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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 example applies to Rashis Gn08-17a
      URL Reference: (c) http://www.Rashiyomi.com/gn08-17a.htm
      Brief Summary: Noah was ordered: a) 1st LET animals out of Ark. If they don't go then b) FORCE them out.

Background: Certain Biblical verses are written with one text but read with an alternate text. We call such verses read-written verses. The Masters of the Masoretic Text carefully preserved these written-read verses. We treat these written-read verses as two readings of the same Biblical text. The following Rashi shows how this is applied.

The table below presents presents two contradictory verses (Actually two contradictory ways of reading the same verse). Both verses speak about leaving the Ark The underlined words highlight the contradiction. One reading of the verse says let the animals out of the Ark while the other verse states force them out of the Ark. Which is it? Were the animals let out of the Ark or were they forced out of the Ark. Rashi simply resolves this using the 2 Stages method: Noah first let the animals leave. But if they didn't voluntarily leave Noah forced them to leave.

Summary Verse / Source Text of verse / Source
Let the animals leave the ark. Gn08-17a (Read version of text) Let out with you every living thing that is with you, of all flesh, both of bird, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon
Force them out. Gn08-17 (Written version of text) Bring out with you every living thing that is with you, of all flesh, both of bird, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upo
Resolution: 2 Stages First: Let them voluntarily leave. However if they don't want to leave voluntarily then force them to leave. 


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