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EXAMPLES: Lv07-10a Lv07-10b --------------------------------------- TODAYS RASHI RULE: DOUBLE PARSHAS TODAYS RASHI SUBRULE: DOUBLE PARSHAS --------------------------------------- BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE RULE and SUBRULE ----------------------------------------- The rule of DOUBLE PARSHAS simply means that SEVERAL Biblical paragraphs deal with the SAME theme. By comparing both the similarities and differences in these paragraphs we are able to discover new patterns and make inferences. We emphasize that the resulting inference is NOT justified because of the 1 or 2 extra words but rather because of the overall dynamic force of the multiple paragraph comparison. This is clearly illustrated in the example below STANDARD EXAMPLE ---------------- The following example comes from the Passover Hagaddah. The Passover Hagaddah gathers 4 paragraphs dealing with education. Comparison of these introductory phrases enables us to label the types of sons in these chapters. ------------------------------------------------- VERSE TYPE OF SON TEXT OF VERSE ------- ----------- ----------------------------- Ex13-14 SIMPLE SON When your son ASKS a QUESTION Dt06-20 WISE SON When your son ASKS a QUESTION Ex12-26 WICKED SON When your son SAYS a QUESTION Ex13-08 CANT ASK ---------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- For example Ex12-26 speaks about SAYING A QUESTION vs ASKING A QUESTION. This suggests that this son is CYNICAL and WICKED. Similarly Ex13-08 describes an ANSWER WITHOUT A QUESTION. This suggests that this son CANT ASK or is APATHETIC. Notice how it is the comparison that justifies these conclusions. Without the comparison I would not know that it is peculiar for the Bible to state an answer without a question. This illustrates the Rashi method of DOUBLE PARSHAS. STANDARD REFERENCES FOR THIS RULE --------------------------------- http://www.Rashiyomi.com/by-rule.htm Scroll down to view the DOUBLE PARSHAS examples. We plan to eventually update this with one compact page. TODAYS EXAMPLE -------------- In todays example we compare about a dozen paragraphs all dealing with OFFERINGS. Some of these offerings mention offering the FAT OF ANIMALS while some do not. Some of these FAT OFFERINGS involve the ALYAH FAT while some do not. The LIST clearly suggests the laws and patterns that are applicable. TODAYS LIST ----------- We list here the 8 MINCHAH (PLEASANT) offerings mentioned in the Bible. Each one is assigned a code. We will then, in the next table, pair these off against the PLEASANT offerings mentioned in Lv07-10. The two lists will enable a term by term comparison. It will also suggest the intended meaning by the Bible of certain terms. | |||
| PARAGRAPH | SACRIFICE TYPE | SUBSTANCE | CODE |
| Lv02-01:03 | PLEASANT-FLOUR | FLOUR--OIL | A |
| Lv02-04:04 | PLEASANT-OVEN | MATZAH-OIL | B |
| Lv02-05:06 | PLEASANT-PAN | MATZAH-OIL | C |
| Lv02-07:13 | PLEASANT-POT | MATZAH-OIL | D |
| Lv02-14:16 | PLEASANT-1st | FLOUR--OIL | E |
| Lv05-11:13 | PLEASANT-SIN | FLOUR----- | F |
| Nu15-04 | PLEASANT-LIBATION | FLOUR--OIL | G |
| Nu05-15 | PLEASANT-JEALOSY | FLOUR----- | H |
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Here is Lv07-10 which states that the following types of PLEASANT offerings are eaten by all priests. The list shows how each item mentioned in Lv07-10 is paired against a similar item in the list of PLEASANT OFFERINGS above. Note the word PLEASANT is the English translation of the Minchah offering | ||
| Lv07-10 | CROSS REFERENCE | CODE |
| PLEASANT-OVEN | Lv02-04:04 | B |
| PLEASANT-POT | Lv02-07:13 | D |
| PLEASANT-PAN | Lv02-05:06 | C |
| PLEASANT-OIL | Lv02-01:03 *1 | A*1 |
| PLEASANT-DESOLATE | Lv05-15 *2 | F,H*1 |
| PLEASANT-DESOLATE | Lv05-11:13 *2 | F,H*1 |
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*1 Rashis point---
-- there are only 4 main types of PLEASANT
OFFERINGS (A,B,C,D). The other 4
PLEASANT OFFERINGS (E,F,G,H) are brought
on SPECIAL EVENTS & OCCASIONS--they
are specific INSTANCES of offerings--
they are not general TYPES.
-- But of these 4 types B,C,D have already
been mentioned while A has not been
mentioned. Hence it seems reasonable to
pair A against the PLEASANT OIL offering
mentioned in Lv02-01:03
-- There is NO PLEASANT offering that is
explicitly called the DESOLATE offering.
But we DO have 2 PLEASANT offerings in the
above list where the BIble explicitly
states
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Do NOT use OIL in this offering because
it is a SIN offering
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Thus it is REASONABLE (based on these
verses and the above LIST of cases) to
call these SIN/JEALOSY offerings,
DESOLATE offerings.
Note that the type of logic used here by
Rashi is INDUCTIVE vs DEDUCTIVE.
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