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Certain Biblical paragraphs are stated in a Theme-Development-Theme form.
In other words a broad general idea is stated first followed by the development
of this broad general theme in specific details. The paragraph-like unit is then
closed with a repetition of the broad theme.
The Theme-Detail-Theme form creates a unified paragraph.
The detailed section of this paragraph is therefore seen as
an extension of the general theme sentences.
Today's example illustrates
this as shown immediately below.
Biblical verses Ex18-19:23
form a Biblical paragraph with
a theme-detail-theme structure. The paragraph
discusses Jethro's advice to Moses
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General: Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and G-d be with thee:
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Detail:
- be thou for the people before G-d, and bring thou the causes unto G-d.
- And thou shalt teach them the statutes and the laws,
- and shalt show them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do.
- Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear G-d, men of truth, hating unjust gain; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
And let them judge the people at all seasons;
- and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge themselves; so shall they make it easier for thee and bear the burden with thee.
- General:
If thou shalt do this thing, and G-d command thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people also shall go to their place in peace.'
The general-theme-general structure says the following
- General: God be with you and command you
- Detail: You will be a prophet for them, teach them, appoint judges, etc.
- General:God be with you and command you.
Hence the Rashi comment:
Yithro's advice to Moses to appoint delegates and a hierarchical system
of judges had an accompanying request to first seek God's approval prior
to implementing such a hierarchical system.
Here Rashi interprets the Detail clause as developing the General-Theme clause. Everything Moses did should be with God's approval. In particular if Moses wanted to follow Yithro's advice to implement a hierarchical judicia
should first ask God's approval.
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