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Whats new and hot in this issue? | ||
ITEM | WHATS NEW & HOT IN THIS ISSUE | |
3 Chap Cmpare | Lv08 vs Lv29 vs Lv02 speak about same thing |
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VERSE | RULE | BRIEF DESCRIPTION | |
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Lv08-26a | OTHER VERSES | Cross Reference of Lv08,Ex29 & Lv02 | |
Ex29-02a | OTHER VERSES | Cross Reference of Lv08,Ex29 & Lv02 | |
Ex29-23a | OTHER VERSES | Cross Reference of Lv08,Ex29 & Lv02 | |
Ex29-23b | OTHER VERSES | Cross Reference of Lv08,Ex29 & Lv02 | |
Ex29-23c | OTHER VERSES | Cross Reference of Lv08,Ex29 & Lv02 | |
Lv02-07a | OTHER VERSES | Cross Reference of Lv08,Ex29 & Lv02 | |
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VERSE: Lv08-26a
RASHIS COVERED: Lv08-26a Ex29-02a Ex29-23a Ex29-23b
Ex29-23c Lv02-07a
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VERY BRIEF SUMMARY ------------------ Many Rashis focus on meaning of words or grammatical function. However some Rashis focus on comparisons with other verses. Occasionally the Torah will repeat almost verbatim the same Chapters. In such a case a fundamental goal of Rashi is to elucidate - which items in the repeated chapters CORRESPOND - which items are new - which items are different One such set of repeated chapters is Ex29 and Lv08 both of which describe in detail the CONSECRATION OF THE TEMPLE & PRIESTS. The lists below describe the 6 main units in the CONSECRATION chapters and where these occur in Ex29 and Lv08. Todays posting focuses on the 3 MINCHAH offerings which are repeated 4 times in the Torah. Rashis fundamental goal is to indicate how the repeated items correspond to each other. | ||
ITEM | DETAIL | |
RASHI RULE CLASS: | OTHER VERSES | |
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS: | FURTHER DETAILS | |
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE | #1 | |
SEE BELOW | LIST212a | |
List of 6 units in | Ex29 vs Lv08(Consecration) | |
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SEE BELOW | LIST212b | |
List of verses with | 3 Mincah Consecration offerings | |
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Ex29 and Lv08 are almost identical. They describe the consecration procedure. The consecration procedure had 6 units. These 6 units are listed below along with the corresponding verses in each chapter. Further lists compare these individual units | |||
CONSECRATION UNIT | Ex29 | Lv08 | |
Overview*1 | Ex29-01:03 | Lv08-02:03 | |
Priest garments | Ex29-04:09 | Lv08-06:13 | |
Ox sin offering | Ex29-10:14 | Lv08-14:17 | |
Ram UP offeirng | Ex29-15:18 | Lv08-18:21 | |
Ram PEACE | Ex29-19:27 | Lv08-22:30 | |
Miscellaneous*2 | Ex29-28:37 | Lv08-31:35 | |
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*1 The overview mentions the various units - ox sin offering - ram UP offering - ram PEACE offering - Priests and Garments *2 Miscellaneous items include such items as - how long the CONSECRATION took - how many days the offerings could be eaten - which items could be eaten - Laws applying to future generations |
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The 3 minchahs of the CONSECRATION CEREMONY are mentioned 4 times. We ALIGN these 4 citations below and show which phrases correspond. Footnotes further elaborate on the WHY of these alignments. These footnotes comprise half a dozen Rashis | |||||
MINCHAH OFFERING | Lv02*1 | Ex29-02 | Ex29-23*2 | Lv008-26*2 | |
oil mixed Matzh bread | Lv02-04 | oil mixed Matzh bread | loaf bread | Matzh bread | |
oil covered FLAT Mtzh | Lv02-04 | oil covered FLAT mtzh | FLAT*10 | FLAT*10 | |
Deep fried in oil*3 | Lv02-07 | Matzah bread*11 | oily bread | oily bread | |
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*1 Lv02 is the Biblical chapter that outlines the 5 types of Minchah offerings. 3 of these Minchah types were used in the CONSECRATION offerings Rashi takes the 3 MINCHAH phrases that occur in 3 different places in the CONSECRATION CHAPTERS and indicates the Minchah type (Lv02) corresponding to each phrase *2 Our goal here is to ALIGN the phrases in these verses so as to show which MINCHAH type each phrase corresponds to. Hence the order of the verse may not correspond to the order in the column. (That is, The order in the column was rearranged to correspond to Lv02 which lists the definitions of the 5 Minchahs) *3 The Hebrew root used here is Resh-Chet-Shin which means to CRAWL. Rashi explains that a cooked item which is OILY,BOUNCY,& SOFT is called CRAWLING since it bends and is flexible. The DEEP FRIED MINCHAH was cooked in a deep pan so all the oil did not evaporate and hence the matzah was soaked with oil giving it a PLUMP BOUNCY texture. | |||||
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*10 It is interesting to see how Rashi ALIGNS the 3 Minchah phrases in each CONSECRATION verse with the actual minchahs. Surprisingly Rashi does this by 2 methods which we can term OBVIOUS and ELIMINATION. THE OBVIOUS METHOD ------------------ The word FLAT MATZAH occurs in only one Minchah offering in Lv02 (FLAT MATZAH covered with oil) Hence those phrases using the word FLAT in the CONSECRATION chapter must refer to the FLAT MINCHAH offering This is an illustration of the OBVIOUS CORRESPONDENCE method. For an example of the ELIMINATION method see note #11 *11 It is interesting to see how Rashi ALIGNS the 3 Minchah phrases in each CONSECRATION verse with the actual minchahs. Surprisingly Rashi does this by 2 methods which we can term OBVIOUS and ELIMINATION. For an illustration of OBVIOUS see the previous note #10 ELIMINATION ----------- Notice that Ex29-02 uses the two phrases - OIL MIXED MATZAH BREAD - MATZAH BREAD Clearly OIL MIXED MATZAH BREAD in Ex29-02 most naturally corresponds to OIL MIXED MATZAH BREAD in Lv04. Since we ELIMINATED oil-mixed-matzah-bread (Ex29) as referring to oil-mixed-matzah-bread (Lv02) it follows (by elimination) that MATZAH BREAD must refer to SOMETHING ELSE To find out what this something else is, we review the other phrases used in the CONSECRATION chapters. OILY BREAD(ex29-23) clearly refers to the DEEP FRIED MATZAH(Lv02) and hence MATZAH BREAD(Ex29-02) does also (By elimination). Here is another way to look at this. There are 3 phrases describing matzahs in Ex29 and Lv08. - Clearly FLAT MATZAHS refers to the FLAT MATZAH - Clearly OIL MIXED MATZAH BREAD refers to the OILD MIXED MATZAH BREAD These are exact or OBVIOUS correspondences. Having eliminated these two phrases we have left an item which is described as either MATZAH BREAD or OILY BREAD. This best corresponds to the DEEP FRY MINCHAH. The point here is that 2 processes are used - OBVIOUS MATCHES - ELIMINATION |
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