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Rabin brought the Torah of Rabbi Yochanan in Israel to Babylonia to establish the difference between a false oath, not keeping one’s word, and swearing in vain (with 3 different verses in the Torah that establish the prohibition). Plus, every negative commandment that has an action – gets lashes. But if there’s no action, no lashes — except for the exceptions, where lashes would be incurred. Also, establishing the views of the sages with regard to the unspecified statements – and what they mean in terms of amounts, and so on. For example: if a minute amount of food is prohibited, does it incur a sacrifice? In part, it’s contingent on establishing the definitions – what is the minimum amount for eating to count as eating?

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