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VERSE: Dt21-09a

=================== BURN THE EVIL=COURT EXECUTION ===============

VERY BRIEF SUMMARY
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Dt21 discusses the UNKNOWN MURDER CEREMONY. The chapter
concludes that YOU WILL RECEIVE ATONEMENT AND BURN THE EVIL
FROM YOUR MIDST. It simplistically sounds that BURN THE EVIL
is simply an echo or fancy way of saying we will receive
atonement. However an examination of the several times this
phrase occurs shows that IT ALWAYS refers to a COURT ORDERED
EXECUTION. So Rashi-is-Simple and concludes that even if we
find the murderer after the atonement ceremony nevertheless
we must BURN THE EVIL and execute him/her.

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TODAYS RASHI RULE:     OTHER VERSES
TODAYS RASHI SUBRULE:  INFERRING MEANING
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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 usage of other verses is when an enigmatic word
occurs in several verses. If just one of these verses
contains more detail then we can infer the meaning of
this enigmatic word (This rule is also one of the 13
Rabbi Ishmael Style rules which states that
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 If one verse stands out from a collection of verses
 then it doesnt just stand out for itself but for
 the whole group of verses; This justifies transference
 of meaning to the other verses
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STANDARD EXAMPLE
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Todays example is as good as any other
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 Dt01-19a ... this GREAT & AWESOME desert
 Dt08-15  ... this GREAT & AWESOME desert with SNAKES..SCORPIONS
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EXERCISE:
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Before reading Rashi
-- WHAT PHRASE is repeated in both verses
-- Using a Konkordance or search engine, does this phrase
   occur elsewhere in the Bible
-- What clarification does Dt08-15 give to the phrase
   GREAT & AWESOME desert


RASHIS SOLUTION
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Rashi simply explains that GREAT & AWESOME desert means
a desert with SNAKES & SCORPIONS


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

OR
Navigate to the Rashi calendar at
http://www.RashiYomi.com/calendar1.htm

The OTHER series was presented in November of 2000.
You can directly navigate to
http://www.RashiYomi.com/other-1.htm
http://www.Rashiyomi.com/other-2.htm etc

COMMENT:
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Note: That this method is almost the same as the use
of the ALIGNMENT method to discover meaning (The
difference being that ALIGNMENT applies even in the
same verse while the OTHER VERSE method applies to
2 distant verses)

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 when you
find an enigmatic phrase you can instruct your
student to
-- search for similar phrases elsewhere in the Bible
   A Konkordance or search engine will help on this

-- try and find one verse where MORE DETAIL is given
   on the meaning of this verse

-- try and transfer this meaning to the other verses

The students solution can then be compared with Rashis.
Very often the student can do as well as Rashi. This
inspires confidence in the students since they see
that Rashis commentary emanates from scholarship, not
from authority.

TODAYS LIST
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We present half a dozen verses where the phrase BURN THE EVIL
is used. In 5 of them this is a clear reference to a COURT
ORDERED EXECUTION. Hence we are justified in transferring
this meaning to the 6th case*1 *10
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VERSE   CRIME
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Dt19-13 Murder
Dt19-19 False witnesses
Dt21-21 Rebellious son
Dt22-21 Adultery sins
Dt24-07 Kidnapping
Dt21-09 Unknown murder*1

NOTES
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*1 The argument is now the following
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   In the other 5 verses BURN THE EVIL had the
   meaning of COURT ORDERED EXECUTION. Hence
   in this verse Dt21-09 dealing with the
   UNKNOWN MURDER it must also refer to a
   COURT ORDERED EXECUTION. In other words
   if after performing the UNKNOWN MURDER
   atonement ceremony we find the murderer
   then we must still execute him/her.*11

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

*10 Technically we are using
    the Rabbi Ishmael rule
    of GENERALIZATION FROM
    SEVERAL OTHER VERSES.

    For a variety of reasons
    we simply classify this as OTHER
    VERSES.

*11 An added point is the OVERALL STRUCTURE of
    Dt21-01:09
    --- if you find an unknown murder
    --- perform the UNKNOWN MURDER CEREMONY
    --- receive ATONEMENT
    --- BURN THE EVIL(=COURT ORDERED EXECUTION)
    Hence we infer that even though the whole
    ceremony was completed and ATONEMENT was
    received nevertheless we must BURN THE EVIL
    (Execute the murderer).
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RASHI RULE USED: OTHER VERSES
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