<div dir="ltr">In general, we say that "amira" is a soft way of saying something, and "haggada" is a more harsh way of speaking - as in "ko tomar l'veit yaakov, v'tageid livnei yisrael."<div>
<br></div><div>In Parshat Kedoshim (beginning of Perek 20), right before it lists the punishments for all of the issurim mentioned previously, it says "Vayedaber Hashem el moshe leimor: V'el bnei yisrael tomar". </div>
<div><br></div><div>Why is the word "Tomar" used here, when it seems that the language and descriptions of all the punishments is extremely harsh?</div><div><br></div><div>Kol Tuv,</div><div>Liron<br clear="all">
<div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div>Liron Kopinsky</div><div><a href="mailto:liron.kopinsky@gmail.com" target="_blank">liron.kopinsky@gmail.com</a></div></div>
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