A third function is distinguishing cases that appear alike. Clarification identifies what two expressions share and which contextual feature makes their meanings or rulings diverge. This prevents a rule established in one setting from being uncritically transferred to another.
For example, a term may appear in a declarative statement in one verse and within a condition in another. The logical force of those contexts need not be identical. Differences of audience and circumstance may also be decisive.
Method: acknowledge the genuine similarity, then point to the exact contextual indicator that justifies treating the cases separately.