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      7. RASHI METHOD: FORMATTING
      BRIEF EXPLANATION:Inferences from Biblical formatting: --bold,italics, and paragraph structure.
      • Use of repetition to indicate formatting effects: bold,italics,...;
      • use of repeated keywords to indicate a bullet effect;
      • rules governing use and interpretation of climactic sequence;
      • rules governing paragraph development and discourse
      This example applies to Rashis Lv25-06d
      URL Reference: (c) http://www.Rashiyomi.com/w33n18.htm
      Brief Summary: The 7th year land rest applies to a) you b) servants c) workers (even non-Jew) d) righteous non-Jewish citizens e) animal life.

P>We have explained in our article Biblical Formatting located on the world wide web at http://www.Rashiyomi.com/biblicalformatting.pdf, that the Biblical Author indicated bullets by using repeating keywords.

That is, if a modern author wanted to get a point across using bullets - a list of similar but contrastive items - then the Biblical Author would use repeating keywords. Today's verse illustrates this principle.

    Verse Lv25-06:07 discussing those who enjoy the land-rest years states And the sabbath produce of the land shall be food for you;
  • for you, and
  • for your servant, and
  • for your maid, and
  • for your workers ([even non-jewish workers], and
  • for the resident non-jews who sojourns with you, And
  • for your cattle, and
  • for the beast that are in your land, shall all its produce be food.

The repeated underlined word, for, creates a bulleted list effect as shown. The bulleted list in turn justifies the perception that each member of the bulleted list contains a distinct item with a distinct message(this is in fact how all authors in all languages use bullets.). Rashi's application of this principle is embedded above in our translation: The inclusion of workers and resident non-Jews clearly justifies the Rashi assertion that The sabbath-land law applies to all non-Jews whether they are residents and accepted Noachidic law or whether they are just ordinary non-Jews who are hired help. 


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