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VERSE: Ex18-02a
(C) Dr Hendel, Jan-03 | ||
VERY BRIEF SUMMARY ------------------ One of Rashis 6 main methods is the method of cross reference. In the cross reference method, inferences are made based -- not on the internal meaning or grammar of a verse, but rather -- on relations with other verses. A complicated method of CROSS REFERENCE occurs when one verse seems to contradict an other verse. In such a case we must MODIFY one of the verses meaning in order to resolve the contradiction. Perhaps the most famous example of this contradiction method occurs in Gn32-22a which states that REUVEN SLEPT WITH BILHAH HIS FATHERS MAID. This however is contradicted by Gn49-04 which states that REUVEN PLAYED WITH HIS FATHERS BEDS(Note the plural bedS). This contradiction suggests that REuven didnt really sleep with her--rather he inteferred with his fathers beds (eg change the sheets from bed to bed) because his father hanged out with the maid of his favorite wife rather than Reuvens mother (A full fledged wife). Thus the Bible used exaggerating language. Today we contrast Ex18-02 vs Ex04-20 which state that MOSES LEFT MIDYAN WITH HIS WIFE (Ex04-20) while Ex18-02 says that Jethro RETURNED HIS WIFE TO MOSES AFTER HIS SEPARATION!!!! This contradiction necessitates us to modify the interpretation of Ex04-20 to mean that Moses did take his wife but changed his mind and let her return to Egypt while he fought Pharoh. For further examples of this contradiction method visit the RashiYomi old calendar at http://www.RashiYomi.com/calendar1.htm The OTHER VERSE series was given in Dec 2000 | ||
ITEM | DETAIL | |
RASHI RULE CLASS: | GRAMMAR | |
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS: | CONSECUTIVE CHAPTERS | |
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE | #4 | |
SEE BELOW | LIST240a | |
A list of verse pairs | contradicting each other |
(C) Dr Hendel, Jan-03 | ||||
A collection of verse pairs where one verse contradicts an other verse. This contradiction leads to modification of text meaning. This method is in fact identical with the Rabbi Ishmael method of contradictory (or complementary) verses. | ||||
VERSE | TEXT OF VERSE | MODIFICATION | OTHER VRSE | |
Ex18-02a | Moses returns to wife | He-d separated | Ex04-20*7 | |
Ex13-18c | Jews left Egypt armed | ARMED=20% left | Ex13-17 *1 | |
Gn27-42a | Rivkah was told | Thru prophecy | Gn27-41 *2 | |
Ex32-05c | And aaron saw | Saw Chrs death | Ex32-17:18*3 | |
Gn35-22a | Ruben slept with Blhah | Ruffled beds | Gn49-04 *4 | |
Ex28-34a | Bells BETWEEN fruit | BETWEEN | Ex28-33:34*5 | |
Ex28-33c | Bells BETWEEN fruit | BETWEEN | Ex28-33:34*5 | |
Ex02-14a | Moses killed Egyptian | Justified | Ex02-11:12*6 | |
Ex02-12b | Moses killed Egyptian | Justified | Ex02-11:12*6 | |
Ex02-12a | Moses killed Egyptian | Justified | Ex02-11:12*6 | |
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*1 Ex13-17 says Jews were afraid of war. So God wouldnt have armed them. Therefore we interpret verse >An ARMFUL of JEWS LEFT Egypt< even though this interpretation of ARMED (as ARMFUL) is nonstandard. *2 Previous verse explicitly says >And Esauv THOUGHT TO HIMSELF< Hence we interpret >And Rivkah was told< as >Rivkah was told thru prophecy< *3 Ex32-17:18 explicitly says that Moses >heard not WAR CRIES and not MOURNING CRIES but TORTURE CRIES< from which we infer that someone was murdered. *4 Gn49-04 explicitly says >For you PLAYED with your fathers BEDS< It is the PLURAL BEDS that gives rise to the reinterpretation that Reuven ruffled his fathers bedspreads so as to prevent his from living with his fathers maid(and insulting Leah who was a full fledged wife). There are still problems with Gn35-22 but the driving force behind Rashi is the EXPLICIT OTHER VERSE *5 The point here is that the Hebrew >Tauv-Vauv-Coph< can equally mean >INSIDE< or >BETWEEN< Thus the verse could either mean >Bells INSIDE the POMEGRANATES< or >BELLS BETWEEN THE POMEGRANATES<. But the very next verse says >A Bell **AND** POMEGRANATE a bell AND pomegranate< showing that they were one BESIDE the other (so that the pomegranate fruits were between the bells). A further proof is repeating KEYWORD >SURROUNDING<. This keyword gives a bullet like effect showing that all items were SURROUNDING the garment hem (and none were inside others). ---make pomegranates SURROUNDING the hem ---make bells SURROUNDING ---BELLS and POMEGRANATES SURROUNDING This seems to decide the Rashi-Ramban controversy in favor of Rashi. Further details were given in the main posting. *6 The point is that Ex02-11:13 presents two fights Each one sheds light on the other. Thus the OTHER VERSE here is the OTHER FIGHT We use the principle of CLIMAX to analyze the first fight ---Moses went out to study JEWISH SUFFERING ---Moses saw an Egyptian beating a Jew ---He saw this side and that side ---& Realized that the egyptian was not behaving like a mensch ---so he killed him So we see that Moses first >felt the Egyptian out<. Moses realized thru spiritual insight that the person was a tramp. This helped Moses realize who was right and wrong and led to Moses killing the Egyptian. The next day he also went out and ---he also saw a fight ---he also investigated sides: >Why do you hit each other< ---The person answered >Who made you a judge--are you going to feel me out to kill me the way you killed the Egyptian< Thus the driving force behind Rashi are the two stories that shed light on each other. (In the main posting we show that the phrase >And he SAW THAT he wasnt a mensch< follows Biblical style. If you are looking to see if anybody is around and dont find anybody you would say >He saw AND BEHOLD no one was there<. However when something is noticed spontaneously (as thru intuition) the style is >SAW THAT<.(This principle is justified thru 2 dozen Biblical examples) So the fact that >SAW THAT< is used vs >SAW, BEHOLD< shows that Moses spontaneously noticed something >There was no MAN there< . We translated this as >he wasnt a mensch< Rashi suggests a further nuance-->No good descendants would come out of him< Either way the point is that Moses realized that the Egyptian was wrong and had to be killed. For further details see the main posting. In that posting we discuss the Rashi Ramban controversy and show that Ramban disagreed with Commentators on Rashi not on Rashi himself. *7 Thus although Ex04-20 states that Moses DID TAKE his wife with him back to Egypt, nevertheless, Ex18-02a makes it clear that Jethro brought her back to Moses from Midyan. Thus apparently there was a separation Rashi dresses this separation up in the obvious manner--Aaron probably made a comment to Moses: - We have enough slaves-are you bringing your - wife into this situation also? This could - lead Moses to bring her back |