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VERSE: Lv21-24b

RASHIS COVERED: Lv21-24a Lv21-24b

====================== Lv21-24b ===================================

SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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Rashi frequently comments by making broad database queries
and noting patterns.

EXAMPLE
-------------------------
We make a query of OPENING/CLOSING lines in Commandments:
To WHOM were these commandments to be addressed.

We find that
- There are only 8 commandments that God told Moses
  to tell Aaron

- All but one of these commandments have an OPENING line
  but not a CLOSING line(The opening line says: Tell
  the priests)

- One commandment has an OPENING and CLOSING line
  OPENING LINE: Tell the priests
  CLOSING LINE: Moses told priests AND JEWS

The context and contrast then suggests that
the Jews were told in order to oversee the Priests.
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ITEM                     DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS:        DATABASES
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS      DATABASES
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #27
SEE BELOW                LIST606a
Query of                 Openings/closings in 8 Commands to Priests
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====================== LIST606a ===================================
Query of                 Openings/closings in 8 Commands to Priests
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VERSE      CLOSING VERSE  Topic of Biblical Command/Paragraph
========== ============== ======================================
Lv06-17:23 *1             Offerings
Lv16-01:31 '              Yom Kippur
Lv17-01:07 *2             Offerings outside Temple
Lv21-16:24 Jews           Priestly blemishes
Lv22-01:16 '              Blemished priests can eat offerings
Lv22-17:25 *2             Dont offer blemished animals
Nu06-22:27 '              Priestly blessing
Nu08-01:04 '              Construction of Candellabrah

NOTES
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*1 This paragraph actually continues to Lv07-21

*2 In these paragraphs the opening line is
   ----------------------------------
   Tell Aaron/Priests and Jews
   ----------------------------------

   In the other paragraphs the opening line is
   ----------------------------
   Tell Aaron/Priests
   ----------------------------

*3 This is the only chapter with a CLOSING LINE.
   The contrast of the OPENING/CLOSING line is as follows
   -OPENING LINE: God tells Moses to tell Aaron
   -CLOSING LINE: Moses tells Aaron and Jews

   From the contrast we infer that Moses told the Jews
   in order to oversee the Priests*10 *11

---------------------- LONGER FOOTNOTES -----------------------

*10 This Rashi is remarkably consistent with the following
    law cited by the Rambam
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    The Sanhedrin was located in the Temple
    Chambers since one of its primary functions
    was to check Priestly blemishes!!!
    ------------------------------------------

*11 We should emphasize how the approach of this email group
    differs from traditional approaches to Rashi. Traditional
    approaches to Rashi emphasize the EXTRA WORD--they would
    argue that the Biblical text states
    ------------------------------
    God told Aaron and the JEWS
    ------------------------------

    Traditional Rashiists might also emphasize the CONTRAST
    ALIGNMENT of the opening and closing verses showing that
    while the command was stated to Aaron nevertheless it
    was told to Aaron and the Jews.

    Our email group further emphasizes the Database Query:
    - What do OTHER commandments to Aaron look like.

    Remarkably NONE of the other commandments has a closing
    line. When we add to this the unusual closing line in this
    paragraph, that AARON AND THE JEWS are addressed, the
    Rashi becomes punchier and deeper---apparently
    the Jews were told to oversee the priests.
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