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VERSE: Lv19-22a

RASHIS COVERED: Lv19-22a Lv20-09a

============================ Lv19-22a ===========================

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 1: Lv19-22a
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The Biblical text at Lv19-22a states
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If a person sleeps with an unredeemed maid servant
...and he will bring his GUILT OFFERING to God
...and he will be forgiven from the SIN HE SINNED
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Rashi comments
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Notice the repeated phrase:
- the SIN HE SINNED
The repetition creates emphasis--he is forgiven
whether he sinned WILLFULLY or INADVERTENTLY
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EXAMPLE 2: Lv20-09a
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The Biblical text at Lv19-20 states
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When a person curses HIS MOTHER OR FATHER he must die
HIS MOTHER OR FATHER he curse and his blood is on him
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Rashi comments
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Notice the repeated prhase
- HIS MOTHER OR FATHER
The repetition creates emphasis--he is put to death
WHETHER he cursed his parents DURING THEIR LIFETIME
or AFTER THEIR DEATH
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LIST150a below gives other examples where REPETITION
creates broad emphasis.
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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...
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Lv20-09a PARENTS...PARENTS      EVEN after death
Lv19-22a the SIN HE SINNED      WHETHER willful or inadvertent
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
Lv17-13a HUNT A HUNT*10         EVEN for a non-hunted animal
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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....
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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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*10 Rashi citing the Talmud asks
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   But if the law applies to HUNTED or DOMISTICATED
   (non-hunted) animals why does the bible use the
   phrase HUNT alltogether? ANSWER: The Bible speaks
   about a TYPICAL SITUATION: One normally should not
   eat meat except on special occassions and after
   significant work like a hunt
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