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 GOALS
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This module studies the ALIGNMENT method in Rashi. In this
method 2 different verses are found to be ALMOST the same.
The verses are lined up and the minor differences between
them function as footnotes illuminating the text.


TODAYS UNIT
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In todays unit we align 10 verses which are only
obligatory upon entry into Israel (but were not
obligatory in Jerusalem)


REFERENCE:
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Todays unit comes from the following posting

http://www.RashiYomi.Com/nu15-18a.htm


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BIBLICAL LAWS WHEN WE COME TO ISRAEL
 

EXAMPLE 61: Ex12-25a Passover obligatory upon CONQUEST & ENTRY
EXAMPLE 62: Nu15-18a Challah laws obligatory upon Israel ENTRY


BACKGROUND
----------
In about 10 commandments we find the Biblical law stated as
------------------------------------------------------------
WHEN YOU COME to the land promised to you then you should do
such and such
------------------------------------------------------------


THE RASHI
---------
Rashi says on Ex12-25a the general rule that these
laws are only obligatory AFTER the Jews come to Israel.
Thus e.g. the Passover ritual was NOT obligatory in the
wilderness (except for the first one); it was only
obligatory after the Jews came to the land*1

The LIST
--------
There is one verse with a peculiar wording. This is
explained in the footnotes along with some other
deviant phrases.
VERSE LAW PHRASE1 PHRASE2

Nu15-18a Chalah Laws In coming *2 
Ex12-25a Passover Sacrifice When you come 
Lv19-23 3 year Tree abstention When you come 
Lv23-10 Omer Sacrifice When you come 
Lv25-02 Shmitah Laws When you come 
Nu34-01 Levite Cities When you come 
Dt07-01 Destruction of 7 nations When you come 
Dt17-04 Making a King *2 When you come &Conquer &Inhabit
Dt18-09 Witchcraft prohibitions When you come 
Dt26-01 First Fruit sacrifice*2 When you come &Conquer &Inhabit
Differs *1 *2 *3

COMMENTS

*1 As a general rule of thumb if the law begins WHEN YOU COME
   TO THE LAND then the law is not applicable in the wilderness

   However a few laws that begin WHEN YOU COME TO THE LAND
   are applicable even BEFORE the Jews came to the land.

   For example the witchcraft prohibitions (Dt18-09) state
   --------------------------------------------------------
   WHEN you come to the land DO NOT LEARN to act like the
   residents. Do not use witchcraft THE WAY THEY DO; rather
   behave simply with Your God
   --------------------------------------------------------
   Note the capped words THE WAY THEY DO:
   So we see that the reason that the prohibitions begin
   with the phrase WHEN YOU COME TO THE LAND is to
   indicate HOW the Jews differ from the Non-Jews.

   In fact, the Sifrah/Sifray states that
   -----------------------------------------------------
   The reason the paragraph begins with WHEN YOU COME TO
   THE LAND is to indicate the REASON and MERIT by which
   the Jews will inherit the land -- namely, they will
   behave DIFFERENTLY then the non-jewish inhabitants
   which practice witchcraft
   -----------------------------------------------------

   See Malbim who makes a similar point. The above
   explanation also applies to Dt07-01.

*2 Note that most verses begin
   -- When you come to the land, while Nu15-18a begins
   -- In coming to the land


   Hence, concludes Rashi/Sifrah/Sifray, the two
   phrases must have distinct meanings. Since WHEN
   YOU COME TO THE LAND means after BOTH CONQUEST
   and INHABITANCE it follows that IN COMING TO THE LAND
   means AFTER CONQUEST (but before INHABITANCE). Hence
   we have the law
   -------------------------------------------
   After they conquered the land they were
   immediately obligated to separate challah
   even though they had not yet inhabited
   the land
   -------------------------------------------

   The proof that WHEN YOU COME TO THE LAND refers
   to both CONQUEST and INHABITANCE will be proved
   below in footnote #3.

*3 Rashi notes that
   --------------------------------------------------------
   --in 7 verses it simply states WHEN YOU COME TO THE LAND
   --in 2 verses it states WHEN YOU COME, CONQUER & INHABIT
   --------------------------------------------------------
   Thus based on the Rabbi Ishmael Rule of GENERALIZATION
   we infer that ALL phrases of the form WHEN YOU COME
   TO THE LAND mean AFTER WE BOTH CONQUER & INHABIT the
   land. In particular the law would not be obligatory
   after conquest UNTIL we actually inhabited and settled
   down.


   Three clarifying comments are now in order

   We have used a methodology of clarifying the meaning
   of MANY VERSES using SPECIFICITY in one verse.(That is
   one verse says when YOU COME & INHABIT & CONQUER while
   the other verses say WHEN YOU COME)

   This method is developed in the following URL:
   http://www.RashiYomi.Com/lv09-07d.htm which provide
   examples of deriving meaning of non-specific
   phrases based on a ONE VERSE OCCURENCE WITH
   SPECIFICITY. (Thus e.g.
   -----------------------------------------------------------
   * EGEL means YOUNG COW;one verse says EGEL=1 YEAR
   * BLOOD ON HIM means death; 1 verses says it means STONING
   * CONFOUNDED means confusion;1 verse says it means BY NOISE
   -----------------------------------------------------------

   In passing both Rashi and the Sifrah/Sifray speak about ONE
   VERSE WHERE IT MENTIONS CONQUEST & INHABITANCE. Actually,
   there are TWO verses (Both listed above). It would appear
   to me that this is simply a generalization based on 2
   verses.

