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VERSE: Lv05-02a
RASHIS COVERED: Lv05-02a Lv05-04e Lv05-15b
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SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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Todays Rashi is best understood with 3 Rashi methods.
The BULLET method seeks to make textual inferences from
paragraph and bullet structure.
The OTHER VERSE method seeks to make inferences from
other verses. When these other verses provide further
details we call this the OTHER VERSE / FURTHER DETAIL
method.
The REPETITION method seeks to make inferences from
words in verses which are repeated. When the inference
is a broad interpretation of the word we call this
the REPETITION method & BROAD submethod.
Let us now apply these three rules to Lv05.
EXAMPLE: Bulleted text of Lv05
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The chapter Lv05 discusses 6 situations in
which a person is obligated to bring either
a GUILT offering a SUBSTITUTE GUILT offering.
By listing the headings of each of these 6
situations we are able to more clearly identify
what they are.
The six situations that obligate bringing the
GUILT sacrifice are as follows
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A: Lv05-01 A person who Doesnt give testimony
B: Lv05-02 Is ritually impure, forgot, & incurs guilt
C: Lv05-04 Swears personal oath, forgot, & incurs guilt
D: Lv05-15 Sanctuary trespass: accidentally sins from holy
objects (Must pay back principle and fifth)
E: Lv05-17 Sins,violates a dont,is unaware & incurs guilt
F: Lv05-20 Trespasses: Denies(oath) monetary obligation &
incurs guilt
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Several Rashis paraphrased
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Cases (A),(F),(C) deals with oaths and testimony:
- Case (A) deals with a refusal to testify.
- Case (F) deals with a false testimony under oath
- Case (C) deals with false personal oath
Notice how case (B) Lv05-02 deals with someone who is
ritually IMPURE, FORGOT and INCURS GUILT. But
the verse does not state HOW they incurred guilt.
We therefore need the assistance of the OTHER VERSE
method. There are two other verses which speak about
IMPURE PEOPLE who do something and incur guilt.
- Lv07-20 speaks about an impure person WHO EATS sacrificial
food(such as PEACE offerings);(s)he are punished with CUT OFF
- This prohibition of eating temple food while impure
is also echoed in Lv22-02:07.
- Nu19-20 speaks about an impure person who does not purify & is
CUT OFF when he defiles (enters) the temple
Hence the Rashi: Lv05-02 speaks about an impure person
who forgot and a) ate sacrificial foods b) entered
the temple.
This completes our discussion of CASE (B).
Case (D) deals with ACCIDENTAL TRESPASS
AGAINST THE TEMPLE & INCURRING GUILT
with a requirement of paying
PRINCIPLE + ONE FIFTH--but we dont know the action
which was responsible for the guilt.
Again we need the OTHER VERSE method.
Lv22-10 and Lv22-14 states
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Non-priests shall not eat priestly Terumah
When a person eats holy objects accidentally
he pays principle and fifth back to priest
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Hence, case (D) could refer to EATING
from Holy objects
We now apply the REPETITION METHOD: Lv05-15b
literally says: WHEN A SOUL TRESPASSES TRESPASSES
The repeated word TRESPASSING encourages a broad
generalization---not only is EATING HOLY objects
referred to but ANY TYPE OF BENEFIT from holy
objects.
We therefore generalize EATING to
all types of BENEFITTING. As a simple example
the Rambam in his great code illustrates this generalization
with SHEARING WOOL from an animal dedicated to the
temple. Here the RAMBAM uses the OTHER VERSE method:
- Dt15-19 mentions the prohibition of SHARING or
working with TEMPLE animals.
Hence a person who accidentally forgot this would have
to repay the temple the monetary amount benefitted + 1/5.
Several lists below summarize the methods involved.
LIST107f below summarizes the bulleted list.
LIST150a presents BROAD interpretations of REPEATED Words
LIST210y presents several examples of OTHER VERSES.
