The table below presents two contradictory verses. Both verses talk about the similarity of the Levite Tithed-Tithe to granary grain. The underlined words highlight the contradiction. One verse says it (the tithed tithe) will have the same status as granary grain [which must be eaten in ritual purity] - Nu18-12:13 while the other verse says you will raise a gift (tithed-tithe) to the priest .....it will be like granary grain ... you can eat it anywhere Which is it? Must there be ritual purity or may it be eaten anywhere (even the cemetery). Rashi simply resolves this using the 2 Stages Method method: 1) You separate tithe from the tithe (If the Terumah was not separated you separate that first). This tithed tithe has a status of granary grain gifts which must be eaten in ritual purity (Nu18-11:13). 2) Then the remaining grain will have the status of granary grain (after gifts have been separated) They can be eaten anyplace even in the cemetery (Nu18-31:32).

Summary	Verse / Source	Text of verse / Source
Tithed Tithe (and Terumah) must be eaten like grain that is in ritual purity	Nu18-11:13	And this is yours; the offering of their gift, with all the wave offerings of the people of Israel; I have given them to you, and to your sons and to your daughters with you, by a statute forever; everyone who is clean in your house sh All the best of the oil, and all the best of the wine, and of the grain, the first fruits of them which they shall offer to the Lord, these have I given you. And whatever is first ripe in the land, which they shall bring to the Lord, shall be yours; everyone who is ritually pure in your house shall eat of it.
After separating gifts the remainder will be like ordinary grain and can be eaten anywhere [Rashi: Even in a cemetery.]	Nu18-30:31	Therefore you shall say to them, When you have set aside the best of it, then it shall be counted to the Levites as the grain in the granary, and as the produce of the winepress. And you shall eat it in every place, you and your households; for it is your reward for your service in the Tent of Meeting.
Resolution:	2 Stages	1) You separate tithe from the tithe (If the Terumah was not separated you separate that first). This tithed tithe has a status of granary grain gifts which must be eaten in ritual purity (Nu18-11:13). 2) Then the remaining grain will have the status of granary grain (after gifts have been separated) They can be eaten anyplace even in the cemetery (Nu18-31:32).