering are offered as
- 2 lambs in the rich offering
- 2 birds in the poor offering
But the authority of Nu15 teaches us that we have
1 tenth flour PER LAMB for minchah libations.
Therefore we have
- 3 tenth flours for the rich lepor offering of 3 lambs
- 1 tenth flour for the poor lepor offering of 1 lamb
(Rashi Lv14-21a)
*6 (Rashi Lv14-21b) Rashi points out that since every
minchah offering has mixed in it oil therefore
the entire Lepor procedure must have--beside the
QUART OIL used for sprinklings--additional oil
used in the Minchahs.
In Talmudic lingo: The Biblical requirement to
bring a QUART OF OIL (For the sprinklings) is
ADDITIVE not RESTRICTIVE (It adds on to the
total oil but does not exclude obvious oil)
*7 The slaughtering of the UP is not mentioned in the
POOR LEPOR offering (Since birds are NIPPED not
slaughtered) I however dont know why it didnt
say AND HE SHALL NIP THE BIRD in the poor lepor offering
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LONGER FOOTNOTES
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*10 The word BRING-NEAR can equally mean
- bring to temple door (Literal meaning)
- offer a sacrifice (The word for sacrifice in Hebrew is
NEARING from BRING NEAR)
Ordinarily in the sacrificial procedures the term
BRING NEAR means OFFER. Here (in Lv14-10) we take
it literally to mean BRING NEAR to the temple because
of the sequence (BRINGnear-...-SLAUGHTER--etc)
A similar usage occurs at Lv01-03
*11 Most Temple waiving procedures are done on organs
of slaughtered animals (cf Lv07-30 or Nu06-19:20)
By contrast the SEQUENCE here requires us to
interpret WAIVING as referring to LIVE WAIVING
*12 In passing Malbim expresses surprise at Rashi who
mentions that the GUILT offering must be DESIGNATED
for its purpose (Since DESIGNATION is a general
sacrificial requirement). Malbim should have known
better (Then to question Rashi). As shown above
Rashi was simply consistently commenting on SEQUENCE
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