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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 Nu19-09a
    URL Reference: (c) http://www.Rashiyomi.com/w33n25.htm
    Brief Summary: Brief Summary: The ashes of each Red Heiffer were deposited in two places: a) outside the camp (for use by the nation) b) inside the the temple to commemorate.

The table below presents an aligned extract of verses or verselets in Nu19-09a Both verses/verselets discuss where the ashes of the red-heiffer are deposited. The alignment justifies the Rashi comment that: Biblically the ashes were placed in two places: a) Outside the Temple camp for purposes of purification by lay Israelites, b) inside the Temple for purposes of commemoration. Furthermore, Rabbinically, for practical purposes, for the priests, there was a third deposit of the ashes in the Temple for purposes of purification of the High priests in their procedures.

Verse Text of Verse Rashi comment
Nu19-09a And a man that is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer,
  1. and lay them up outside the camp in a clean place, and
  2. it shall be kept as a watched commemorative for the congregation of the people of Israel for a water of sprinkling; it is a purification offering
Biblically the ashes were placed in two places: 1) Outside the Temple camp for purposes of purification by lay Israelites, 3) inside the Temple for purposes of commemoration. Furthermore, Rabbinically, for practical purposes, for the priests,2) there was a third deposit of the ashes in the Temple for purposes of purification of the High priests in their procedures.
Nu19-09a And a man that is clean shall gather up the ashes of the heifer,
  1. and lay them up outside the camp in a clean place, and
  2. it shall be kept as a watched commemorative for the congregation of the people of Israel for a water of sprinkling; it is a purification offering

Advanced Rashi: Rashi literally says There are three deposits of the Temple ashes. However, upon review of the Rashi methodology and the cited Biblical text, we have rephrased Rashi to indicate There are three deposits of the Temple ashes. Two of these three methods are Biblically indicated while the third is a Rabbinical provision for convenience purposes. As frequently indicated in this email list, supplementation of Rashi with comments based on the cited Biblical text and Rashi's methods enriches the Rashi experience. 


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