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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 Lv13-54a
    URL Reference: (c) http://www.Rashiyomi.com/rule1214.htm
    Brief Summary: The washing of the leprous garment was not done to the ENTIRE GARMENT nor to the LEPROUS SPOT but rather to the SPOT and VICINITY.

The table below presents an aligned extract of verses or verselets in Lv13-47:59 Both verses/verselets discuss the leprous-garment procedures. The alignment justifies the Rashi comment that: The washing procedure is neither done to the entire garment nor to the leprous spot but rather is done to that where the disease is that is to the leprous spot and its surroundings.

Verse Text of Verse Rashi comment
Lv13-51:52 #####
  • He shall therefore burn that
    • garment, whether
    • warp or
    • woof, in woollen or in linen, or any thing of
    • skin,
    where the disease is; for it is a malignant leprosy; it shall be burned in the fire.
    		• The washing procedure is neither done to the entire garment nor to the leprous spot but rather is done to that where the disease is that is to the leprous spot and its surroundings.
    Lv13-54 Then the priest shall command them to wash that where the leprous spot is, and he shall shut it up seven days more;

    Advanced Rashi: We can expand on the interpretation of this Rashi. The paragraph cited above uses the phrase garment, warp, woof, or skin about half a dozen times. But when it comes to washing this phrase is not used! Rather it refers to washing that where the leprous spot is. It is this aligned contrast which drives the Rashi comment. We could have also approached the interpretation of this Rashi comment using the Rule #8, Databases, which would require a complete citation of all half dozen occurrences.

    
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