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Certain Biblical paragraphs are stated in a Theme-Development-Theme form.
In other words a broad general idea is stated first followed by the development
of this broad general theme in specific details. The paragraph-like unit is then
closed with a repetition of the broad theme.
The Theme-Detail-Theme form creates a unified paragraph.
The detailed section of this paragraph is therefore seen as
an extension of the general theme sentences.
Today's example illustrates
this as shown immediately below.
Verses Nu18-26:28 are stated in a Theme-Development-Theme
form as shown below:
- General:
Thus speak to the Levites, and say to them, When you take of the people of Israel the tithes which I have given you from them for your inheritance, then you shall ,offer up an offering of it for the Lord, a tenth part of the tithe
- Detail:
And this your offering shall be reckoned to you, as though it were the grain of the threshing floor, and as the fullness of the winepress.
- General:
Thus you also shall offer an offering to the Lord of all your tithes, which you receive from the people of Israel; and you shall give from it the LordĘs gift to Aaron the priest.
Rashi treats the entire set of three verses as one paragraph with a central theme
developed by details. The paragraph in essence states The Levites must give priestly
gifts from their tithe similar to the Israelite gifts to the priests. Rashi interprets
this to mean that the Levite and Israelite gifts are examples of the general category of
gifts to the priest. The point here is that the paragraph structure
indicates an underlying commonality to all gifts to priests, whether
from Israelites or Levites.
Since these gifts are all the same they all have the same requirements.
They are all treated the same.
These requirements are spelled out in two verses. Verse Nu18-13 states that
only people who are ritually pure may eat it; however it can be eaten by anybody - male
or female. Verse Lv22-14 states that those non-Priests who accidentally eat holy
gifts must pay a 25% fine.
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