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321 The price shall increase with more years before the next Jubilee and
decrease with fewer years.
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Num. 25:16
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322 You shall have respect for one another in your dealings.
The “you” is singular. This may be a general rule, but in this context it is for the Jubilee year.
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Levi. 25:17
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323 The land shall never be sold in perpetuity.
The land must be returned to its original possessor during each Jubilee year.
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Levi. 25:23
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324 The laws pertaining to redemption of the land must be obeyed.
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Levi. 25:25-28
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325 The laws pertaining to dwellings in walled and unwalled cities must be
obeyed.
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Levi. 25:29-31
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326 Houses of the Levites, in a walled city or not, shall always be redeemable
by them.
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Levi. 25:32
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327 Any house of the Levites shall be released in the Jubilee year.
The house of a Levite always returns to him in the Jubilee year.
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Levi. 25:33
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328 The open country of the Levites shall not be sold.
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Levi. 25:34
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329 If your relative becomes too poor to support himself, you shall take him in.
The “you” is singular. This is a general commandment to all who have relatives who might be
poor.
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Levi. 25:35
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330 You shall take no interest or profit from him while he lives with you.
The two instances of “you” are singular.
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Levi. 25:36,37
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331 If your relative sells himself to you, you shall not employ him as a
bondservant.
The “your” and two instances of “you” are singular.
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Levi. 25:39
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332 He shall be as a hired hand or a sojourner with you.
The “you” is singular.
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Levi. 25:40
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333 He shall be restored, he and his children, to his possession in the Jubilee
year.
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Levi. 25:41
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334 They shall not be sold as a bondservant.
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Levi. 25:42
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335 You shall buy bondservants only from the nations around you or the
foreigners sojourning with you.
The three second-person pronouns in this verse are all plural.
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Levi. 25:44,45
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336 You may make your foreign bondservants an inheritance for your children.
The three second-person pronouns in this verse are all plural.
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Levi. 25:46
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337 An Israelite who sells himself to a sojourner shall be redeemed by his
relative or by himself.
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Levi. 25:47-49
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338 He shall be as a hired servant with the stranger in your eyes.
The “your” is singular. The congregation is responsible for making sure he is well treated.
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Levi. 25:53
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339 If he is not redeemed, he shall be released in the Jubilee year.
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Levi. 25:54
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340 You shall estimate the value of vows of souls dedicated to the Lord.
For an explanation of these strange words as well as the remaining verses in this group, see
[rubinspace.org Lev. 27 notes].
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Levi. 27:2-8
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341 The procedures and statutes pertaining to dedicated things shall be
followed.
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Levi. 27:9-33
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342 Unclean men or women shall be excluded from the congregation.
While the children of Israel were in the wilderness, this meant there had to be a place set aside
outside the camp for the unclean. In the case of women, this could be for a period of up to three
weeks. So the facilities had to be rather extensive. Furthermore, the facilities had to be
protected from predators, both animal and human. A continuous guard had to be maintained.
When the children of Israel were in Israel, a place had to be set aside outside every city, town,
village, or camp. When an army was encamped for a battle or siege, a facility was required for
the soldiers outside their camp. Guards would have been necessary to patrol these facilities, at
least at night.
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Numb. 5:2,3
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343 Should a man or woman transgress grievously, he or she shall confess
the sin.
The priest would receive the confession.
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Numb. 5:6,7
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344 The man shall make restitution with a fifth over to the wronged one.
This verse and the next apply to sins against another Israelite, not against God. Yom Kippur
serves the latter purpose.
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Numb. 5:7
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345 And if there might be no kinsman for the person to whom to recompense
the guilt, the guilt restitution shall be for the Lord, for the priest.
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Numb. 5:8
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346 The priest shall follow the procedures pertaining to jealousy and the
cursing water of bitterness.
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Numb. 5:12-31
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347 If a man or woman swears a Nazirite oath, he/she and the priest shall
follow the laws of the Nazarite.
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Numb. 6:2-20
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348 The priests shall bless the children of Israel daily with the threefold
blessing.
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Numb. 6:23-26
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349 The Levites shall be dedicated to the Lord in place of the first born of the
children of Israel.
