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JOSHUA LEADS NATION |
VERSE: Dt31-07a Joshua COMES WITH/LEADS THE NATION
VERY BRIEF SUMMARY
Aligning Dt31-07 we find the following contradictory verses
-Dt31-07 You, Joshua, WILL COME WITH(eth) this nation to Israel
-Dt31-23 You, Joshua, WILL BRING ----(eth) this nation to Israel
Rashi resolves the contradiction as follows
- If the nation is COOPERATIVE Joshua will COME WITH THEM
In other words Joshua & the nation will come together
- But If the nation is OBSTINATE Joshua will BRING/LEAD them
overriding their disputes. Note also that Rashi interprets the
word ETH as meaning WITH in Dt31-07 (See
http://www.RashiYomi.com/ex02-24b.htm)
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TODAYS RASHI RULE: ALIGNMENT
TODAYS RASHI SUBRULE: TWO CASES
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF RULE
Many Rashis do NOT focus on an internal analysis of the verse.
There may be nothing bothering Rashi in THAT verse. The words
used may all be normal.
But when the given verse is compared with another verse--that
is, when the two verses are ALIGNED together-- we see blatant
differences.
The ALIGNED verses therefore suggest that these ALIGNED
DIFFERENCES were deliberately placed there to emphasize
certain nuances.
The simplest case of ALIGNMENT is when the differences
CLEARLY and EXPLICITLY show that we are dealing with
two cases each with different details. The STANDARD
example below from the 10 commandments illustrates this
STANDARD EXAMPLE
Perhaps the simplest example of an alignment revealing
two cases and two laws occurs in the 10 commandments.
Ex01-02:03 states
Ex20-02 you shall NOT HAVE the gods of others
Ex20-03 you shall NOT MAKE idols
STUDENT EXERCISES WITH RASHIS SOLUTION:
-- What is the SAME in the ALIGNED verses
ANSWER: Prohibition of Idolatry
-- What is DIFFERENT in the ALIGNED verses
ANSWER: 2 different prohibitions: Production/Ownership
-- State the 2 CASES you infer from the aligned differences
ANSWER:
THere are 2 separate idolatry prohibitions: MANUFACTURE
(even if you dont keep them) and OWNERSHIP/POSSESION
(even if you dont make them)
STANDARD REFERENCES FOR THIS RULE
http://www.Rashiyomi.com/align-58.htm
http://www.RashiYomi.com/calendar1.htm (7-28-01 and 10-10-01)
TODAYS EXAMPLE
The 2 verses on Joshua*10
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| VERSE |
PHRASE1 |
PHRASE2 |
PHRASE3 |
| Dt31-07a |
You, Joshua, |
WILL COME |
WITH this nation to Israel |
| Dt31-23 |
You, Joshua, |
WILL BRING |
---- this nation to Israel |
| Differs |
*1 |
*2 |
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COMMENTS |
*1 Both verses speak about the nation coming to Israel
*2 The conjugations of the Hebrew root, Beth-Vuv-Aleph,
means respectively, YOU WILL COME(Dt31-07a)(Ta-Voh)
and YOU WILL BRING(Dt31-23)(Ta-VeeH)
Rashi here, employs the Rabbi Ishmael Contradiction
methods (See http://www.Rashiyomi.com/ri-14.htm)
which resolves complementary verses by using 2 cases
- If the nation cooperates you will COME WITH them
- If the nation is obstinate you BRING THEM (with
strong leadership overriding their dissents)
*3 The SAME Hebrew word, Aleph-Tauv is used in both verses
However ETH can equally mean WITH or just be a semantic
marker with no meaning but indicating the OBJECT.
What drives Rashi to interpret the same word in 2
different ways are the two verbs WILL COME/BRING.
See http://www.RashiYomi.com/ex02-24b.htm for other
examples of this rule
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*10 This Rashi a LEINING TIP. Rashi,
alerts us to a potential leining confusion.
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