in the text." An example is furnished from the
eating of holy things (Lev. xxii. 10-13). The priest, any soul bought with
his money, and he that is born in his house, may eat of it. This is the
general rule. If the priest's daughter be married to a stranger, she may
not eat of them. This is the exception. This exception would have remained
if she continued married to a stranger, or had a child, or had not
returned to her father's house. Therefore a new law is provided, that in
the event of none of these things happening, she may again eat of the holy
things.

(12.) "Things that teach from the subject, and things that teach from the
end." An example is furnished from the eighth commandment, "Thou shalt not
steal." This law, if applied to man-stealing or kidnapping, implies
capital punishment. The reason given is from its following "Thou shalt do
no murder," and "Thou shalt not commit adultery"--two laws which, if
violated, entailed death. The second part of this rule applies to things
that teach from the end. What is meant by the end is a matter of dispute.
Some say it means the final cause of logicians. Others say it means
something in the end or conclusion of the law itself. If it be the latter,
an example is furnished from the case of the leprous house (Lev. xiv. 45):
"And he shall break down the house, the stones of it, and the timber
thereof, and all the mortar of the house." These directions teach that
houses made of mud are excepted.

(13.) "When two texts contradict each other, until a third be found to
decide between them." An example is furnished in Gen. i. 1: "In the
beginning God created the heaven and the earth." It is again written, Gen.
ii. 4, "In the day that the Lord made the earth and the heavens." The
question now arises, Which did He make first? The answer is found in
Isaiah xlviii. 13: "Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth,
and My right hand hath spanned the heavens." The conclusion is drawn that
He made both at once. Another instance is the discrepancy in the census of
Israel. In 2 Sam. xxiv. 9, the number stated is eight hundred thousand. In
1 Chron. xxi. 5, the number is said to have been "eleven hundred
thousand." The difference of three hundred thousand is accounted for by
referring to 1 Chron. xxvii. 1, where it is said that twenty-four thousand
served the king every month. These men, when multiplied by the months,
make two hundred and eighty-eight thousand. And the twelve thous