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#*#*#*# (C) RashiYomi Inc. 2002, Dr. Hendel, President #*#*#*#*# VERSE: Ex20-01a RASHIS COVERED: Ex20-01a Ex06-01a Gn08-16a Gn07-07a
ELOHIM vs HASHEM


VERY BRIEF SUMMARY
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There are 293 Biblical paragraphs. Many of these paragraphs
present commandments by God to the Jews. These commandment
paragraphs begin with the introductory sentence
------  GOD SPOKE TO MOSES ... -------------
-- The usual Hebrew word for God is HASEHM.
-- However in 9 instances the Bible uses the word ELOHIM.

These 9 rare cases all are associated with PUNISHMENT. The
word ELOHIM, itself, can also mean, besides, GOD, JUDGE--
a person who administers PUNISHMENTS. Hence the Rashi in
these 9 instances that the commandment carries PUNISHMENT

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TODAYS RASHI RULE:       ALIGNMENT
TODAYS RASHI SUBRULE:    TWO CASES
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF RULE
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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.

A nifty way of explaining the ALIGNED verses is to think
of ALIGNMENT as the vehicle that the Biblical Author uses
to indicate FOOTNOTES. That is, a modern writer might use
FOOTNOTES to indicate details; the Biblical Author instead
used REPEATED ALIGNED VERSES with DIFFERENT DETAILS.

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
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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:
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-- What is the SAME in the ALIGNED verses
-- What is DIFFERENT in the ALIGNED verses
-- State the 2 CASES you infer from the aligned differences

RASHIS SOLUTION
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- Both verses begin YOU SHALL NOT. In other words
they are negative prohibitions.

- One verse prohibits HAVING idols while the 2nd verse
prohibits MAKING idols

- 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
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http://www.Rashiyomi.com/align-58.htm

Or you can visit the Rashi Yomi Calendar at
http://www.RashiYomi.com/calendar1.htm

This calendar presents a day by day listing of Rashis.
The ALIGNMENT series occurs between 7-28-01 and 10-10-01.
VERSE PHRASE1 PHRASE3
Ex06-02 God promises redemption Moses punished for doubting*4
Ex20-01 The 10 commandments All punishable offenses!*6
COMMENTS
*4 See the Rashi on Ex06-01a. Moses had doubts whether God would
   effectively redeem the Jews and for this he was punished
   and wasnt allowed into the land of Israel. Also see Gods
   anger at Moses at Ex04-14

*6 The commandments in the 10 commandments (eg Theft murder)
   are all commandments for which punishment is mentioned
   By contrast other important commandments (like the
   commandment to wear Tzitzith mentioned in Nu15-37)
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