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VERSE: Dt12-27a
RASHIS COVERED: Dt12-27a Dt12-20b Dt12-21a Dt12-26a Dt12-27b
================= ALIGNMENT OF 2 SACRIFICES ====================
BACKGROUND
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Dt12-26:27 speaks about bringing sacrifices to Jerusalem
THe text discusses how each sacrifice is treated
THE TEXT
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And you will make OLAH Offerings: Flesh and Blood on altar
But SHLAMIM offerings:blood is offered while the flesh eaten
THE RASHI
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Rashi simply aligns the two verse phrases to show how no
part of the OLAH offering can be eaten while some part
of the SHLAMIM offering can be eaten.
Here is the LIST*10
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SACRIFICE PROCEDURES OF BLOOD PROCEDURES OF FLESH
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Olah blood on altar flesh on altar
Shlamim blood ...on altar flesh is eaten
NOTES
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*1 Cf the following other relevant verses
- Lv03-03 Parts of Shlamim offered on Altar
- Lv07-31:32 Parts of Shlamim eaten by Priest
- Dt12-27 Non specified parts eaten by owner
-------------------- LONGER FOOTNOTES -------------------------
*10 In e.g. the Stone Chumash there are 4 Rashis on Dt12-27
But we follow the Davkah software Rashi version (there is
only one Rashi). At the very end of the list I will attempt
to make an accounting showing there are exactly 7800 Rashis
Rashi brings in a further comment on Dt12-26. Dt12-26 reads
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AT THE VERY LEAST bring your vows of offerings to Jerusalem
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From the phrase AT THE VERY LEAST Rashi infers that
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Other items must be brought to Jerusalem (for example:
the offspring of animals dedicated for sacrifices)
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This derivation is based on the translation of the Hebrew
word RAK as AT THE VERY LEAST (See url
http://www.RashiYomi.Com/gn20-11a.htm)
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======= ALIGNMENT OF SACRIFICIAL vs PROFANE EATING OF MEAT =====
BACKGROUND
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Dt12-20:28 outlines the following laws
-- The Jews could NOT eat ordinary meat in the wilderness
-- The Jews could --- eat ordinary meat once they came to Israel
-- Even in the wilderness the Jews could eat sacrificial meat
as part of the Peace Offering ceremony
THE TEXT
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There is a great deal of LOGIC in the above laws. For example,
-- the Jews could not eat most temple offering meats
-- but they could eat the meat of Peace offerings
-- but they could not eat ordinary meat in the wilderness
-- but they could eat ordinary meat once they came to Israel
THE RASHI
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Rashis job is TO PAIR CONTRASTING VERSES together so we can
clearly see the logic.
Here are the laws summarized. The footnotes show the
contrasting verses which state these laws
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TYPE OF MEAT Could it be eaten in Wilderness In Israel?
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Olah Sacrifice No*1 No*1
Peace Sacrifice Yes*1*2 Yes*1*2
Ordinary meat No *2 Yes*2
NOTES
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*1 This is based on the contrast of the following verse phrases
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Dt12-26 Your OLAHS have their FLESH ----- & BLOOD on altar
Dt12-26 Your PEACE have their FLESH eaten & BLOOD on altar
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Note that there is no distinction between Israel & Wilderness
The laws of sacrifices are universal.
See the other table in this posting for further details
*2 These laws are based upon the following verses
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Dt12-20 When you come to Israel
Dt12-21 ----------------------- If far you can eat meat
Dt12-26 ----------------------- ------ but sacrifices to Tmpl
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See footnote *10 for more elaboration on the logic
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*10 We now show how the contrast of the 3 verses gives rise
to the various laws in the above LIST/TABLE. Here are
the verses repeated
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Dt12-20 When you come to Israel
Dt12-21 ----------------------- If far you can eat meat
Dt12-26 ----------------------- ------ but sacrifices to Tmpl
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From the pairing of Dt12-20 & Dt12-21 we immediately see that
-- ordinary meat COULD not be eaten UNTIL the entry to Israel
-- Hence ordinary meat could not be eaten in the wilderness
-- But ordinary meat could be eaten in Israel
(See posting http://www.Rashiyomi.Com/dt12-20a.htm in
this Digest (Volume 11 Number 7) for a discussion of the
strange phrase WHEN GOD WIDENS YOUR BORDER vs the simple
WHEN YOU COME TO ISRAEL)
From the contrast of Dt21-21 & Dt12-26 we immediately see that
---sacrifices MUST be brought to Jerusalem to eat
---Hence sacrifices cannot be eaten outside the temple
---but profane meat CAN be eaten outside Jerusalem
Note I have shortened the verses somewhat to let things be
on one line. In particular the phrase IF FAR YOU CAN EAT MEAT
means IF YOU ARE FAR AWAY FROM JERUSALEM YOU CAN EAT MEAT
BUT THE SACRIFICES MUST BE BROUGHT TO THE TEMPLE
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RASHI RULE USED: DOUBLE PARSHAS
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