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VERSE: Dt02-09a

RASHSI COVERED: Dt02-09a Dt02-09b

======================== Dt02-09a =======================

SUCCINCT  SUMMARY
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Most people think of DEFINITION and GRAMMAR when they
mention COMMENTARY. However the function of commentaries
is also to comment on relations with other verses.

One powerful OTHER VERSE method is the ALIGNMENT method.
In this posting we ALIGN Gods warnings to Moses in
passing thru 3 foreign lands

EXAMPLE
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RE: Amon   Dont incite them
RE: Esauv  Dont incite them
RE: Moav   Dont incite them TO WAR

You dont have to be a Talmudic Rabbi to see that
- Amon and Esauv should not be INCITED at all while
- Moav should not have full fledged war but can be incited

Rashi even suggests a reason: Moabs border city was
called AROUSAL--they were steeped in pleasure and
therefore God didnt protect them as much
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ITEM                     DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS:        ALIGNMENT
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS      NUANCE
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #11
SEE BELOW                LIST307q
Alignments of 3 verses   Jews went thru their land
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======================== LIST307q ==============================

Alignment of 3 verses discussing Jews passing thru foreign
lands. The alignment shows differential of treatment. Supporting
ideas are indicated in the footnotes
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VERSE   NATION Phrase1         Phrase2        Phrase3
======= ====== =============== ============== ==================
Dt02-04 Esauv  They are afraid Watch yourself Dont incite them
Dt02-09 Moav   Dont upset them                Dont incite to war
Dt02-19 Amon   Dont upset them                Dont incite them
Differs *1     *2a             *2b            *2c

NOTES
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*1 The Jews passed thru 3 lands (among others) on their way
   to Israel

*2 Note the contrast: We should be careful with Esauv(2b)
   and not incite them AT ALL (2c) while with Moav we are
   told not to incite them TO WAR(2c).

   In fact Rashi cites Nu22-03 showing that Moav was afraid
   of the Jews. Rashi suggests (Consistent with 2c) that
   the Jews plundered the Moabites (but did not engage
   in full fledged war).*10

   Rashi suggests a possible reason for the differential
   treatment: The Moabites were steeped in Lewdness and
   therefore God didnt protect them

---------------------- LONGER FOOTNOTES ------------------------

*10 See Dt02-06 BUY WATER FROM ESAUV IN CASH. Thus the
    Bible emphasizes that EVEN water should not be taken
    from the Esauvites. There is no such verse by the
    Moabites--hinting that perhaps the Jews plundered
    the Moabite land (Without engaging in full fledged
    war)

*11 Dt02-09 states I HAVE GIVEN Ar TO MOAB
    Rashi states that AR is the name of a Metropolis

    Rashi was undoubtedly motivated by the technique of OTHER
    VERSES since Dt02-18 explicitly states that AR was a
    border city of Moab.

    But we can go deeper. AR comes from the root A-R, TO AROUSE
    So perhaps their border city was called AROUSAL because
    of the pleasures there - people travelled to the border
    for their vacations.

    It would then be logical that God did not protect a people
    like this.

    Further support can be found in Nu24 showing how Moab
    used prostitutes to get the Jews to sin which incurred
    Gods wrath and led to the death of several 1000.

    Amusingly Rashi says none of the above. Instead Rashi
    cites Gn19-31:38
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    Lots 2 daughters committed incest with their
    father and had children. One daughter was
    open about it and called her childs name
    MOAB which literally translated means FROM-DAD
    The other daughter was more discrete and simply
    called her child MY NATION

    Thus we see that MOAB (FROM-DAD) was a brazen
    nation and hence punished.
    -----------------------------------------------

    We get tremendous insights here into how Rashi
    comments. Rashi is not an academic writing
    professional papers. He does not cite several
    examples(as we have done---we cited the act
    of war of Moab and the name of their border
    city AROUSAL)

    By contrast Rashi might just cite something
    punchy and to the point--Moab means FROM-DAD
    showing the way they are.

    The point here is that Rashi did not believe
    that this -- the name of FROM-DAD -- was the
    WHOE reason. Rather Rashi simply cites
    something punchy that will be remembered.
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