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Verse
Nu35-12a,
discussing
the creation of refuge cities for accidental murderers
states
And they shall be to you cities
for refuge from the avenger;
that the man slayer should not die,
until he stands before the congregation in judgement.
Rashi clarifies the underlined words
refuge from the avenger
by referencing verse(s)
Dt19-06,
discussing
a case of accidental murderer
which states
Lest the avenger of the blood pursue the slayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and slay him; though he was not deserving of death, since in times past he did not hate him.
Hence the Rashi comment:
When Nu35-12a discusses
designating cities for refuge
from the avenger it refers to
saving the murderer from an avenging
murderer who would not receive the
death penalty as indicated in Dt19-06.
Text of Target verse
Nu35-12a
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Text of Reference Verse
Dt19-06
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And they shall be to you cities
for refuge from the avenger;
that the man slayer should not die,
until he stands before the congregation in judgement.
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Lest the avenger of the blood pursue the slayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and slay him; though he was not deserving of death, since in times past he did not hate him.
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Rashi comments:
When Nu35-12a discusses
designating cities for refuge
from the avenger it refers to
saving the murderer from an avenging
murderer who would not receive the
death penalty as indicated in Dt19-06.
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Advanced Rashi:
Rashi does not explicitly bring down Dt19-06.
Rashi simply comments on the word avenger by stating:
From the avenger of blood that is a relative
of the murdered.
However, a careful examination shows that Nu35-12
uses the word avenger while Dt19-06
uses the phrase avenger of blood.
Rashi chose this phrase - avenger of blood -
so as to refer to Dt19-06.
Dt19-06 clarifies Nu35-12
since it explicitly indicates the lack of
a death penalty if the avenger of blood kills
the murderer. For this reason we have classified this
Rashi as using the reference method even though
no explicit reference is made. Such non explicit
reference Rashis occur frequently. As can be seen
Rashi can use non-explicit nuancing when using
the reference method.
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