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VERSE: Lv25-29d
RASHIS COVERED: Lv25-29d Lv25-18a Lv25-19a Lv25-19b
(C) Dr Hendel, Jan-03 | ||
THIS POSTING HAS 2 LISTS and WILL APPEAR FOR 2 DAYS Please feel free to read it piece by piece This is day #2 VERY BRIEF SUMMARY ------------------ The traditional Rashi approach of Dr Leibowitz and Rabbi Boncheck emphasizes the PROBLEM or the QUESTION. One seeks something troublesome in the verse that is BOTHERING Rashi---the Rashi comment is then perceived as a resolution of this tension. While this model may be fruitful for some Rashis, nevertheless there is a wide spectrum of Rashis whose focus is on STYLE. One such powerful style is the GENERAL-DETAIL-GENERAL style: First state a GENERAL theme; then give DETAILS; finally recapitulate the GENERAL style. We have posited that such a style indicates a PARAGRAPH That is the DETAILS are perceived as EXAMPLES of the GENERAL theme---as such they should not be taken literally but rather partially generalized. This is in fact the Rabbi Ishmael Guideline for interpreting the GENERAL-DETAIL-GENERAL style We remark that the MODERN paragraph notation which consists of a BLANK line followed by a PARAGRAPH followed by a BLANK line is the MODERN way of indicating that the group of sentences in a paragraph form one unit and should be so interpreted EXAMPLES-Lv25-29d ----------------- You can redeem the field -- TILL THE END OF THE YEAR OF SALE -------- DAYS shall be its redemption -- ...A COMPLETE YEAR The sequence YEAR-DAYS-YEAR strongly suggests that DAYS means a FULL YEAR of 365 days (vs a fiscal year that would end on eg Dec 31 or Apr 15 independent of the beginning). EXAMPLE-Lv25-18:19 ------------------ -- YOU SHALL DWELL TRANQUILLY IN YOUR COUNTRY -------- You shall have FOOD -------- You shall eat to SAIETY -- YOU SHALL DWELL TRANQUILLY IN YOUR COUNTRY The GENERAL-DETAIL-GENERAL style creates a bullet effect on the DETAIL clauses---it shows that the Author wished to emphasize TWO details of the general theme of dwelling tranquilly in the land. -- PLENTY FROM THE outside WORLD (Enough food) -- PLENTY FROM THE inside WORLD (a digestive saiety) | ||
ITEM | DETAIL | |
RASHI RULE CLASS | RABBI ISHMAEL STYLE | |
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS | GENERALIZED | |
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE | #25 | |
SEE BELOW | LIST410b | |
Examination of structure of | Lv25-29:30 | |
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SEE BELOW | LIST410c | |
Examination of structure of | Lv25-18:19 |
(C) Dr Hendel, Jan-03 | |||
Compact exhibition of the GENERAL-DETAIL-GENERAL structure of Lv25-29d. From this structure we infer that the phrase DAYS can mean a FULL YEAR of 365 days. | |||
PHRASE | TYPE TEXT OF GENERAL PHRASE | TEXT OF DETAIL PHRASE | |
GENERAL | can redeem thru YEAR of sale | ||
DETAIL | can redeem for DAYS | ||
GENERAL | ....redeem for a full YEAR |
(C) Dr Hendel, Jan-03 | |||
Compact exhibition of the GENERAL-DETAIL-GENERAL structure of Lv25-17:21. The GENERAL-DETAIL-GENERAL structure vests a bullet effect on the details showing two blessings - a blessing on the outside (plenty of food) and - a blessing on the inside (the feeling of saiety) | |||
PHRASE TYPE | TEXT OF BACKGROUND/GENERAL | TEXT OF DETAIL | |
BACKGROUND | Dont TEASE one another | ||
BACKGROUND | and REVERE GOD... | ||
BACKGROUND | Watch my STATUTES and | ||
BACKGROUND | (watch )my JUSTICES and | ||
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GENERAL | You will DWELL TRANQUILLY | ||
DETAIL | a FRUITFUL LAND*1 | ||
DETAIL | EATING TO SAIETY*1 | ||
GENERAL | You will DWELL TRANQUILLY*2 | ||
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BACKGROUND | Should you say | ||
BACKGROUND | what will we eat | ||
BACKGROUND | in the Shmitah year | ||
BACKGROUND | After all | ||
BACKGROUND | we wont sow and | ||
BACKGROUND | we wont harvest | ||
BACKGROUND | But I will command | ||
BACKGROUND | My blessing to you | ||
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*1 The following will help elucidate our position on this Rashi exegesis method: Without the GENERAL-DETAIL-GENERAL structure I would simply say that FRUITFUL LAND and SAIETY CONSUMPTION are saying the same thing by repeating phrases. In fact this -- the repetition of phrases -- is a common Biblical method of emphasis. But BECAUSE of the GENERAL-DETAIL-GENERAL structure which creates a paragraph effect---because of this structure we are obligated to view the two DETAIL phrases as in effect being bulleted -- SAIETY IN LAND (OUTSIDE WORLD) -- SAIETY IN DIGESTION (INSIDE WORLD) *2 Rashi also uses the methods of -OTHER VERSES Lv26-34 tells us that violation of the 7th year sabbatical for lands is punished by exile. This explicit other verse mirrors the proximity of verses here which connect TRANQUIL RESIDENCE with OBSERVANCE OF THE 7TH YEAR SABBATICAL.*10 | |||
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*10 I would go a step further. The Bible EXPLICITLY makes proximate - the prohibition of TEASING - the requirement of 7th YEAR SABBATICAL - OCCUPATION OF ISRAEL It would follow that EXILE is a punishment for TEASING(done maliciously). This is my own personal novelty. How can my personal contribution be reconciled with the Talmudic observation that violation of the 7th year sabbatical causes exile? I would suggest that by observing the 7th year sabbatical law we practice lack of possession once in 7 years. This practice in turn allows us not to be so clutchy and possessive. And this tolerance removes the need to tease. So we see a beautiful development of ideas here - violation of the sabbatical - emphasis on absolute possesion - teasing - exile |