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VERSE: Lv03-07a
================ SHEEP SHLAMIM ==================================
BACKGROUND
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Lv01 thru Lv08 discusses the sacrifices that Jews were obligated
or volunteered to give either as individuals or as a community.
For each sacrifice the Bible indicates
-- WHO must/may bring it
-- HOW it is offered
------ how is the BLOOD placed on altar
------ what is done with the animal or plant parts offered
-- WHEN is it brought; for what purposes
A majority of Rashis on sacrifices use the powerful method of
DOUBLE PARSHAS by which we extract nuances by comparing
similar paragraphs
TODAYS TOPIC
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Animals eligible for PEACE offerings
THE LIST
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THe UP Offering chapter (Lv01) has a COMBINED paragraph
for SHEEP and GOAT UP offerings. By contrast the PEACE
Offering Chapter (Lv03) has 2 separate paragraphs. Why?
THE RASHI
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-The SHEEP and GOAT UP offerings are the SAME
Hence they have the same paragraph
-The SHEEP and GOAT PEACE offerings have 1 DIFFERENCE
Hence they have different paragraphs
Here is the list. The footnotes provide further details
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OFFERING TYPE PARAGRAPH ANIMALS COVERED
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UP (OLAH) Lv01-03:09 Cattle
UP (OLAH) Lv01-10:13 Sheep, Goats*1
UP (OLAH) Lv01-14:17 Birds
PEACE(Shlmim) Lv03-01:05 Cattle
PEACE(Shlmim) Lv03-06:11 Sheep*1
PEACE(Shlmim) Lv03-12:17 Goats*1
NOTES
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*1 The above list clarifies Rashis Question
- The UP offering has ONE paragraph for SHEEP/GOATS
- While the PEACE OFFERING has TWO paragraphs for SHEEP/GOATS
The answer can be seen by looking at the proceedures for
for the SHEEP vs GOAT offerings
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PROCEDURE-STEP SHEEP(Lv03-06:11) GOATS(Lv03-12:17)
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Leaning Lv03-08 Lv03-13
Slaughter Lv03-08 Lv03-13
Blood Throw Lv03-08 Lv03-13
Precious fat Lv03-09 ??
Intestine fat Lv03-09 Lv03-14
Adrenals Lv03-10 Lv03-15
Adrenal fat Lv03-10 Lv03-15
Liver FInger Lv03-10 Lv03-15
Offer on fire Lv03-11 Lv03-16
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The above list provides an answer. ONLY the SHEEP SLAMIM
had the PRECIOUS FAT offered (The GOAT SHLAMIM did not).
ALL Other procedures were the same.
Hence the Bible had to repeat the whole paragraph
separately for SHEEP and GOATS.
Note that the above logic uses the Rabbi Ishmael Principle
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If you have 2 laws (eg Sheep and Goats)
And they differ in at least one place (Eg Precious fat)
Then you cant treat them otherwise the same
UNLESS the Bible explicitly identifies that sameness
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So the Bible had to repeat the whole paragraph to let
us know that the SHEEP and GOAT offering are identical
in procedures EXCEPT for the one place (offer of the
PRECIOUS FAT) where they differ.
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RASHI RULE USED: ALIGNMENT
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