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6. RASHI METHOD: STYLE
Rashi examines inferences between general and detail statements.
This examples applies to Rashis Gn32-17a Gn32-17b Gn32-17c
URL Reference: (c) http://www.Rashiyomi.com/gn32-17a.htm

We consider this Rashi an excellent example of the style method: We again emphasize that the paragraph details and theme are each understood. Rashi's sole contribution is to show the connection between details and theme, that is, to show the paragraph unity.

Sermonic Points: The sermonic points on this Rashi are clear: When asking people in power for favors one should send them gifts and praise them. Interestingly, the Talmud says that any time Rabbi Judah the prince, the Author of the Mishnah legal code, had to appear before the Roman Emporer, he first studied this Biblical passage, Gn32 as this chapter contains the secrets for political success with foreign diplomats.

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