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VERSE: Dt01-17a

RASHIS COVERED: Dt01-17a Dt01-17b Dt01-17c Dt01-17d

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SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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One of Rashis 5 main goals is to indicate paragraph
structure. One method of paragraph
structure is the Rabbi Ishmael GENERALIZATION STYLE RULE.
This rule states that if you have 3-4 phrases with
- the terminal phrase describing a GENERAL IDEA
- the initial phrases describing EXAMPLES/DETAILS of the
  GENERAL principle
Then you are justified in using poetic license and
reinterpreting the initial phrases so as to indicate
all aspects of the General idea (Even if this requires
bending meaning).

EXAMPLE Dt01-17
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DETAILS
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- DONT SHOW FAVORITISM IN JUDICIAL PROCESS = in picking JUDGES
- Judge SMALL and BIG equally = small and big CASES
- Dont fear any PERSON = equal treatment of LITIGANTS
GENERAL
- Because the final judgement will be rendered by God

Thus Rashi interprets the General principle that JUSTICE
BELONGS TO GOD to apply to requirements of EQUAL TREATMENT
in CASES, LITIGANTS and CHOSING JUDGES.

Again: Rashi is NOT deriving these interpretations from
the meaning of the verse WORDS--rather Rashi is deriving this
interpretation from the overall poetic structure.

This is a fundamental principle! Understand it.
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ITEM                     DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS:        STYLE
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS      CLIMAX
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #25
SEE BELOW                LIST450q
List of phrases in       Dt01-17(EQUAL TREATMENT(cases,people)
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====================== LIST450q ==============================
List of phrases in Dt01-17(EQUAL TREATMENT(cases,people))
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TYPE    TEXT OF VERSE CLAUSE              EQUAL TREATMENT IN
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DETAIL  - Dont show favoritism in JUSTICE JUDGES*1
DETAIL  - hear SMALL & BIG alike          CASES*2
DETAIL  - dont fear any PERSON            LITIGANTS*3
---     ----------                        ---------------
GENERAL - Judgement belongs to God*4

NOTES
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*1 That is, equal treatment in selecting judges*10

*2 That is, judge a small monetary case the same way
   you judge a big one*10

*3 That is treat a poor and rich litigant, equally*11

*4 Rashi elaborates the general theme, that True Judgement
   belongs to God, by giving an example:
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   Suppose a judge takes money from the Rich and incorrectly
   gives it to the poor; then God will cause the poor to lose
   that money and the rich gets it back
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   My point here is that Rashis example should be seen as
   elaborating the GENERAL THEME that JUSTICE BELONGS TO GOD

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*10 Again we emphasize the fundamental principle of Rabbi
    Ishmael-Generalization: The essence of the method is
    NOT to derive meaning from the words but rather to derive
    meaning by using poetic license on the overall structure
    and in effect twisting the meaning so that each phrase
    reflects one facet of the general theme.

*11 Rashi gives an alternate explanation
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    Dont interrupt litigants while delivering their case
    -------------------------------------

    Rashi however did not intend this as a true alternative
    meaning. Rather Rashi used the alternative meaning as
    a vehicle to show the general idea of interpreting the
    phrase DONT BE AFRAID OF ANY PERSON to refer to EQUAL
    TREATMENT OF ALL LITIGANTS. So two ways of showing
    this equal treatment is
    - treat rich and poor alike
    - dont interrupt people while delivering their cases

    Rashi supplements this alternate interpretation with a pun
    on the Hebrew ThaGuRu and this is consistent with
    our theme of using GENERALIZATION to justify POETIC LICENSE
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