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VERSE: Lv05-18a
RASHIS COVERED: Lv05-18a Lv01-16c Lv01-16d
Lv05-16a Lv04-24a Lv05-23a
======================= Lv05-18a ===============================
SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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A powerful but simple Rashi method is the CITATION or CROSS-
REFERENCING of an OTHER VERSE for the purpose of adding
FURTHER DETAILS to a verse we are studying. We call this
the OTHER VERSE method. There are three submethods to the
OTHER VERSE method.
If the verse actually CITES or refers to an OTHER VERSE we
call this the SUBMETHOD of CITATION.
If the OTHER VERSE explains the meaning of
some term in the first verse we call this the SUBMETHOD
of MEANING.
If the first verse does not cite an other verse and if
no meaning is explained then we call this the SUBMETHOD
of FURTHER DETAILS since the 2nd verse either confirms
the first verse or typically adds FURTHER DETAILS to
the first verse
EXAMPLE 1: Lv05-18a
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Verse Lv05-16 and Lv05-18 state
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He brings a guilt offering:an ASSESSED ram worth 2 silver shekel
He brings a guilt offering:an ASSESSED ram
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Rashi
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The numerical specification of the word ASSESSED in Lv05-18
is illuminated by the OTHER VERSE, Lv05-16, which explicitly
spells out that the ASSESSMENT is 2 SILVER SHEKEL
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EXAMPLES 2,3 Lv01-16c Lv01-16d
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Both L01-16 and Lv06-03 speak about the ASK PLACE
Lv01-16 states
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...and he shall throw the remains
- EASTWARD
- in the ASH PLACE
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Lv06-03 states
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And the priest shall sweep the ASHES that
the altar fire has consumed and PLACE IT
NEAR THE ALTAR
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Rashi combines these two verses
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The ASH PLACE is the PLACE where the swept
ASHES of the altar are placed. As can be
seen from the CAPPED WORDS, the ASH PLACE
is on the EASTERN SIDE OF THE ALTAR
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EXAMPLES 4,5: Lv05-16a Lv05-23a
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Certain offerings are repeated in multiple
sections of the Torah. This affords us a golden
opportunity to use the OTHER VERSE method
Lv05-23a states
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When he sins and feels guilty
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An OTHER VERSE Nu05-06:07 clarifies with further detail
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When he sins and CONFESSES his guilt
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In other words his feeling of guilt must be accompanied
by a CONFESSION (The verbal confession was administered
while the offerers hands were on the animal)
Lv05-16 states
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He must PAY HIS SIN and add a fifth
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The ambiguous statement PAY HIS SIN is clarified
by an OTHER VERSE Nu05-07 which states
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He must PAY THE PRINCIPAL (of what he descecrated)
and add a FIFTH
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Here again Rashi uses the OTHER VERSE method
to provide further clarification.
EXAMPLE 6: Lv04-24a
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In the following Rashi, the OTHER
VERSE is actually CITED.
