The 4 meanings of ALL:#1 of 18 ########################################################### # 10 YEAR Ayelet DAILY-RASHI-YOMI CYCLE # # Jun 12, 2000 # # Rashis 93-98 Of 7800 (1.2%) # # # # Reprinted with permission from Rashi-is-Simple, # # (c) 1999-Present, Dr. Hendel # # http://www.shamash.org/rashi # # # #Permission to reprint with this header but not for profit# # # # WARNING: READ with COURIER 10 (Fixed width) FONTS # ########################################################### In this series we review the Rashis on the word ALL. Although there are 40 Rashis there are 4 simple rules. RULE: The Hebrew word "ALL"(KL)indicates that there are no exceptions and that what is being discussed should take place in ALL circumstance---EVEN those you wouldn't ordinarily think of.There are 4 methods by which the interpretation of ALL is implemented. ALL can indicate (A) cases you wouldn't ordinarily think of or (B) it can indicate that there are no exceptions or (C) it can refer even to mixtures or (D) it can indicate an emphasis on exceptional circumstances We start by studying verses where "ALL" indicates EVEN cases not ordinarily included #*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*# (C) Dr Hendel, 2000 *#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*# EXAMPLE 1: Ex12-43b ------------------- Ex12-43b "EVERY foreigner should not eat the Pascal lamb" RASHI: "EVERY" Foreigner---BOTH actual foreigners AND ALSO Jews who have apostated and become foreign to God EXAMPLE 2: Gn06-12a ------------------- Gn06-12a "(In Noachs time by the flood) ALL flesh became corrupted" RASHI: "ALL FLESH" EVEN non humans--even cows and chickens switched 'mates' and participated in the corruption. EXAMPLE 3: Lv24-14a ------------------- Lv24-14a "And ALL who herd the blasphemy will place their hands on the head of the blasphemer" RASHI: "ALL" even the Judges. EXAMPLE 4: Dt13-01a ------------------- Dt13-01a "Obey ALL commandments that I command you" RASHI: EVEN light non serious commandments EXAMPLE 5: Nu20-29b ------------------- Nu20-29b "& the WHOLE house of Israel cried on Aarons death" RASHI: "the WHOLE" house---even women and children. Rashis point is strengthened by aligning the following verses Nu20-29b "& the WHOLE house of Israel cried on Aarons death" Dt34-08 "& the children of Israel cried on Moses death" *1 *2 NOTES:The 2 differences (WHOLE vs nothing and "house of Israel" vs "children of Israel") These differences suggest that MORE people mourned for Aaron. Rashi simply suggests that since Moses was the "law" while Aaron was the "priest" whose function was to reconcile family and personal problems therefore the women and children were affected by Aaron's death and mourned him. By contrast Moses was a leader and his death affected the men and social leaders of the community. #*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*# (C) Dr Hendel, 2000 *#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*