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VERSE: Dt12-27a

RASHIS COVERED: Dt12-27a Dt12-20b Dt12-21a Dt12-26a Dt12-27b

================= ALIGNMENT OF 2 SACRIFICES ====================

 BACKGROUND
 ----------
 Dt12-26:27 speaks about bringing sacrifices to Jerusalem
 THe text discusses how each sacrifice is treated

 THE TEXT
 --------
 And you will make OLAH Offerings: Flesh and Blood on altar
 But SHLAMIM offerings:blood is offered while the flesh eaten

 THE RASHI
 ---------
 Rashi simply aligns the two verse phrases to show how no
 part of the OLAH offering can be eaten while some part
 of the SHLAMIM offering can be eaten.

 Here is the LIST*10
================================================================
SACRIFICE      PROCEDURES OF BLOOD   PROCEDURES OF FLESH
=========      ===================   ======================
Olah           blood on altar        flesh on altar
Shlamim        blood ...on altar     flesh is eaten

NOTES
=====
*1 Cf the following other relevant verses
   - Lv03-03    Parts of Shlamim offered on Altar
   - Lv07-31:32 Parts of Shlamim eaten by Priest
   - Dt12-27    Non specified parts eaten by owner
-------------------- LONGER FOOTNOTES -------------------------
*10 In e.g. the Stone Chumash there are 4 Rashis on Dt12-27
    But we follow the Davkah software Rashi version (there is
    only one Rashi). At the very end of the list I will attempt
    to make an accounting showing there are exactly 7800 Rashis

    Rashi brings in a further comment on Dt12-26. Dt12-26 reads
    -----------------------------------------------------------
    AT THE VERY LEAST bring your vows of offerings to Jerusalem
    ------------------------------------------------------------

    From the phrase AT THE VERY LEAST Rashi infers that
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    Other items must be brought to Jerusalem (for example:
    the offspring of animals dedicated for sacrifices)
    ------------------------------------------------------------

    This derivation is based on the translation of the Hebrew
    word RAK as AT THE VERY LEAST (See url
    http://www.RashiYomi.Com/gn20-11a.htm)
=================================================================


======= ALIGNMENT OF SACRIFICIAL vs PROFANE EATING OF MEAT =====

 BACKGROUND
 ----------
 Dt12-20:28 outlines the following laws
 -- The Jews could NOT eat ordinary meat in the wilderness
 -- The Jews could --- eat ordinary meat once they came to Israel
 -- Even in the wilderness the Jews could eat sacrificial meat
    as part of the Peace Offering ceremony

 THE TEXT
 --------
 There is a great deal of LOGIC in the above laws. For example,
 -- the Jews could not eat most temple offering meats
 -- but they could eat the meat of Peace offerings
 -- but they could not eat ordinary meat in the wilderness
 -- but they could eat ordinary meat once they came to Israel

 THE RASHI
 ---------
 Rashis job is TO PAIR CONTRASTING VERSES together so we can
 clearly see the logic.

 Here are the laws summarized. The footnotes show the
 contrasting verses which state these laws
==============================================================
TYPE OF MEAT    Could it be eaten in Wilderness     In Israel?
=============== ================================    ==========
Olah Sacrifice  No*1                                No*1
Peace Sacrifice Yes*1*2                             Yes*1*2
Ordinary meat   No *2                               Yes*2

NOTES
=====
*1 This is based on the contrast of the following verse phrases
   ------------------------------------------------------------
   Dt12-26  Your OLAHS  have their FLESH ----- & BLOOD on altar
   Dt12-26  Your PEACE  have their FLESH eaten & BLOOD on altar
   ------------------------------------------------------------

   Note that there is no distinction between Israel & Wilderness
   The laws of sacrifices are universal.

   See the other table in this posting for further details

*2 These laws are based upon the following verses
   -------------------------------------------------------------
   Dt12-20 When you come to Israel
   Dt12-21 ----------------------- If far you can eat meat
   Dt12-26 ----------------------- ------ but sacrifices to Tmpl
   -------------------------------------------------------------

   See footnote *10 for more elaboration on the logic
------------------- LONGER FOOTNOTES ---------------------------

*10 We now show how the contrast of the 3 verses gives rise
    to the various laws in the above LIST/TABLE. Here are
    the verses repeated
   -------------------------------------------------------------
   Dt12-20 When you come to Israel
   Dt12-21 ----------------------- If far you can eat meat
   Dt12-26 ----------------------- ------ but sacrifices to Tmpl
   -------------------------------------------------------------

   From the pairing of Dt12-20 & Dt12-21 we immediately see that
   -- ordinary meat COULD not be eaten UNTIL the entry to Israel
   -- Hence ordinary meat could not be eaten in the wilderness
   -- But ordinary meat could be eaten in Israel

   (See posting http://www.Rashiyomi.Com/dt12-20a.htm in
   this Digest (Volume 11 Number 7) for a discussion of the
   strange phrase WHEN GOD WIDENS YOUR BORDER vs the simple
   WHEN YOU COME TO ISRAEL)

   From the contrast of Dt21-21 & Dt12-26 we immediately see that
   ---sacrifices MUST be brought to Jerusalem to eat
   ---Hence sacrifices cannot be eaten outside the temple
   ---but profane meat CAN be eaten outside Jerusalem

   Note I have shortened the verses somewhat to let things be
   on one line. In particular the phrase IF FAR YOU CAN EAT MEAT
   means IF YOU ARE FAR AWAY FROM JERUSALEM YOU CAN EAT MEAT
   BUT THE SACRIFICES MUST BE BROUGHT TO THE TEMPLE
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RASHI RULE USED: DOUBLE PARSHAS
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