Lv04-24 states
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Slaughter the sin offering
in the same place where you
slaughter the UP offering
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Rashi clarifies
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That is, the sin offering must
be slaughtered on the northern
part of the altar
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Here Rashi cites an OTHER VERSE
Lv01-10:11 speaking about the UP
offering explicitly states
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SLAUGHTER the UP on the NORTHERN THIGH
of the ALTAR, before God
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LIST270a presents other examples of verse pairs
with one verse CITING an other verse
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ITEM DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS OTHER VERSES
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS FURTHER DETAILS
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #1
SEE BELOW LIST210w
List of verses pairs with one verse illuminating another
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RASHI SUBRULE CLASS CITATIONS
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #3
SEE BELOW LIST270a
List of verse pairs with one verse citing the other
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=================== LIST210w ====================================
List of verses pairs with one verse illuminating another
LIST210w CONTINUES LIST210a LIST210z LIST210y LIST210x
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VERSE TEXT OF VERSE OTHER VRSE DETAILS
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Lv05-18a bring an ASSESSED ram*7 Lv05-16 Worth 2 Silver Shkel
Lv01-16c Eastern altar;ASH place Lv06-03 ASHES from offerings
Lv01-16d Eastern altar;ASH place Lv06-03 ASHES from offerings
Lv05-16a Pay HIS SIN+a fifth Nu05-07 Pay PRINCIPAL+fifth
Lv05-23a When he sins& is guilty Nu05-06:07 Sins&CONFESSES guilt
Ex29-29a Aaron's clothes to SONS Lv21-10 HIGH/CHIEF priest
Ex29-29b To ANNOINT in them Lv21-10 Pour OIL ON HEAD*5
Ex29-29c FILL(Induct) in them Lv21-10 FILL(Induct)in them
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Ex29-28a STATUE TO PRIESTS Lv07-34 Breast/Shoulder*6
Ex29-28b it is RAISED Lv07-34 Breast/Shoulder*6
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Ex25-17a Make a KAPORETH Ex25-21 KAPORETH=Ark COVER
Ex21-13a Murderer HUNTS Dt19-11 Murderer ambushes*4
Ex24-12b Go up MOUNTAIN for Torah Dt09-09:11 Go up 40 days
Ex23-24a demolish THEM*18 Dt12-03 THEM=Their idols*1
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Ex24-02a Moses alone approaches Ex20-18 God in Dark Cloud*2
Ex24-03b All Gods commands Ex19-10:25 3 day preparation
Ex24-03c All Gods ordinances*3 Ex15-25 Laws given in Marah
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NOTES
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*1 There is a subtlety in this Rashi. Verse Ex23-24 states
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- Dont bow to THEIR(the nation's) gods
- Dont worship THEM (the gods)
- Rather demolish THEM (who?The nations?or their gods?)
- break THEIR (the nation's) monument altars
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Rashi's point is indicated in the parenthetical comments
The DEMOLISH command refers to DEMOLISH the IDOLS
not DEMOLISH the NATIONS!
*2 Actually Ex24-01:02 states
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the rest of you bow from afar
and Moses alone will go up without the nation
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This almost totally parallels Ex20-18 which states
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The nation stood afar and Moses approached
the dark cloud where God was
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*3 Rashi ALSO mentions the ORDINANCES of Shabbath, Noachides
and Honoring ones parents. The MAIN driving force
behind Rashi in interpreting Ex24-03 is the OTHER
VERSE method. The OTHER VERSE method could also refer to
Ex16-28:29 which mentions the Sabbath. I simply chose the
MAIN OTHER VERSE Ex15-25 that also mentions ORDINANCES.
*4 (Rashi)HUNT and AMBUSH are simply two good examples of
PREMEDITATION. The Torah distinguishes the treatment
of a PREMEDITATED murder from a NEGLIGENT murder.
*5 Sifsay Chachamim cracks a joke on Ex29-29
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to ANNOINT (by oil) IN THEM (= the clothes)
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Lv21-10 makes it clear that the OIL is poured on the
PRIESTS HEAD. But, the WEARING of HIGH PRIEST CLOTHES is
also a requirement for the HIGH PRIEST induction.
Rashi further explains
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Annointing is RELATED to SOCIETAL APPOINTMENT
and hence ANNOINT IN THE CLOTHES could easily
be a pun--POUR OIL ON HEAD and GET APPOINTED
by wearing the High Priest clothes
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*6 Lv07 states that the owners of Peace offerings
eat the peace offerings. However Lv07-34 states
that THE PRIEST RECEIVES THE WAIVED BREAST and
THE RAISED SHOULDER.
This illuminates the phrase in Ex29-28
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It is a statute FOR the priests FROM the Jews
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That is, although the Jewish owners eat their
sacrifice nevertheless part of it goes to the
priests.
Ex29-28 mentions that the GIFT IS A RAISING
But Lv07-34 states that BOTH
- the WAIVED BREAST
- the RAISED SHOULDER
are priestly gifts.
