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VERSE: Nu35-16a

Rashi makes 2 points. The first point is a point
about overall paragraph structure.

The following is the overall structure of Nu35

VERSES          TOPIC             THEMES
==========      ================= ==================================
Nu35-9:15       Introduction      Set aside 6 'Murder-refuge' cities
Nu35-16:21      Willful murder    Assess murder weapon,hatred etc
Nu35-22:23      Accidental murder Assess accidentality
Nu35-24:29      Court case        Murderer Goes to refuge if accidental

In particular Nu35-16:21 is speaking about willful murder

Rashis second point comes from a comparison of verses
Nu35-16:18 speak about killing somebody by hitting them



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Nu35-16 with an     IRON UTENSIL
Nu35-17 with a HAND STONE        THAT CAN KILL
Nu35-18 with a HAND WOOD UTENSIL THAT CAN KILL
                *1         *1
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Nu35-17 if he hit him with a HAND STONE THAT CAN KILL
Ex21-16 if he hit him with a      STONE
                              *1
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Nu25-18 if he hit him with a HAND WOODEN UTENSIL THAT CAN KILL
Ex21-20 if he hit him with         A ROD
                              *1
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NOTES
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*1 Stone or wooden utenils usually only kill if they
are big enough ("Hand" sized). By contrast even a small
iron needle (not "hand" sized) can kill.

The point is that to convict a person of murder you must 1st
decide if the weapon has a SIZE and FORM that could kill.
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