RASHIS COVERED:Gn17-18b Gn17-01b  BEFORE GOD means RELIGIOUSLY
Dt19-17c Ex18-12d
Gn10-09b

VERY BRIEF SUMMARY:
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One of Rashis 6 main Goals is to explain the meaning of words
the same way a dictionary explains the meaning of words. But
Rashis doesnt just explain words--he also explains phrases. A
PHRASE is a collection of words, EACH of which is understood,
but TOGETHER has a NEW MEANING totally different from each of
the words. In todays and tomorrows posting Rashi explains the
phrase BEFORE GOD which means RELIGIOUSLY. It is used in 4 ways
It can denote a) Gods Temple, b) a DESERVED & JUST act, c) a
GODLY RELIGIOUS life, and d) ARROGANTLY defying God.

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TODAYS RASHI RULE:    WORD MEANINGS
TODAYS RASHI SUBRULE: NEW MEANINGS
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BRIED DESCRIPTION OF RULE and SUBRULE

One of Rashis 6 main goals was to function like a dictionary
and present the meanings of WORDS. Rashi also explains the
meaning of PHRASES. The difference between a WORD and PHRASE
is as follows: A PHRASE is a collection of INDIVIDUAL words
EACH of which is understood but together forms a new unit
which has a DIFFERENT MEANING.

STANDARD EXAMPLE FOR TODAYS RULE

Consider the 3 words
- on
- the
- face.

Each of these words has a clear distinct meaning. But what
does the phrase ON THE FACE OF mean when used with connection
of people


RASHIS SOLUTION

The phrase ON THE FACE OF means DURING the lifetime.
The phrase ON THE FACE OF referring to humans only
occurs 5 times in the Bible. A list may be found at
http://www.Rashiyomi.com/dt05-07a.htm

4 of the 5 verses are Nu03-04a Gn11-28a Ex20-03c Dt05-07a
As an example: Nu03-04a AARONS CHILDREN DIED ON HIS FACE means
AARONS CHILDREN DIED DURING HIS LIFETIME. The interested reader
can look up the other examples there.


STANDARD REFERENCES FOR THIS RULE

http://www.RashiYomi.com/words.htm
(The RashiYomi dictionary)

http://www.RashiYomi.com/naming-8.htm
(8 methods for naming objects)

http://www.RashiYomi.com/means-32.htm
(13 methods for Proving a meaning)

Note these two postings are related but distinct. In
retrospect however there is much overlap which is why I
am bringing them together.


TODAYS EXAMPLE

During the previous days we have seen that BEFORE GOD
can refer to the TEMPLE or DESERVED. Today we show examples where
BEFORE GOD means RELIGIOUS or RELIGIOUS ATMOSPHERE