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VERSE: Lv14-17a

====================== Lv14-17a ============================

SUCCINT SUMMARY
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A very popular obvious method of Biblical exegesis
is to infer nuances from repetition. A classic inference
from repetition is RESTRICTIVE interpretation.

EXAMPLE Lv14-17a
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- Priest places BLOOD on EAR
- Priest places OIL on EAR ---- ON THE BLOOD

RASHI
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We are ALREADY told to place BLOOD on the ear and
then place OIL on the ear. The REPEATED EMPHASIS
(...ON THE BLOOD) implies that the BLOOD MUST be
first (If it just said: BLOOD ON EAR, OIL ON EAR
I would infer that you should place Blood/Oil on
ear but it doesnt really matter which comes first)
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ITEM                     DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS:        REPETITION
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS:     RESTRICTIVE MEANING
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #19
SEE BELOW                LIST160a
A list of inferences     From REPEATED PHRASES
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=================== LIST160a =====================================
A list of inferences     From REPEATED PHRASES
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VERSE    TEXT OF VERSE                    MEANING OF REPETITION
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Nu04-04a The HOLY of HOLIES               Holiest part of temple
Ex31-15a A SABBATH of SABBATHS*1          Even cooking prohibited
Lv13-49a Y-R-K-R-K (GreenReen)            The GREENEST of GREENS*2
Lv13-49b A-D-M-D-M (Reded)                The REDEST of REDS*2
Gn28-11a He prayed by THE PLACE..PLACE*3  >THE PLACE<=the Temple
Gn37-15a And a MAN found him..THE MAN.*4  >THE MAN<=AProphet/Angel
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Lv01-08d wood on fire ON ALTAR ON ALTAR   No wood protruding*5
Lv14-17a Blood on ear;Oil on ear ON BLOOD BLOOD must be first*5

NOTES
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*1 Ex31-15b further points out that all holidays which are
   referred to as >SABBATH of SABBATH< (Ex31-15, Lv23-32)
   have prohibitions of both WORK and EATING. By contrast
   all holidays which are only called >SABBATH< (Lv23-23
   and Lv23-39) only have a prohibition of Work but not
   a prohibition of COOKING. This is fully discussed at
   http://www.RashiYomi.Com/h6n12.htm)


*2 This is fully discussed in http://www.RashiYomi.Com/h1n23.htm
   Ibn Ezra seems to disagree and state that GReenReen means a
   light green (which would contradict this list). But as I
   show in that posting, Ibn Ezra retracted what he said in his
   commentary on Ps45-03. In fact Ibn Ezra simply points out
   that he was testing the consistency of this rule against all
   doubled roots. To make a long story short we reviewed all
   roots & found possible problems with only 2 verses, Ps38-11
   and Songs6-1. However we can properly translate these verses
   Ps38-11 would be translated as >My heart FLUTTERS (intense
   back and forth motion)<; Similarly Songs6-1 would be
   translated as >Dont avoid me simply because I am very
   SUNBURNED (an intense form of DAWN-COLOR)<

*3 Many of the examples in this list are CONSTRUCTS
   e.g. The HOLY of HOLIES. Future additions to this
   list will emphasize examples similar to Lv01-08d

*4 So the repeated word MAN must refer to the narrow meaning
   of the Hebrew ISH which means A DISTINGUISHED man such
   as an Angel or Judge.

*5 In legal terminology the repetition creates ESSENTIALITY
   - The wood is on the altar; and MUST be on the altar
   - Blood on ear; oil on ear; and the blood MUST come first
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