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The table below presents
two contradictory verses / verselets.
Both verses speak about
a convert bringing a Passover sacrifice
The underlined words highlight the contradiction.
One verse says
let him circumcise and then
he brings his Passover sacrifice
while the other verse states
he will be like other citizens (who bring their
sacrifice on their Passover sacrifice on the 14th.)
We see the contradiction---which is it?
Does a convert bring a personal Passover offering immediately
upon conversion and circumcision or does he only bring Passover offerings
on 14 Nissan like other Jewish citizens.
Rashi simply resolves this contradiction using the
2 stages
method:
First the convert must circumcise and second
the 14th of Nissan must come so that he may
participate with everyone else. However if the 14th
came and he did not yet circumcise he may not
participate in the passover offering. The convert
does not bring a personal Passover offering immediately
after circumcision.
Summary
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Verse / Source
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Text of verse / Source
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Circumcision is the prerequisite for a convert bringing the Passover offering
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Ex12-48a
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And when a stranger shall sojourn with you [convert], and will keep the Passover to the Lord, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it;
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He is like other citizens (Who bring the offering on Nissan 14)
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Ex12-48
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and he shall be like citizens; for no uncircumcised person shall eat of it.
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Resolution:
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2 Stages
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First the convert must circumcise and second
the 14th of Nissan must come so that he may
participate with everyone else. However if the 14th
came and he did not yet circumcise he may not
participate in the passover offering. The convert
does not bring a personal Passover offering immediately
after circumcision.
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Advanced Rashi: The contradiction here was not
very deep. The resolution
you need both circumcision and the 14th
was sort of obvious. Rashi does have a subtle point -
It might be the case
that converts bring a personal Passover offering immediately upon conversion
supplementing the national Passover offering. This personal offering would
make sense since the conversion is an Exodus for the convert. It is also possibly
implied by the Biblical text: ...then he shall offer it. Hence the resolution
of Rashi that
all Passover offerings are communal/national and brought on the 14th.
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