   Finally note that MALBIM tries to investigate the
   semantic differences between WHEN YOU COME vs IN COMING.
   MALBIM suggests that IN COMING denotes IMMEDiACY. I
   believe that such an approach, while correct, is too
   technical. My approach is simply to justify everything
   using the above list which speaks for itself. I might
   however at a future date find sufficient examples of
   IF statements beginning with IN DOING which would
   justify MALBIMS approach


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BIBLICAL LAWS WHEN WE COME TO ISRAEL
EXAMPLE 61: Ex12-25a Passover obligatory upon CONQUEST & ENTRY EXAMPLE 62: Nu15-18a Challah laws obligatory upon Israel ENTRY BACKGROUND ---------- In about 10 commandments we find the Biblical law stated as ------------------------------------------------------------ WHEN YOU COME to the land promised to you then you should do such and such ------------------------------------------------------------ THE RASHI --------- Rashi says on Ex12-25a the general rule that these laws are only obligatory AFTER the Jews come to Israel. Thus e.g. the Passover ritual was NOT obligatory in the wilderness (except for the first one); it was only obligatory after the Jews came to the land*1 The LIST -------- There is one verse with a peculiar wording. This is explained in the footnotes along with some other deviant phrases.
VERSE	LAW	PHRASE1	PHRASE2
Nu15-18a	Chalah Laws	In coming *2
Ex12-25a	Passover Sacrifice	When you come
Lv19-23	3 year Tree abstention	When you come
Lv23-10	Omer Sacrifice	When you come
Lv25-02	Shmitah Laws	When you come
Nu34-01	Levite Cities	When you come
Dt07-01	Destruction of 7 nations	When you come
Dt17-04	Making a King *2	When you come	&Conquer &Inhabit
Dt18-09	Witchcraft prohibitions	When you come
Dt26-01	First Fruit sacrifice*2	When you come	&Conquer &Inhabit
Differs		1 2	*3

COMMENTS
1 As a general rule of thumb if the law begins WHEN YOU COME TO THE LAND then the law is not applicable in the wilderness However a few laws that begin WHEN YOU COME TO THE LAND are applicable even BEFORE the Jews came to the land. For example the witchcraft prohibitions (Dt18-09) state -------------------------------------------------------- WHEN you come to the land DO NOT LEARN to act like the residents. Do not use witchcraft THE WAY THEY DO; rather behave simply with Your God -------------------------------------------------------- Note the capped words THE WAY THEY DO: So we see that the reason that the prohibitions begin with the phrase WHEN YOU COME TO THE LAND is to indicate HOW the Jews differ from the Non-Jews. In fact, the Sifrah/Sifray states that ----------------------------------------------------- The reason the paragraph begins with WHEN YOU COME TO THE LAND is to indicate the REASON and MERIT by which the Jews will inherit the land -- namely, they will behave DIFFERENTLY then the non-jewish inhabitants which practice witchcraft ----------------------------------------------------- See Malbim who makes a similar point. The above explanation also applies to Dt07-01. 2 Note that most verses begin -- When you come to the land, while Nu15-18a begins -- In coming to the land Hence, concludes Rashi/Sifrah/Sifray, the two phrases must have distinct meanings. Since WHEN YOU COME TO THE LAND means after BOTH CONQUEST and INHABITANCE it follows that IN COMING TO THE LAND means AFTER CONQUEST (but before INHABITANCE). Hence we have the law ------------------------------------------- After they conquered the land they were immediately obligated to separate challah even though they had not yet inhabited the land ------------------------------------------- The proof that WHEN YOU COME TO THE LAND refers to both CONQUEST and INHABITANCE will be proved below in footnote #3. 3 Rashi notes that -------------------------------------------------------- --in 7 verses it simply states WHEN YOU COME TO THE LAND --in 2 verses it states WHEN YOU COME, CONQUER & INHABIT -------------------------------------------------------- Thus based on the Rabbi Ishmael Rule of GENERALIZATION we infer that ALL phrases of the form WHEN YOU COME TO THE LAND mean AFTER WE BOTH CONQUER & INHABIT the land. In particular the law would not be obligatory after conquest UNTIL we actually inhabited and settled down. Three clarifying comments are now in order We have used a methodology of clarifying the meaning of MANY VERSES using SPECIFICITY in one verse.(That is one verse says when YOU COME & INHABIT & CONQUER while the other verses say WHEN YOU COME) This method is developed in the following URL: http://www.RashiYomi.Com/lv09-07d.htm which provide examples of deriving meaning of non-specific phrases based on a ONE VERSE OCCURENCE WITH SPECIFICITY. (Thus e.g. ----------------------------------------------------------- EGEL means YOUNG COW;one verse says EGEL=1 YEAR * BLOOD ON HIM means death; 1 verses says it means STONING * CONFOUNDED means confusion;1 verse says it means BY NOISE ----------------------------------------------------------- In passing both Rashi and the Sifrah/Sifray speak about ONE VERSE WHERE IT MENTIONS CONQUEST & INHABITANCE. Actually, there are TWO verses (Both listed above). It would appear to me that this is simply a generalization based on 2 verses. Finally note that MALBIM tries to investigate the semantic differences between WHEN YOU COME vs IN COMING. MALBIM suggests that IN COMING denotes IMMEDiACY. I believe that such an approach, while correct, is too technical. My approach is simply to justify everything using the above list which speaks for itself. I might however at a future date find sufficient examples of IF statements beginning with IN DOING which would justify MALBIMS approach