he pelted God's Name, he should be pelted to death. Douglas proposed that by quoting the "eye for eye" law in a jingly form, in a peculiar circumstance where it does not really fit, surrounded by funny names, the writer of Leviticus may be trying to say something else about the measure-for-measure principle, testing the universal validity of the principle of retribution. Douglas posited that the "subtlety of thought and the high degree of literary control exerted throughout Leviticus" suggest that the priestly writer referred to other people's legal codes in an ironic if not disingenuous vein. Douglas concluded that the writer of Leviticus aped the style of foreign laws when touching on "negative reciprocity," but it is rather "positive reciprocity, gift with gift," that is the central theme in Leviticus. The writer of Leviticus sought to show that God's compassion and God's justice were available to be perceived by anyone reading the Bible's account of God's covenant. The 20th century Reform Rabbi Bernard Bamberger read the Hebrew form of "in custody" in to suggest that there was a regular detention area outside the camp for accused persons whose cases were pending, notwithstanding that imprisonment as punishment for a crime does not seem to have been a regular practice in ancient Israel. Bamberger noted that is one of four episodes in the Torah (along with , , and ) in which Moses had to make a special inquiry of God before he could give a legal decision. Bamberger reported that the inability of Moses to handle these cases on his own troubled the Rabbis. Commandments According to the Sefer ha-Chinuch, there are 24 positive and 39 negative commandments in the parashah: A Kohen must not defile himself for anyone except certain relatives. To mourn for a close relative An impure Kohen, following immersion, must wait until after sundown before returning to service. A Kohen must not marry a woman who had forbidden relations. A Kohen must not marry a woman born from a disqualified marriage. A Kohen must not marry a divorcee. To dedicate the Kohen for service The High Priest must not enter under the same roof as a corpse. The High Priest must not defile himself for any relative. The High Priest must marry a virgin. The High Priest must not marry a widow. The High Priest must not have sexual relations with a widow even outside of