Hence the RAISING in Ex29-28 refers to both
the BREAST/SHOULDER.
*7 Lv05-16 and Lv05-18 have almost identical words
Hence we can use the ALIGNMENT WORD MEANING method
also. However the OTHER VERSE method suffices here.
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========================== LIST270a ============================
List of verse pairs with one verse citing the other
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VERSE-1 TEXT OF VERSE VERSE-2 CITATION
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Lv04-24a Slaughter in place of UP Lv01-11 UP;slaughterIN NORTH
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Dt01-08c God promised Israel Gn15-18 promise to Abraham*11
Dt01-08c God promised Israel Gn26-03 promise to Abraham*11
Dt01-08c God promised Israel Gn28-13 promise to Abraham*11
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Nu26-04c God said:Census on 20+ Ex30-13 Census on 20+ yr olds
Lv09-15b NATION Sin sac like his Lv09-08 Priest sin sac
Lv05-10a BIRD GUILT like BIRD UP Lv01-14 BIRD UP OFFERING
Nu14-28c They-ll die as THEY SAID Nu14-02 better to die here
Dt05-12b Observe the Sabbah*3 Ex16-23 Dont cook on Sabbath
Dt05-16a Honor ones parents*3 Ex15-25 Moses gave laws*3
Lv09-15a Make NATION sin offering Lv09-08 like that of PRIEST*2
Ex06-04b Promise to give Israel Gn17-08 I will give Israel
Ex08-11b Pharoh no listen to signs Ex07-03 Pharoh wont listen
Ex08-15b Pharoh no listen to signs Ex07-03 Pharoh wont listen
Ex12-25b God brings you to Israel Ex06-08 God will give Israel
Ex13-11b God brings us to Israel Ex06-08 God will give Israel
Ex14-12a Jews prefer Egypt Ex05-21 Dont ask Pharoh
Dt15-06a Blessed if observe law Dt28-03 You will be blessed*1
NOTES
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*1 The preceding chapter and paragraphs speak about the
requirement to observe the law
*2 The actual verse Lv09-15 states
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Make the nation sin offering LIKE THE FIRST
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By referring to Lv09-08 we learn that the phrase
LIKE THE FIRST means LIKE THE FIRST SIN OFFERING --
THE ONE OFFERED FOR THE PRIEST (Since there were
2 sin offerings--one for the PRIEST and one for
the NATION)
*3 Here is a more complete story
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- Dt05-12b states Observe Sabbath AS GOD COMMANDED YOU
- Ex16-23 states THIS IS WHAT GOD HAD SAID:Dont cook
on Sabbath
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So both verses seem to be referring to something else
An investigation shows that Ex12, Ex16-23 and Ex15-25:26
are the only times that the Jews received commandments
prior to the decalogue. But Ex12 specifically refers to
Passover commandments. Thus it seems reasonable that
the cryptic reference AS GOD COMMANDED YOU in Dt05-12b
is CITING Ex15-25:26 where God gave GENERAL COMMANDMENTS
A similar argument would support the conjecture that
- Dt05-16a HONOR YOUR PARENTS AS GOD COMMANDED YOU
cites Ex15-25:26
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*11 There are two issues to address in the verse
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- Why does the verse first say TO YOUR FATHERS
- and then says TO ABRAHAM, ISAAC, JACOB
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Rashi explains the second issue---Moses is
performing a triple citation as indicated above.
Hence it is necessary to mention each of the
three patriarchs.
However Rashi does not explain why the phrase
TO YOUR FATHERS is in the verse. This gives the
verse a GENERAL-DETAIL form but I do not see
any inference that can be derived from this
style.
Note: There is a philosophical implication to the fact
that God made a separate promise to each Patriarch:
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The attribute each Patriarch was known for was
sufficient to merit the land of Israel to the Jews.
- Because Jews are charitable like Abraham
- Because Jews give their lives up like Isaac
- Because Jews endure the exile like Jacob
Each of these attributes is sufficient to merit Israel
to the Jews
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