Interestingly: Rambam (Errors 10:5) lists the identifcation
of IMPURE & INCURS GUILT in Lv05-02 with IMPURE & ENTERS
TEMPLE OR EATS SACRIFICES as an example of an inference
that is NOT explicit in the Torah but learned by exegetical
inference from OTHER VERSES
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ITEM DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS: BULLET/PARAGRAPHS
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS PARAGRAPH STRUCTURE
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #26
SEE BELOW LIST107f
BULLETED structure of Lv05 (6 situations for GUILT sac)
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RASHI RULE CLASS OTHER VERSES
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS FURTHER DETAILS
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #1
SEE BELOW LIST210y
List of verses pairs with one verse illuminating another
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RASHI RULE CLASS: REPETITION
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS BROAD
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #20
SEE BELOW LIST150a
List of verses with REPEATED words*1 interpreted broadly
NOTES
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*1 The Talmud at Baba Metziah 32b gives about a
dozen examples of repeated words (that are verbs)
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========================= LIST150a ===========================
List of verses with REPEATED words*1 interpreted broadly
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VERSE TEXT OF VERSE EMPHASIS...DO IT...
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Lv05-15b TRESPASS TRESPASS tmpl Not only eating;any benefit*2
Dt13-16a HIT HIT by sword EVEN by Fire
Dt15-08b GIVE GIVE charity EVEN by loaning
Dt16-20a PURSUE PURSUE Justice EVEN for mistaken aquitals
Ex12-09c COOK COOK in water EVEN in other liquids
Lv20-02b EXECUTE EXECUTE EVEN by the masses*1
NOTES
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*1 Supported by Dt17-06:07 which states
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..first the witnesses execute...then the people execute
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*2 See http://www.Rashiyomi.com/lv05-02a.htm for a full
discussion of the three Rashi methods connected with
this verse.
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====================== LIST107f ================================
BULLETED structure of Lv05 (6 situations for GUILT sac)
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CASE VERSE SITUATION DISCUSSED REFERENCE ADDED
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A: Lv05-01 Doesnt give testimony
F: Lv05-20 Swears/denies monetary obligation
C: Lv05-04e Swears falsely on personal matter
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D: Lv05-15b Sins on holy objects;pay 1+1/5*1 Lv22-10-14 eats
B: Lv05-02a Sin on Temple while impure*2 Lv07-20*1 eats
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E: Lv05-17a Doubt on serious violation Lv04-01*2 doubt
NOTES
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*1 We use here the technique of OTHER VERSES and DOUBLED WORDS
See posting http://www.Rashiyomi.com/lv05-02b.htm for
a detailed discussion with citations of the OTHER VERSES
and REPEATED words which give rise to the inferences
mentioned in this list
*2 See http://www.rashiyomi.com/lv05-09a.htm for a comparison
and alignment of Lv04-01 vs Lv05-17a.From this alignment
we infer that Lv04-01 refers to SINNING INADVERTENTLY
while Lv05-17a refers to POSSIBLY SINNING INADVERTENTLY
(you arent sure, but it is possible, that you sinned
inadvertently)
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=================== LIST210y ====================================
List of verses pairs with one verse illuminating another
LIST210y CONTINUES LIST210a LIST210z
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VERSE TEXT OF VERSE OTHER VRSE DETAILS
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Lv05-02a IMPURE & INCURS GUILT Lv07-20 IMPURE & EATS HOLIES
Lv05-02a IMPURE & INCURS GUILT Nu19-20 IMPURE & EATS HOLIES
Lv05-02a IMPURE & INCURS GUILT Lv22-02:07 IMPURE & EATS
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Lv05-15b TRESPASS TEMPLE:Pay 1.2 Lv22-10:14 Impure eats Terurmah
Lv05-15b Any Temple Trespass Dt15-19 Dont shear wool holy
Lv05-15b Any Temple trespass Dt15-19 Dont work holy animl
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Lv02-14b Bring FIRST SPRING FRUIT Ex09-31 BARLEY*8
Ex32-05b Aaron built ALTAR Ex32-02 Yank wife jewelery*7
Ex32-05c Holiday to God TOMORROW Ex32-02 Yank wife jewelery*7
Ex32-05d Holiday to GOD Ex32-02 Yank wife jewelery*7
Ex18-19c Bring WORDS OF LAW to Gd Ex18-16 peoples LAWSUITS *6
Gn45-24a Dont get ANGRY ON ROAD*5 Gn42-21:22 Fight who did me in
Gn45-18a I-ll give BEST OF LAND Gn47-11 BEST OF LAND=Ramsyth
Gn35-22b Reuven slept with Bilhah Gn49-04*4 play with Dads beds
Gn26-29a We didnt HARM you Gn26-16 we ASKED you to go*1
Gn26-33a City of SHEVA named for Gn21-30:31 OATH=SheVuAh*2
Gn27-27b FRAGRANT BLESSED FIELD Lv23-40 ETHROG=SPLENDOR*3
Gn33-18a Jacob came WHOLE to city Gn32-32 Jacob LIMPED*11
Dt27-12a Blessings ON Mountain Jo08-30:35 ...FACING MOUNTAIN
NOTES
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*1 We ASKED you to go but didnt HARASS you till you went
*2 The point being that the city wasnt named for the symbolic
use of SEVEN (SHIVAH) lambs to seal the treaty(BUt rather
the SEVEN lambs symbolically affirm the OATH=SHEVA for
which the city was named)
*3 Gn27-27b refers to a BLESSED FRAGRANT FIELD while Lv23-40
refers to a TREE OF SPLENDOR.*10
*4
Reuven did not actually sleep with
Bilhah. Rather his fathers favorite
bedware was kept on Bilhah's bed since
Bilhah, Rachels concubine, reminded him
of her after Rachels death. Reuven felt
that his father should be living with
Leah, since Leah was a bonafide wife.
