SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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A famous Rashi technique is the skillful use of PARAGRAPH
STRUCTURE to infer MEANING.

EXAMPLE Dt25-09:12
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The structure of Dt25-09:12 is clearly as follows
- DO NOT have UNJUST weights
- DO --- have --JUST weights
- -------------------------- IN ORDER that it be good

Rashi: We can make inferences
- If you have just weights you will have good
- If you dont have just weights you will not have good

NOTE: These inferences can be made SOLELY on the basis
of Paragraphc structure. One need not try to extract
these meanings from the nuances of the words. A major
contribution of this email list is the emphasis on
STRUCTURAL aspects of Biblical inference (in contrast
to other methods concentrating principally on nuances
of words and grammar)

Rashi (Continued):
- the contrasting verses shows us that the Biblical phrsae
STONE-STONE:BIG-SMALL contrasts with the Biblical phrase
JUST FAIR STONES--hence STONE STONE BIG-SMALL refers to
unjust weights. Again the inference is made from structure

- Finally the contrasting verses shows us that BIG-SMALL
refers to UNJUSTNESS--e.g. having a double standard where
you use BIG weights for one customer and small weights
for someone else.

List of paragraph items  dealing with JUST vs UNJUST weights