RASHS COVERED: Dt17-02a Violate CONVENANT-IDOLATRY
(General-Detail style)

VERY BRIEF SUMMARY:

Dt17-01:02 contains two verses
The 1st verse gives a death penalty for VIOLATING
GODS CONVENANT (which could include anything). The 2nd
verse gives a death penalty only for WORSHIPPING IDOLS
Thus the two verses use a GENERAL-SPECIFIC style--
first the GENERAL concept of VIOLATING THE CONVENANT;
2nd the SPECIFIC concept of WORSHIPPING IDOLS
The Rabbi Ishmael style rules require, in such a case,
that the law of death penalty only apply to the specific
case of idol worship(and not to any other convenant violation)

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TODAYS RASHI RULE:       THE RABBI ISHMAEL STYLE RULES
TODAYS RASHI SUBRULE:    GENERAL-DETAIL STYLE
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF RULE AND SUBRULE

Some Rashis deal with GRAMMAR or MEANING. But other Rashis
deal with STYLE. The Great Talmudic Sage Rabbi Ishmael,
laid down 3 style rule classes which divide into a dozen
or so rules.

Today we deal with the GENERAL-DETAIL style.
When using this style the verse first states something
GENERALLY and then repeats the requirement SPECIFICALLY.

The Rabbi Ishmael Style rules then demand that the verse
be interpreted STRICTLY as applying to ONLY THE DETAILS
This requirement of STRICT interpretation is not because
of grammar or meaning or even because some word in the
verse is extra: Rather, it is a requirement of style.


STANDARD EXAMPLE

The simplest example I could find occurs at Nu05-12
--GENERAL:         When a woman DESCECRATES her marriage
--DETAIL:          [by] committing ADULTERY

STUDENT EXERCISES:
-- Suppose you didnt want to interpert the verse strictly?
How could you interpret the verse BROADLY? (The answer to
this question facilitates understanding what not to do)

-- How would you apply the Rabbi Ishmael requirement
of STRICT INTERPRETATION to Nu05-12



RASHIS SOLUTION
-- WE FIRST SHOW HOW TO INTERPRET THE CHAPTER BROADLY
The chapter if not interpreted strictly COULD refer
to a woman who descecrates her marriage by (a) insulting
her husband in public or (b) flirting with other men.
That is, if we werent required to interpret the chapter
strictly we COULD HAVE required the suspected-woman
ceremony to ANY descecration of marriage.

-- WE NEXT SHOW HOW TO  INTERPRET THE CHAPTER STRICTLY
The above chapter (Nu05) dealing with the Suspected
woman ceremony ONLY APPLIES IF THE WOMAN WAS SUSPECTED
OF COMMITTING ADULTERY. For example if the woman descecrated
her marriage by insulting her husband or flirting with other
men there is no justification for performing the suspected
woman ceremony. IN other words Nu05-12 is interpreted STRICTLY

STANDARD REFERENCES FOR THIS RULE

http://www.Rashiyomi.com/example4.htm

Rabbi Ishmael rules (Complete version)
http://www.RashiYomi.com/ishmael.htm


TODAYS LIST

Please find below examples of verses in the GENERAL-DETAIL
The GENERAL term and DETAILED meaning are CAPPED
Todays example is listed row 1