This commandment is the justification for a Jew’s ability to redeem his first-born son.
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Numb. 8:16-18
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350 There shall be a plague among the children of Israel if any of them comes
close to the Tabernacle/Temple sanctuary.
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Numb. 8:19
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351 A Levite shall serve in the tent of meeting/Temple from age twenty-five up
to age fifty.
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Numb. 8:24-25
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352 After age fifty, a Levite may be only an observer in the tent of meeting/
Temple.
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Numb. 8:26
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353 One who is unclean shall still prepare the paschal lamb and eat it with
unleavened bread and bitter herbs.
This is to be followed after he becomes clean. See the next three commandments.
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Numb.9:10,11
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354 One who is too far from the Temple must still prepare the paschal lamb and
eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.
This is the reason we modern Jews have to modify the observance of Passover -- the Temple is
too far away.
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Numb.9:10,11
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355 They shall prepare it on the fourteenth day of the second month at dusk.
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Numb.9:11
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356 They shall do it according to all the statutes of the Passover.
Except it shall be only for one day! Passover may still be observed in the first month for seven
days, but the rituals (of the Seder) have to be modified. [Return to Commandment 5]
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Numb.9:12
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357 The soul of one who is clean and close to the Temple and does not
observe the Passover shall be cut off from its people.
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Numb.9:13
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358 You shall make two trumpets of silver that the priests shall keep.
The number of the “you” in this verse, although singular, is insignificant, because the
commandment was given directly to Moses by the Lord. See the next commandment to
understand why the number of this commandment is not colored.
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Numb.10:2
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359 The priests shall blow on the trumpets to call the congregation.
The number of this commandment is not colored. Here’s why: If you’ve read my views on
Judaism (rubinhood.org), you know that I believe priests should run synagogues. And they
should follow this commandment to start each service.
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Numb.10:2
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360 The priests shall blow on one trumpet to call the chiefs.
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Numb.10:3
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361 When going to war, an alarm shall be sounded by the priests on the
trumpets.
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Numb.10:9
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362 The priests shall blow the trumpets over the sacrifices and peace offerings
in the appointed seasons and new moons.
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Numb.10:10
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363 When you eat you shall offer a gift to the Lord.
See the next commandment.
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Numb.15:19
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364 From the first of your dough you shall offer a cake to the Lord.
This is the gift. It was given to the priests. Nowadays a blessing is to be said during or after
eating in lieu of a gift.
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Numb.15:20
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365 You shall make a fringe on the corners of your garments.5
In biblical times the fringe was put on the corners of a tunic, if worn, or on the corners of a robe
or skirt. Orthodox Jews wear a special vest, called a tallit katan (small tallit), to which fringes
are attached on each of the four corners.
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Numb.15:38
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366 You shall put a thread of blue with each fringe. [Return to Commandment 510]
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Numb.15:38
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367 The priests shall always bear the iniquity of the sanctuary.
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Numb.18:1
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368 The priests shall always bear the iniquity of the priesthood.
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Numb.18:1
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369 The Levites may not come close to the furnishings of the holy place or to
the altar during their service.
This commandment refers to all that was in the tent: The ark, the veil, the incense altar, the
candlestick, and the show bread table; as well as the sacrificial altar. The same for the Temple.
It is literal -- during their service is the critical stipulation. Since they were to carry all of the
Tabernacle, its furnishings, and its utensils, everything had to be packed up and covered by the
priests before the Israelites could pick up their camp.
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Numb.18:3
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370 The dedicated portions of every sin offering, guilt offering, meal offering,
wave offering, and the first fruits from the children of Israel shall belong to
the priests.
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Numb.18:9
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371 The wave offering and the first fruits may be eaten by all members of the
priests' households.
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Numb.18:11-13
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372 You shall redeem the first born male of the children of Israel and the first
born male of an unclean beast.
The “you” is singular. This is addressed to the whole of Israel.
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Numb.18:15
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373 You shall not redeem the first born of any of your clean farm animals.
The “you” and the “your” are singular. This is also addressed to the whole of Israel.
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Numb.18:17
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374 The priests shall have no inheritance in Israel.
