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VERSE: Dt01-12a

================== 3 METHODS OF COURT BURDEN ====================

RASHIS COVERED: Dt01-12a Dt01-12b Dt01-12c

VERY BRIEF SUMMARY:
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-  Dt01-12 Moses states: How can I bear your
-  BURDEN, BEARINGS and FIGHTS
There is no traditional way to uncover the meaning of
the Hebrew roots used in Dt01-12 For example the Hebrew root
Tet-Resh-Caph (BURDEN) only occurs 2 other times in the Bible.
Instead of using OTHER VERSE references, Rashi infers meaning
based on his GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF ATTRIBUTES of LAWSUITS.
Rashi, based on his knowledge of lawsuits identifies
3 areas of burden: a) to many witnesses; b) To many
counterarguments; c) To many lawsuits

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TODAYS RASHI RULE:     EXAMPLE8
TODAYS RASHI SUBRULE:  INFERRING MEANING-BY EXPERTISE
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE RULE and SUBRULE
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There are many ways to find out the meaning of a word
- The simplest way is to LOOK IT UP IN A DICTIONARY
  This works with KNOWN words

- If the word is not standard, still, there may be
  many verses with similar usages. Hence a 2nd
  popular method of infering meaning is based
  on a review of SIMILAR VERSES

- If there is no dictionary lookup
  and no verse lookups
  we might infer meaning BY OUR GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF
  AN AREA OF KNOWlEDGE.


STANDARD EXAMPLE
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Dt20-03 states that in a war we should
- not be SOFT-HEARTED
- not be AFRAID
- not be ANXIOUS
- not be STUNNEd

There is no basis- either in the
Hebrew dictionary or in other Biblical verses --to relate
these items to more specific nuances. Rashi simply lists
the 4 components of war
- FEAR OF TRANSPORTATION SUPERIORITY(e.g. horses, tanks etc)
- FEAR OF COMMUNICATION SUPERIORITY(battle singles)
- FEAR OF SUPERIOR MORALE (not shaken up by losses)
- FEAR OF SUPERIOR RESOURCES (guns, shields etc)

The only way to justify this Rashi is to connect the 4 words
used with the 4 known aspects of war. Thus this is inference
based on EXPERTISE.

We emphasize our contribution. Rashi can NOT be understood
-- based on the usage of these roots in other verses
-- based on the meaning of these roots.
Rather the ONLY way to justify Rashi is
-- we have PREknowledge of what goes on in war AND ARBITRARILY
   connect these concepts with the roots in the verse
We call this method the method of EXPERTISE since meaning is
inferred--not from the Bible itself--but from expertise outside
the Bible.


STANDARD REFERENCES FOR THIS RULE
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http://www.Rashiyomi.com/example8.htm

Many readers are SHOCKED at my assertion that Rashi can NOT
be justified by reference to other verses or roots. A review
of the examples in the above reference should convince the
reader that this position is indeed correct.


TODAYS EXAMPLE
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Dt01-12 contains 3 words referring to BURDENSOME
court cases. Rashi interprets these 3 words as referring
to the 3 ways of burderning the court system.
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ROOT   IDEA                     EXAMPLES IN RASHI
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T-R-Ch Multiple proofs          Many witnesses for new points*1
M-S-Ah Multiple interpretations See things differently*2
R-Y-V  Litigous                 Seek many court cases*3


NOTES
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*1 Remarkably the root Tet-Resh-Caph only occurs 3 times
   in the bible
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   VERSE   MEANING OF VERSE
   ------- ---------------------------------------------
   Jb37-11 Thru saturation He BURDENS the cloud
   Is01-14 Your holidays are a BURDEN for me
   Dt01-12 How can I bear your BURDENS
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   Thus it is clear that the technique of REVIEWING SIMILAR
   verses does not shed light on the meaning of Tet-Resh-Caph

*2 Rashi gives the following example
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   -If they saw Moses leave his house early they argued
    that he was having marital problems.
   -If they saw Moses leave his house late they argued
    he was plotting against people
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    But we neednt be so cynical.

   Simply--the whole idea of a law suit is that 2 people
   interpret the same action differently. Thus I might
   claim you owe me money because of a loan and you might
   counter that you perceived the loan as a payoff of a
   previous debt and not a new loan.

   For a verse with connections between the roots Nun-Shin-Aleph
   and R-Y-V see Gn13-06 but again this does not shed light
   on the meaning of the root

*3 The traditional meaning of R-Y-V is a
   LAWSUIT or DISPUTE--for example Dt25-01

   -When two people have a R-Y-V(Dispute) and they
   -approach the court for a resolution and the

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RASHI RULE USED: EXAMPLE8
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