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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
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Verse / Source
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Text of verse / Source
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Tithed Tithe (and Terumah) must be eaten
like grain that is in ritual purity
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Nu18-11:13
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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.
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After separating gifts the remainder will be like ordinary grain
and can be eaten anywhere [Rashi: Even in a cemetery.]
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Nu18-30:31
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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.
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Resolution:
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2 Stages
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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).
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