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Numb.18:20
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375 The tithe of the children of Israel shall be for the Levites.
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Numb.18:21
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376 The Levites shall have no inheritance among the children of Israel.
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Numb.18:23
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377 The Levites shall tithe from their tithe to the priests.
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Numb.18:26-28
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378 The Levites and their households may eat the tithe anywhere.
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Numb.18:31
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379 The priest shall perform the procedure of the red heifer.
The oldest son of the High Priest is responsible for carrying out this commandment. But what
if a future priest were to have no male children? It seems expedient that the High Priest would
then name another priest to fulfill this commandment.
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Numb.19:2-10
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380 The laws of impurity pertaining to the dead shall be observed.
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Numb.19:11-22
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381 You shall follow the order of inheritance.
The “you” is plural.
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Numb. 27:8-11
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382 You shall bring the prescribed offerings of the Sabbath, new moon,
Passover, and Shavuot.
The “you” is plural.
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Numb. 28:3-31
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383 You shall bring the prescribed offerings for the first of Tishrei, 10th of
Tishrei, Sukkoth, and Sh’mini Atzeret.
The “you” is plural.
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Numb. 29:2-38
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384 The statutes pertaining to vows and oaths shall be obeyed.
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Numb. 30:3-16
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385 The statutes governing cities for the Levites shall be obeyed.
The implied “you” is plural.
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Numb. 35:2-8
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386 The statutes governing the slayer and the avenger shall be obeyed.
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Numb. 35:11-28
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387 The statutes governing judgment of the slayer shall be obeyed.
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Numb. 35:29-32
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388 You shall not remove an inheritance from one tribe to another tribe.
The “you” is singular. Israel may not shuffle inheritances (lands) between tribes.
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Numb. 36:9
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389 You shall not add onto the word that I am commanding you.
The two instances of “you” ar plural. No Jew may add anything to these words.
[Return to Commandment 421]
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Deut. 4:2
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390 You shall not take away from the word that I am commanding you.
The two instances of “you” are plural. No Jew may subtract anything from these words.
[Return to Commandment 422]
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Deut. 4:2
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391 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and might.
The “you” and “your” are singular. Israel must love the Lord.
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Deut. 6:5
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392 The commandments shall be on your heart.
The “your” is singular. Symbolically, the commandments must be on Israel’s heart.
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Deut. 6:6
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393 You shall teach the commandments to your children.
The “you” and “your” are singular. Israel must see to it that every Jewish child is taught the
commandments.
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Deut. 6:7
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394 You shall speak of the commandments all day while not working.
The “you” is singular. Israel must speak of the commandments all day every day.
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Deut. 6:7
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395 You shall bind the commandments for a sign on your hand.
The “you” and “your” are singular. In other words, Israel must symbolically bind the
commandments as a sign on her hand. By ignoring the number of the pronouns, the rabbis have
mistakenly commanded that phylacteries must be worn by every male Jew six mornings a
week.
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Deut. 6:8
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396 The commandments shall be as frontlets between your eyes.
The “you” and “your” are singular. In other words, Israel must symbolically wear the
commandments as frontlets between her eyes.
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Deut. 6:8
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397 You shall write the commandments on the door posts of your house and
on your gates.
The “you” and two instances of “your” are singular. In other words, Israel must symbolically
write the commandments on the door posts of her house and on her gates. The mezuzah
serves this purpose.
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Deut. 6:9
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398 You shall serve the Lord.
The “you” is singular. Israel shall serve the Lord. This statement can be taken as both a
commandment and a prophecy. As a prophecy, it says that whether we like it or not, Israel will
serve the Lord.
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Deut. 6:13
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399 You shall swear by the Lord's name.
The “you” is singular. Israel shall swear by the Lord’s name. This statement can be taken as
both a commandment and a prophecy. As a prophecy, it says that whether we intend to or
not, Israel will swear by the Lord’s name (and by no other).
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Deu 19:1-3
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400 You shall not test the Lord.
Another plural “you!” This commandment and the next, taken together, mean that we are not
to question the Lord, which is contrary to traditional belief.
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Deut. 6:16
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