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    6. RASHI METHOD: STYLE
    Rashi examines how rules of style influences inferences between general and detail statements in paragraphs.
    • Example: Every solo example stated by the Bible must be broadly generalized;
    • Theme-Detail: A general principle followed by an example is interpreted restrictively---the general theme statement only applies in the case of the example;
    • Theme-Detail-Theme: A Theme-Detail-Theme unit is interpreted as a paragraph. Consequently the details of the paragraph are generalized so that they are seen as illustrative of the theme.
    This examples applies to Rashis Lv05-22a
    URL Reference: (c) http://www.Rashiyomi.com/w33n12.htm
    Brief Summary: The THEFT guilt offering is brought on ANY monetary denial under oath.

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.

    Verses Lv06-21:22 discussing the sins requiring a theft guilt offering has a general-detail-general structure as shown:
  • General: If a soul sins, and commits a trespass against the Lord, and
      Details:
    • lies to his neighbor on a deposit,
    • or in an investorship,
    • or in robbery,
    • or witheld wages his neighbor;
    • Or has found a lost article,
  • General: and lies concerning it, and swears falsely; in any of all these that a man does, sinning in it;

###### comment:The theft guilt offering is brought on any monetary denial under oath. The five enumerated biblical examples should be perceived as covering the gamut of possible monetary crimes.

    Advanced Rashi: A most beautiful and charming Sifray highlights the climactic nature of the five examples which span all monetary crimes. Such Talmudic analysis can enrich the Rashi experience.
  • A deposit is something you did not take; rather you refuse to return it; but the other party participated in the theft by giving you the object and trusting you.
  • In an investorship the other party also trusted you; furthermore you don't have to give back the exact dollars he gave you; rather you have to return a value-equivalant amount of money;
  • In theft you actually take against the person's will the object you refuse to return;
  • In witholding wages the other party has not participated but you are not keeping an object that does not belong to you; rather you are refusing payment for services;
  • A lost article is something you keep but you don't know whom you are taking it from; it is a monetary crime without confrontation.

As indicated above these five examples are seen as spanning the gamut of crimes of monetary denial. The above analysis is helpful in showing how the five examples span all monetary matters.


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