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The table below presents an aligned extract of verses
in
Ex27-20b, Lv24-02, Ex29-40, Nu28-05
All verses
discuss
Temple items requiring oil
The alignment justifies the Rashi assertions that
The oil used for light was of a higher quality without dregs.
The oil used for Minchah offerings could be of lower quality.
Verse
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Text of Verse
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Rashi comment
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Ex27-20
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And you shall command the people of Israel, that they bring you
pure oil beaten for the light, for the lamp to burn always.
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Candellabrah oil is not only beaten but beaten for the light
and clear. It must be of higher quality.
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Ex29-40
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And with the one lamb a
tenth deal of flour mixed
with the fourth part of a
hin of beaten oil;
and the fourth part of a
hin of wine for a drink offering.
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It was permissable that the oil
used in the Minchah offerings could be of
lower quality - it had to be beaten
but not clear (i.e. it could have dregs).
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Advanced Rashi:
The verses by themselves only justify the assertion that oil used
for the candellabrah was of higher quality while oil used for other items
could be of lower quality. The specifics of how higher and lower
quality is achieved is not mentioned. However Rashi cites the Talmud Menachoth 86a
which describes a 3-stage production process.
- First the olives were beaten and placed in (or around) a basket until the weight of the oil inside them dripped out. (This oil had no dregs and was used for light)
- Then the olives were placed under a heavy beam to squeeze out remaining oil (This oil has dregs and could not be used for light)
- Finally the olives were finely ground (to ooze out the last oil). This oil also has dregs and could not be used for the Candellabrah.
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More advanced Rashi: We have aligned above only
Ex27-20b and Ex29-40. An almost identical alignment
is found in verses Lv24-02 and Nu28-05.
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