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    1. RASHI METHOD: REFERENCES
    BRIEF EXPLANATION: Commentary on a verse is provided thru a cross-reference to another verse. The cross references can either provide
    • (1a) further details,
    • (1b) confirm citations, or
    • (1c) clarify word meaning.
    This examples applies to Rashis Lv15-31b
    URL Reference: (c) http://www.Rashiyomi.com/w33n15.htm
    Brief Summary: The CUT-OFF punishment for ritually impurifying Temple related items (Lv22-03,Lv19-20) means DEATH (Lv15-31b)

Verse Lv15-31b discussing the punishment of ritually impurifing the Temple states Thus shall you separate the people of Israel from their uncleanness; that they die not in their uncleanness, when they impurify my Temple that is among them. Rashi clarifies the underlined words die, when they impurify my Temple by referencing verses Lv22-03, Nu19-20 which states Say to them, Whoever he is of all your seed among your generations, who goes to the holy things, which the people of Israel hallow to the Lord, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from my presence; I a ###### Hence the Rashi comment: The cut off punishment for impurifying the Temple / holy objects, mentioned in Lv22-03,Nu19-20, means a death penalty (at the hands of heaven) as clarified in Lv15-31b.

Text of Target verse Lv22-03, Nu19-20 Text of Reference Verse Lv13-51b
Say to them, Whoever he is of all your seed among your generations, who goes to the holy things, which the people of Israel hallow to the Lord, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from my presence; I a ###### Thus shall you separate the people of Israel from their uncleanness; that they die not in their uncleanness, when they impurify my Temple that is among them.
Rashi comments: The cut off punishment for impurifying the Temple / holy objects, mentioned in Lv22-03,Nu19-20, means a death penalty (at the hands of heaven) as clarified in Lv15-31b.

Advanced Rashi: A sort of cute twist happens here. Rashi comments on verse Lv15-31b which explicitly mentions death. Rashi cross-references verses Lv22-03, Nu19-20 which only mention cut-off. But the role of target and reference verse should be reversed. That is Rashi should really comment on verses Lv22-03, Nu19-20 that the unknown word cut-off is illuminated by verse Lv15-31b which explains cut-off as death. In other words this is one of those rare Rashi situations where the Rashi comment would be better placed on the verse referenced rather than on the current verse. 


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