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      4. RASHI METHOD: ALIGNMENT
      BRIEF EXPLANATION: Aligning two almost identically worded verselets can suggest
      • (4a) 2 cases of the same incident or law
      • (4b) emphasis on the nuances of a case
      • (4c) use of broad vs literal usage of words
      This examples applies to Rashis Nu20-18a
      URL Reference: (c) http://www.Rashiyomi.com/nu20-17b.htm
      Brief Summary: JEWS are saved by PRAYER; EDOM is saved by SWORD.

    The table below presents an aligned citation of verses Nu18-16,18. The alignment justifies the Rashi assertion that
  • Jews have their strength in Prayer
  • Edomites have their strength in weaponry.

Summary Verse Text of verse
Jews have their strength in Prayer. Nu20-16 read across and when we [Jews] cried unto HaShem, He heard our voice, and sent an angel, and brought us forth out of Egypt; and, behold, we are in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of thy border.
Edomites have their strength in weaponry. Nu20-18 read across And Edom said unto him: 'Thou shalt not pass through me, lest I come out with the sword against thee.'

Notice how the structure of each table-row is the same. Two confronting nations each have their own source of strength. The alignment heightens this contrast.

By using the aligned structure we are able to participate and empathize with Rashi in construction of the Rashi comment.


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