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VERSE: Lv13-35a

RASHIS COVERED: Lv13-35a Lv13-44a

============================ Lv13-35a ===========================

SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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All languages have a variety of methods to indicate EMPHASIS
and SIMILARLITY. Modern typesetting methods use BOLD and ITALICS
to indicate EMPHASIS. Modern typesetting methods use BULLETS to
indicate SIMILARITY.

The Bible did not have BOLD and ITALICS. Rather the Bible used
REPETITION to indicate emphasis. This emphasis could in turn
either indicate BROADENING or RESTRICTION of meaning.

EXAMPLE Lv13-35a
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The Biblical text at Lv13-35a states
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but if the leprosy SPREADS SPREADS after it
becomes PURE
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Rashi comments
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Notice the repeated phrase:
- SPREAD SPREAD
The repetition creates emphasis.
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- If the leprosy spreads
- - whether after it becomes pure
- - or while it is still impure
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LIST150a below gives other examples where REPETITION
creates broad emphasis.

EXAMPLE Lv13-44a
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   The Biblical text of Lv13-32:45 is as follows
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   If on his baldness there is pinkish affiction then
   leprosy is sprouting in his baldness; the priest
   reviews and confirms the pinkish affliction in his
   baldness just like skin leprosy...[then] this person
   is leprous and is ritually impure; the priest shall
   DECLARE DECLARE him impure and the lepor with the
   affliction: his garments shall be rent and his head
   left wild....
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   Rashi comments on the repeated words DECLARE DECLARE
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   The words DECLARE DECLARE encourage a BROAD
   interpretation of this chapter: The requirements of
   declaration, garment renting and head left wild apply
   not only to the subject of the chapter---a bald person
   with leprosy---but apply to ANY lepor
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LIST150a presents verses where Repetition motivates a broad
interpretation of words.
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ITEM                     DETAIL
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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 interpreted broadly
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========================= LIST150a ===========================
List of verses with REPEATED words interpreted broadly
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VERSE    TEXT OF VERSE          EMPHASIS...DO IT...
======== ====================== ==============================
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
Lv13-35a SPREAD SPREAD after OK EVEN if SPREAD while impure
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Lv20-02b EXECUTE EXECUTE        EVEN by the masses*1
Lv07-19b MEAT:all MEAT eatable  Even if PART of organ bad*3
Lv05-15b TRESPASS TRESPASS tmpl Not only eating;any benefit*2
Lv13-44a DECLARE DECLARE impure EVEN if not a head leprosy*4

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.

*3 e.g. If PART of meat fell outside temple (and is thereby
   impure) then you can still eat the part of the meat
   that remained inside the temple (even though the two
   parts are connected)

*4 The text of Lv13-32:45 is as follows
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   If on his baldness there is pinkish affiction then
   leprosy is sprouting in his baldness; the priest
   reviews and confirms the pinkish affliction in his
   baldness just like skin leprosy...[then] this person
   is leprousand is ritually impure; the priest shall
   DECLARE DECLARE him impure and the lepor with the
   affliction: his garments shall be rent and his head
   left wild....
   -----------------------------------------------------

   The words DECLARE DECLARE encourage a BROAD
   interpretation of this chapter: The requirements of
   declaration, garment renting and head left wild apply
   not only to the subject of the chapter---a bald person
   with leprosy---but apply to ANY lepor
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