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VERSE: Ex18-19c
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SUCCINCT SUMMARY ---------------- One of Rashis five main goals is to illuminate verse meaning using cross references to OTHER VERSES. We call this the OTHER VERSE rule. When the OTHER CROSS REFERENCED verse is used to illuminate the original verse with FURTHER DETAILS we speak about the Rashi Subrule of FURTHER DETAILS. EXAMPLE Ex18-19c ---------------- Ex18-19c states -------------------------------------- Jethro suggested that Moses bring the WORDS OF LAW to God -------------------------------------- Rashi [paraphrased] comments ------------------------------------- Jethros reference to WORDS OF LAW is illuminated by the exact same phrase in Ex18-16 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Moses told Jethro: When the people have a LAWSUIT[word of law] they come to me - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - In other words WORDS OF LAW refers here to LAWSUIT matters -------------------------------------- Hence Rashi translates Ex18-19 as follows ------------------------------------------ Jethro suggested that Moses bring to God the LAWSUITS of the people [and after getting a response from God] teach them [the nation] the laws and statutes ------------------------------------------ LIST210y below gives many other verse pairs where one verse illumines another verse. | ||
ITEM | DETAIL | |
RASHI RULE CLASS | OTHER VERSES | |
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS | FURTHER DETAILS | |
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE | #1 | |
SEE BELOW | LIST210y | |
List of verses pairs | with one verse illuminating another |
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List of verses pairs with one verse illuminating another LIST210y CONTINUES LIST210a LIST210z | ||||
VERSE | TEXT OF VERSE | OTHER VRSE | DETAILS | |
Ex18-19c | Bring WORDS OF LAW to Gd | Ex18-16 | peoples LAWSUITS *6 | |
Gn45-24a | Dont get ANGRY ON ROAD*5 | Gn42-21:22 | Fight who did me in | |
Gn45-18a | I-ll give BEST OF LAND | Gn47-11 | BEST OF LAND=Ramsyth | |
Gn35-22b | Reuven slept with Bilhah | Gn49-04*4 | play with Dads beds | |
Gn26-29a | We didnt HARM you | Gn26-16 | we ASKED you to go*1 | |
Gn26-33a | City of SHEVA named for | Gn21-30:31 | OATH=SheVuAh*2 | |
Gn27-27b | FRAGRANT BLESSED FIELD | Lv23-40 | ETHROG=SPLENDOR*3 | |
Gn33-18a | Jacob came WHOLE to city | Gn32-32 | Jacob LIMPED*11 | |
Dt27-12a | Blessings ON Mountain | Jo08-30:35 | ...FACING MOUNTAIN | |
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*1 We ASKED you to go but didnt HARASS you till you went *2 The point being that the city wasnt named for the symbolic use of SEVEN (SHIVAH) lambs to seal the treaty(BUt rather the SEVEN lambs symbolically affirm the OATH=SHEVA for which the city was named) *3 Gn27-27b refers to a BLESSED FRAGRANT FIELD while Lv23-40 refers to a TREE OF SPLENDOR.*10 *4 Reuven did not actually sleep with Bilhah. Rather his fathers favorite bedware was kept on Bilhah's bed since Bilhah, Rachels concubine, reminded him of her after Rachels death. Reuven felt that his father should be living with Leah, since Leah was a bonafide wife. Reuven felt it insulting that Jacob preferred a concubine vs a real wife. Hence he switched the bedware from Bilhahs bed to Leahs bed in order to talk his father out of his behavior For our translation of Gn49-04 see footnote *12 *5 Gn45-05 also supports this. *6 Rashis real point is to avoid confusion The phrase WORDS OF LAW usually refers to Gods words of law, the Torah. However in Ex18-19c and Ex18-16 it refers to the LAWSUITS of the people. --------------------- LONGER FOOTNOTES --------------------- *10 Rashi uses the languages ------------------------------- this refers to an APPLE orchard ------------------------------- But apple orchards are not known for their fragrance. Rather the reference is probably to an -------------- ETHROG orchard -------------- which has a characteristic hypnotic fragrance. The Hebrew word for ETHROG is GOLDEN APPLE.(The beauty of fragrance of an ETHROG ORCHARD was mentioned by the Rav, Rabbi Soloveitchick). *11 Rashi citing the Talmud states ------------------------------------------------------- Jacob came whole - from LIMP - from Monetary gifts to Esauv(Jacob had all his money) - with all his learning ------------------------------------------------------- But there 3 items all emanate from Gn32-32 where we are told that Jacob fought with an angel and won. Since he won - he did not lose money - he did not lose his Jewishness *12 Gn49-04 is translated by us as ------------------------------------- you played with your fathers beds ------------------------------------- Note the PLURAL BEDS vs BED...this shows that two BEDS (not the one bed of BILHAH) was involved We translate the Hebrew root &LH (to go up) as &LL (To play with). - THere are no other cases where &LH means &LL - but interchanges of 1-2-Hey and 1-2-2 roots does frequently occur in the Bible - Finally the verse wouldnt make sense if &LH was translated as GO UP since the phrase ------------------------- Go Up on your fathers bed ------------------------- couldnt refer to intimacy since intimacy is always referred to as GOING DOWN instead of GOING UP. |
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