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VERSE: Dt31-12a

RASHIS COVERED: Dt31-12a Dt31-12b Dt31-12c

========================== Dt31-12a =============================

SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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Rashi frequently makes powerful inferences from the alignment,
that is, the word by word comparison, of almost identical verses.
The minor variations between these almost similar verses suggests
nuances and differences or even meaning. We call this the
Rashi rule of ALIGNMENT

-When Rashi identifies two cases from the ALIGNMENT we call
this the Rashi subrule of TWO CASES

-When Rashi infers nuances from the variations betweent the
almost similar verses we call this the Rashi subrule of
NUANCES.

-When Rashi infers MEANING from the ALIGNMENT of almost
identical phrases we call this the Rashi SUBRULE of MEANING.

EXAMPLE Dt31-12a,b,c
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Dt31-12:13 speak about
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Gathering the people to hear the reading of the law
Dt31-12 Men Women Infants Aliens-to HEAR,LEARN,FEAR,OBSERVE
Dt31-13 --------- Children -------to HEAR,LEARN,FEAR,------
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Rashi (paraphrased)
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Notice how OBSERVE is absent in Dt31-13 which speaks about
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Their CHILDREN WHO DO NOT YET KNOW
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Thus
- ADULTS come to HEAR-LEARN-FEAR-OBSERVE
- CHILDREN come to HEAR-LEARN-FEAR

We can generalize this approach of the verse that
- different groups (Adults, children, aliens, women)
- come for different purposes.

Namely
- WOMEN comes principally to HEAR-LEARN-FEAR (and observe
  their commandments)

- INFANTS come to enable those who bring them to obtain
  reward

- ALIENS come to learn to REVERE and respect prophecy
  (Not in the verse or Rashi but logical). From this
  verse I infer that the Noachides BESIDES having
  7 laws also have an 8th law----to respect prophetic
  orders (else how could they be held accountable
  for their actions).
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The basic thrust of Rashi is that the ALIGNMENT teaches
us that
- DIFFERENT GROUPS
- COME FOR DIFFERENT PURPOSES.
Rashi (and I) then state how this general principle
is implemented. Even if you disagree with my interpretation
the IDEA of assigning roles to each person is fundamental.


LIST309b below summarizes this argument
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ITEM                     DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS:        ALIGNMENT
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS      NUANCES
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #11
SEE BELOW                LIST309b
Alignment of clauses in  Dt31-12:13:MEN/WOMEN/INFANT-HEAR/DO
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============================ LIST309b ======================
Alignment of clauses in  Dt31-12:13:MEN/WOMEN/INFANT-HEAR/DO
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Verse*1 #1  #2    #3       #4     #5 #6   #7    #8   #9
======= === ===== ======== ====== == ==== ===== ==== ========
Dt31-12 Men Women Infants  Aliens to HEAR LEARN FEAR OBSERVE
Dt31-13           Children        to HEAR LEARN FEAR -------
Differs *2  *2    *2       *2     *3 *4   *4    *4   *4

NOTES
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*1 The verse speaks about the ritual of
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Gathering the people to hear the reading of the law
once every 7 years
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*2 Dt31-12 speaks about the 4 groups
   - MEN WOMEN INFANTS ALIENS

   Dt31-13 speaks only about CHILDREN

*3 The same in each verse

*4 Notice how MEN come to HEAR LEARN FEAR OBSERVE
   while
   CHILDREN WHO DO NOT YET KNOW come to HEAR-LEARN-FEAR

   Thus the extra word OBSERVE is conspicuously added
   to Dt31-12. From this difference Rashi infers the
   fundamental principle that
   - Different groups
   - come for different purposes.*10

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

*10 From the verse we can explicitly infer that

- ADULTS come to HEAR-LEARN-FEAR-OBSERVE
- CHILDREN come to HEAR-LEARN-FEAR

We can then generalize this approach of the verse that
- different groups (Adults, children, aliens, women)
- come for different purposes.


Namely
- WOMEN comes principally to HEAR-LEARN-FEAR (and observe
  their commandments)

- INFANTS come to enable those who bring them to obtain
  reward

- ALIENS come to learn to REVERE and respect prophecy
  (Not in the verse or Rashi but logical). From this
  verse I infer that the Noachides BESIDES having
  7 laws also have an 8th law----to respect prophetic
  orders (else how could they be held accountable
  for their actions).

The basic thrust of Rashi is that the ALIGNMENT teaches
us that
- DIFFERENT GROUPS
- COME FOR DIFFERENT PURPOSES.

Rashi (and I) then state how this general principle
is implemented. Even if you disagree with my interpretation
the IDEA of assigning roles to each person is fundamental.

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