SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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The BULLET method refers both to
- use of PARAGRAPH structure to indicate content
- use of BOLD, ITALICS, UNDERLINE etc to indicate meaning

The BULLET method seeks Biblical analogies equivalant to
the modern methods of BOLD, ITALICS, UNDERLINE....

There are several instances where Biblical words are
DOTTED on top. Rashi, following the Talmud, perceives
this DOTTING as EQUIVALANT to the modern method of
STRIKEOUT. A STRIKEOUT indicates
- an idea which had some validity
- but parts of it are invalid/missing(hence the STRIKEOUT)


EXAMPLE 1 -- Gn33-03
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So when the verse Gn33-03 says
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ESAUV HUGGED AND ---KISSED--- JACOB;
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with the word ---KISSED--- dotted, Rashi states

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It is known that Esauv hated Jacob. But at that
moment Esauv forgot himself and KISSED Jacob.
Thus the KISS was PHYSICALLY there but not
EMOTIONALLY there.
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Note how Rashi interprets the DOTTING as indicating
STRIKEOUT, SOMETHING MISSING.

EXAMPLE 2 -- Nu03-39
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BIBLE TEXT:
Moses and --AARON-- counted the Levites

RASHI:
AARON is DOTTED/STRIKEOUTED indicating something
missing--he wasnt counted among the Levites

EXAMPLE 3 -- Dt29-28a
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BIBLE TEXT:
Private sins are punished by God; but public sins
(even if committed by individuals) result in punishment
of the Jews and their --CHILDREN--

RASHI:
The word CHILDREN is DOTTED/STRIKEOUTED indicating
something missing. In fact the punishment of the community
for the public sins of individuals did not take place till
the Jews reaccepted the convenant in the times of Joshua.

EXAMPLE 4 - Gn37-12a
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BIBLE TEXT:
The brothers travelled to shepard
[eth] their father-s sheep in Schem

[The Hebrew connective word ETH introducing the phrase
---[eth] their father-s sheep in Schem--is dotted]

RASHI:
Their real goal was not to do their job(sheparding)
but to have a good time for themselves. Hence the word
ETH is DOTTED indicating something missing--they did
go to shepard the SHEEP but true intent was missing since
they went for themselves.

EXAMPLE 5 - Nu09-10a
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BIBLE TEXT:
A person who is FAR AWAY will make Passover in month 2

RASHI:
The word FAR AWAY is dotted---he doesnt have to be
ABSOLUTELY far away; but rather as long as he couldnt get
to the Temple court for the slaughtering--as long as he couldnt
get there in time, he observes the 2nd Passover. [Here the
dots indicate a STRIKEOUT, something missing--he doesn't have
to be ABSOLUTELY FAR away---as long as he couldn-t get their
in time]

In all these cases the STRIKEOUT indicates that the meaning
of the STRICKEN word or the clause it introduces is STRICKEN
(missing something) in its meaning

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT [Typo Error]
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This posting, with minor modifications occurs in w21n25.
However Nu03-39 is incorrectly referred to there as Nu03-09.
This typo is corrected here.

LIST106v belows summarizes these examples

List of words with DOTS ON TOP=STRIKEOUT=something missing*10