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      5. RASHI METHOD: CONTRADICTION
      BRIEF EXPLANATION:Rashi resolves contradictory verses using 3 methods.
      • (5a) Resolution using two aspects of the same event
      • (5b) Resolution using two stages of the same process
      • (5c) Resolution using broad-literal interpretation.
      This examples applies to Rashis Gn49-28a
      URL Reference: (c) http://www.Rashiyomi.com/w35n1.htm
      Brief Summary: Jacob blessed ALL his children, even those he cursed

The table below presents two contradictory verses. Both verses speak about the deathbed statement of Jacob to his sons The underlined words highlight the contradiction. One verse says cursed be their anger.... while the other verse states he blessed them We see the contradiction---which is it? Did he bless them or curse them? Rashi simply resolves this using the 2 Aspects method: Jacob indeed blessed all his children. Although he cursed certain aspects of some of his children every child received a blessing.

Summary Verse / Source Text of verse / Source
Jacob cursed some of his sons Gn49-05:07 Simeon and Levi are brothers; ...to their assembly, let my honor not be united; ...Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; ...I will divide them in Jacob,
Jacob blessed his sons Gn49-28a All these are the twelve tribes of Israel; and this is it what their father spoke to them, and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them
Resolution: 2 Aspects Jacob indeed blessed all his children. Although he cursed certain aspects of some of his children every child received a blessing.

Advanced Rashi: Rashi does not provide further details. However the curses of Shimon and Levi show cursed be their anger as well as I will apportion them in Israel. We may regard this last statement I will apportion them in Israel as a blessing (The Shimonites were involved in all aspects of Israel).

In other words the resolution is that certain children had only blessings while other children had some curses and some blessings. But each child has some blessing.


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