Reuven felt it insulting that Jacob
preferred a concubine vs a real wife.
Hence he switched the bedware from
Bilhahs bed to Leahs bed in order
to talk his father out of his behavior
For our translation of Gn49-04 see footnote *12
*5 Gn45-05 also supports this.
*6 Rashis real point is to avoid confusion
The phrase WORDS OF LAW usually refers to Gods words
of law, the Torah.
However in Ex18-19c and Ex18-16 it refers to the
LAWSUITS of the people.
*7 In LIST901i we have shown that the root Pay-Resh-Kuph means
- UNLOAD (in active mode)
- YANK OFF (in intense mode
- SLIP OFF (in intensive mode)
Since the verse is translated as
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Aaron asked them to YANK the Jewelery off their wives
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Rashi comes to the conclusion that Aaron was interested
in a fight (YANK off wives) and was stalling for time.
Rashi learns this from the word YANK. This OTHER VERSE
motivates Rashi to reinterpret several verses as also
indicating stalling tactics. More specifically Rashi
explains the following as stalling tactics
- Aaron built an altar---RASHI: To stall for time
- Aaron said: A holiday TOMORROW--RASHI: To stall for time
- Aaron said: A holiday to GOD--RASHI: He was hoping Moses
would return and they would have a real holiday to God.
*8 It was Malbim's genious to bring an extra OTHER VERSE
- Ex09-31 shows BARLEY ripens first in EARLY SPRING
- Ex34-22 shows WHEAT ripens in LATE Spring.
Malbim/Rashi applies this distinction to Lv23
- Lv23-10 describes the FIRST BARLEY brought on Passover
- Lv23-17 describes the FIRST WHEAT brought on Pentecost
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*10 Rashi uses the languages
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this refers to an APPLE orchard
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But apple orchards are not known for their fragrance.
Rather the reference is probably to an
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ETHROG orchard
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which has a characteristic hypnotic fragrance. The
Hebrew word for ETHROG is GOLDEN APPLE.(The beauty
of fragrance of an ETHROG ORCHARD was mentioned by
the Rav, Rabbi Soloveitchick).
*11 Rashi citing the Talmud states
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Jacob came whole
- from LIMP
- from Monetary gifts to Esauv(Jacob had all his money)
- with all his learning
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But there 3 items all emanate from Gn32-32 where we
are told that Jacob fought with an angel and won.
Since he won
- he did not lose money
- he did not lose his Jewishness
*12 Gn49-04 is translated by us as
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you played with your fathers beds
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Note the PLURAL BEDS vs BED...this shows that
two BEDS (not the one bed of BILHAH) was involved
We translate the Hebrew root &LH (to go up) as
&LL (To play with).
- THere are no other cases where &LH means &LL
- but interchanges of 1-2-Hey and 1-2-2 roots
does frequently occur in the Bible
- Finally the verse wouldnt make sense if &LH
was translated as GO UP since the phrase
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Go Up on your fathers bed
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couldnt refer to intimacy since intimacy
is always referred to as GOING DOWN instead
of GOING UP.
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