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VERSE: Lv21-24b

RASHIS COVERED: Lv21-24a Lv21-24b

Lv21-24b (C) Dr Hendel, Jan-03
SUCCINCT SUMMARY ---------------- Rashi frequently comments by making broad database queries and noting patterns. EXAMPLE ------------------------- We make a query of OPENING/CLOSING lines in Commandments: To WHOM were these commandments to be addressed. We find that - There are only 8 commandments that God told Moses to tell Aaron - All but one of these commandments have an OPENING line but not a CLOSING line(The opening line says: Tell the priests) - One commandment has an OPENING and CLOSING line OPENING LINE: Tell the priests CLOSING LINE: Moses told priests AND JEWS The context and contrast then suggests that the Jews were told in order to oversee the Priests.
ITEM	DETAIL
RASHI RULE CLASS:	DATABASES
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS	DATABASES
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE	#27
SEE BELOW	LIST606a
Query of	Openings/closings in 8 Commands to Priests

LIST606a (C) Dr Hendel, Jan-03
Query of Openings/closings in 8 Commands to Priests
VERSE	CLOSING VERSE	Topic of Biblical Command/Paragraph
Lv06-17:23	*1	Offerings
Lv16-01:31		Yom Kippur
Lv17-01:07	*2	Offerings outside Temple
Lv21-16:24	Jews	Priestly blemishes
Lv22-01:16		Blemished priests can eat offerings
Lv22-17:25	*2	Dont offer blemished animals
Nu06-22:27		Priestly blessing
Nu08-01:04		Construction of Candellabrah

COMMENTS
1 This paragraph actually continues to Lv07-21 2 In these paragraphs the opening line is ---------------------------------- Tell Aaron/Priests and Jews ---------------------------------- In the other paragraphs the opening line is ---------------------------- Tell Aaron/Priests ---------------------------- 3 This is the only chapter with a CLOSING LINE. The contrast of the OPENING/CLOSING line is as follows -OPENING LINE: God tells Moses to tell Aaron -CLOSING LINE: Moses tells Aaron and Jews From the contrast we infer that Moses told the Jews in order to oversee the Priests10 *11
LONGER FOOTNOTES
10 This Rashi is remarkably consistent with the following law cited by the Rambam ------------------------------------------ The Sanhedrin was located in the Temple Chambers since one of its primary functions was to check Priestly blemishes!!! ------------------------------------------ 11 We should emphasize how the approach of this email group differs from traditional approaches to Rashi. Traditional approaches to Rashi emphasize the EXTRA WORD--they would argue that the Biblical text states ------------------------------ God told Aaron and the JEWS ------------------------------ Traditional Rashiists might also emphasize the CONTRAST ALIGNMENT of the opening and closing verses showing that while the command was stated to Aaron nevertheless it was told to Aaron and the Jews. Our email group further emphasizes the Database Query: - What do OTHER commandments to Aaron look like. Remarkably NONE of the other commandments has a closing line. When we add to this the unusual closing line in this paragraph, that AARON AND THE JEWS are addressed, the Rashi becomes punchier and deeper---apparently the Jews were told to oversee the priests.

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