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The table below presents
two contradictory verses.
Both verses talk about
the positioning of the priest during
the Red-Heiffer ceremony.
The underlined words highlight the contradiction.
One verse says
he shall be outside the temple camp
while the other verse says
he shall face the Temple gate.
Which is it?
Does the priest perform the red-heiffer ceremony
by the Temple gate or outside the camp?
Rashi simply resolves this using the
2 Aspects Method
method:
The Priest is bodily outside
the Temple camp and from that outside
position faces the Temple gate.
Summary
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Verse / Source
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Text of verse / Source
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The Priest is outside the Temple camp.
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Nu19-03
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And you shall give it to Eleazar the priest,
that he may bring it forth outside the camp,
and one shall slay it before his face
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The priest shall face the Temple gate.
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Nu19-04
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And Eleazar the priest shall take of its blood
with his finger, and sprinkle of its blood
directly facing the Tent of Meeting seven timesolds; for it is your reward for your service in the Tent of Meeting.
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Resolution:
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2 Aspects
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The Priest is bodily outside
the Temple camp and from that outside
position faces the Temple
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Advanced Rashi:
The reader may object to referring to the above two verses as a contradiction.
We have pointed out many times that many examples of the contradiction rule
would be better named as the method of complementary verses. We use the name
contradiction since that is the name given by the Rabbi Ishmael rules. Furthermore,
the reader should bear in mind that before the reader is aware of the resolution
the verses typically do appear contradictory.
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