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VERSE: Dt16-18d

RASHIS COVERED: Dt16-18d Dt16-18e Dt16-18f Dt16-18c

======================== JUDGES: Wise,Known =====================

VERY BRIEF SUMMARY:
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-- Dt16-18 states Appoint JUDGES & POLICE in all CITIES in the
-- land that God gives you to your tribes &they-ll judge properly
Rashi states that there are 3 criteria for judge appointment
- They must be wise
- They must be from the city
- They must be from the tribe
But Dt16-18 doesnt really speak about WISDOM and appointing
judges from tribes. Rashis real derivation comes from an OTHER
VERSE--Dt01-13 which explicitly states
-- Appoint WISE judges who are KNOWN TO YOUR TRIBES

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TODAYS RASHI RULE:     OTHER VERSES
TODAYS RASHI SUBRULE:  FURTHER DETAILS
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE RULE and SUBRULE
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The rule of OTHER VERSES simply means that Rashi
is explaining one verse by citing an OTHER VERSE

One way of doing this is to cross reference a
verse that speaks about the SAME topic but gives
FURTHER details.


STANDARD EXAMPLE
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The following example comes from the Passover
Hagaddah

Dt26-05 states that
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 With only a FEW PEOPLE did the
 Jews go down to Egypt
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FURTHER DETAILS on the meaning of
the Biblical phrase FEW PEOPLE is
provided in Gn46.

EXERCISE:
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Before reading the Rashi try reading
Gn46 yourself and see if you can
discover the further details.

RASHIS SOLUTION
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Rashi cites Gn46-27
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 The total number of people who
 came with Jacob to Egypt is 70
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Thus the Rashi method of OTHER VERSES
in this case has explained to us that
the FEW PEOPLE that went down to
Egypt refers to SEVENTY people


STANDARD REFERENCES FOR THIS RULE
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http://www.Rashiyomi.com/other-20.htm

HOW TO USE THESE LISTS FOR SCHOOL PROJECTS
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You can use the LIST below for school projects.
Here is how, if you are a teacher then you
can present the verse in the first column
(eg Dt26-05) and the CHAPTER (but not the verse)
in the 3rd column---e.g. Gn46.

The student is then instructed to discover
the further details. The students solution
can then be compared with Rashis.

TODAYS EXAMPLE
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Here are the 2 verses on judges. Note especially how
one verse is clearer than the other. In a second list
we show how there is an anomaly and problem in Dt16-18
Nevertheless the method of OTHER VERSES is simpler. This
affords us an opportunity to discuss the difference between
Leibowitz-Boncheck and this email list.

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REQUIREMENT      IN Dt16-18                  OTHER VERSE-Dt01-13
================ =========================== ====================
Wise judges      They will judge righteously Wise Judges*1
Belong to city   Place in all your cities*2  Known to you*2
Belong to tribe  that God gives to tribes*3  Known to your tribes

NOTES
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*1 Note how the OTHER-VERSE phrase WISE JUDGES is more explicit
   than the current verse which states WILL JUDGE RIGHTEOUSLY
   (That is since they must judge RIGHTEOUSLY they must have
   the wisdom to judge properly)

*2 In this case the current verse which states explicitly
   PLAcE JUDGES IN ALL CITIES is clearer than the OTHER
   VERSE which simply says that the Judges should be
   KNOWN to YOU

*3 As the next list in this posting shows the word TRIBES
   in Dt16-18 is so to speak extra
   -------------------------------------------------------------
   TYPICAL VERSE  The land which God gives to you
   Dt16-18        The land which God gives to you to your tribes
   -------------------------------------------------------------

   However this extra phrase TO YOUR TRIBES does NOT justify
   reattaching the phrase to another part of the verse
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   Place judges [TO YOUR TRIBES] in the land which God gives you
   -------------------------------------------------------------

   THerefore I derive the TRIBAL REQUIREMENT
   from the explicit verse in Dt01-13 that judges
   should be appointed THAT ARE KNOWN TO YOUR TRIBES. Thus
   indeed Rashi-is-Simple*10

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

*10 The Leibowitz-Boncheck school explain Rashis by extra words
   Since TO YOUR TRIBES is extra, therefore, they argue,
   Judges must be assigned BOTH by CITY and TRIBE.

   The approach of this email list is different. True, the
   phrase to your tribes is extra but this extraness does
   NOT justify rearranging the verse.

   In other words the EXTRANESS of TO YOUR TRIBES may
   be bothering Rashi but it is NON-INTUITIVE to rearrange
   the verse in response to this EXTRANESS.

   The approach in this email list which we have taken is
   to give an explanation which makes Rashi appear
   SPONTANEOUS and LOGICAL--an other verse says explicitly
   PICK JUDGES WHO ARE KNOWN TO YOUR TRIBES. This derivation
   from an other verse is clear, punchy and to the point.

   As to the literal reading of Rashi (who suggests
   rearranging the verse) I would simply take the same
   approach we have always taken in this list---the
   rearrangement is simply a mnemonic not the real reason
   Indeed, why should we accuse Rashi of overlooking an
   explicit verse which states that Judges should be
   by tribes.

   Thus this Rashi is an excellent illutration of the
   difference in approach between Dr Leibowitz and
   Rabbi Boncheck vs this list.
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=================== FOR YOUR TRIBES---EXTRA =====================

 This list compares several dozen verses which speak about
 Israel as the LAND WHICH GOD GAVE US. Some of these
 verses add extra phrases. Thus Dt16-18 speaks about
 THE LAND WHICH GOD GAVE US TO OUR TRIBES. This phrase,
 TO YOUR TRIBES is extra. Rashi states that Judges must be
 picked BY TRIBE and CITY. However Rashi does not really derive
 the TRIBAL requirement from this extra phrase. Rather Rashi
 derives this tribal requirement from the explicit OTHER VERSE
 Dt01-13...PICK JUDGES THAT ARE KNOWN TO YOUR TRIBES!!!
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VERSE   GOD GIVES ISRAEL    ADDED PHRASE
======= =================== =====================================
Ex20-12 WHICH GOD GIVES YOU
Dt04-21 WHICH GOD GIVES YOU for inheritance
Dt12-09 WHICH GOD GIVES YOU
Dt13-13 WHICH GOD GIVES YOU to dwell
Dt15-04 WHICH GOD GIVES YOU for inheritance to inherit
Dt15-07 WHICH GOD GIVES YOU
Dt16-18 WHICH GOD GIVES YOU to your tribes*1
Dt17-14 WHICH GOD GIVES YOU
dt18-09 WHICH GOD GIVES YOU
Dt19-02 WHICH GOD GIVES YOU
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RASHI RULE USED: OTHER VERSES
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WARNING: The following additional references may be too wordy
However they frequently contain additional information & lists
The hyperlinks only work on the main website

Volume 15 Number 2


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