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VERSE: Ex21-29a


RULE:
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The expression >Yesterday and 3 days ago< is an idiom
which means >It is a habit<, >It is NORMAL<,
something we are used to


SIMPLE EXAMPLE:
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An owner must pay FULL DAMAGE if an animal stepped and broke
something. But an owner only pays HALF DAMAGE if the animal
GORED someone. The reason the owner pays HALF DAMAGE is
because GORING is abnormal for an OX--the owner could not
reasonably expect it and therefore he pays HALF DAMAGE

However if the OX >HABITUALLY< Gored then the owner must pay
FULL DAMAGE. An ox achieves the status of >HABITUALLY< doing
something if the OX Gores on 3 days.

This is derived from Ex21-29a which says that If the ox gored
>YESTERDAY AND 3 days AGO< then the owner must pay ransom.
As the {LIST} below shows the phrase >YESTERDAY and 3 DAYS AGO<
refers to >anything habitual<. This link between the phrase
>YESTERDAY and 3 DAYS AGO< and >anything habitual< shows that
you establish a habit by doing something 3 times

CROSS REFERENCE IN RAMBAM: Monetary Damage 6:1;Murder 6:10
--LAW: An Ox that Gored 3 days is considered habitual to Gore
--LAW: A person who didn't speak to someone 3 days is
       considered habitual to hate that person.


{LIST}
Verses where the phrase >YESTERDAY and 3 DAYS AGO< means
habitual. Many of these verses refer to the habitual
relationship between 2 people. As such the interpretation
>NORMAL< relationship is better
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VERSE     WHAT WAS HABITUAL--TEXT of VERSE
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1S19-7    Saul and David reestablish their NORMAL relationship
Ruth2-11  Judaism was not her(Ruths) NORMAL religion
1Sam10-11 Those who had NORMAL relationship with Saul were amazed
2King13-5 They lived NORMALLY on their land(without harassment)
Gn31-02   Laban did not behave NORMALLY with Jacob anymore
Ex05-07   They still have to produce their NORMAL production
Jos20-05  He doesn't NORMALLY hate him
Ex21-29a  An OX that NORMALLY Gores


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