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