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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 Nu15-22a Nu15-22b Nu15-27a
    URL Reference: (c) http://www.Rashiyomi.com/w33n23.htm
    Brief Summary: Brief Summary: Most sin offerings: Violation of ONE sin; Idolatry sin offering: Violation of ALL sins.

The Rashi studied here can be explained using 5 Rashi rules. By viewing the Rashi's from many perspectives we obtain a more wholistic view.

In the grammatical rule we have shown that the Bible refers to the sin-offering described in Nu14-23:26 as both a violation of one sin and all sins. Here we pursue this contradiction by a different method. Instead of examining the contradictory text of this one sin offering we align this text with the texts of other sin offerings.

The table below presents an aligned extract of verses or verselets in Nu14-23, Lv04-02 Both verses/verselets discuss sin offerings - offerings brought for inadvertent sins. The alignment justifies the Rashi assertion that The sin offering discussed in Nu14-23 is brought for one sin that is simultaneously all sins. We interpret this as the sin of idolatry, since the idolatry sin violates the fundamental tenet of faith and is akin to denial of the whole Torah. Here we use the two aspects method of resolving contradictions since the numerical aspect of idolatry is a singular sin while its impact is the totality of sins.

Verse Text of Verse Rashi comment
Nu14-23 And if you have erred, and not observed all these commandments, which the Lord has spoken to Moses The sin offering discussed in Nu14-23 is brought for one sin that is simultaneously all sins. We interpret this as the sin of idolatry, since the idolatry sin violates the fundamental tenet of faith and is akin to denial of the whole Torah. Here we use the two aspects method of resolving contradictions since the numerical aspect of idolatry is a singular sin while its impact is the totality of sins.
Lv04-02 Speak to the people of Israel, saying, If a soul shall sin through ignorance against any of the commandments of the Lord concerning things which ought not to be done, and shall do one of them;

Advanced Rashi: In the above table we aligned the sin offering mentioned in Numbers with one sin offering mentioned in Leviticus. Actually there are many sin offerings mentioned in Leviticus and they all use almost identical language and speak about one sin that is being done (Cf. Lv04-02, Lv04-13, Lv04-22, Lv04-27 which show that sin offerings are always formulated in terms of one sin.) 


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