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VERSE: Dt32-13a
=================== Dt32-13a ===========================
SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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Very often Rashi is not commenting on Grammar or
words but rather commenting on overall structure
This in fact is the Rabbi Ishmael rule of CONTEXT
EXAMPLE
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We examining the overall structure
of Dt32-04:18. One can see the outline has 4 components
A- God is Just Dt32-04:06
B- God good to you so obey his laws Dt32-06
C- Confirmation that God is good from history Dt32-07:14
D- So why do Jews rebel Dt32-15:18
EXAMPLE
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By reviewing this overall structure we infer
the meaning of Dt32-13:14
There are 3 serious interpretations of Dt32-13:14
- The verses talk about conquest (Rashi,Oonkelos)
- The verses talk about sacrifices
- The verses talk about Torah/Learning
By reviewing the context of Dt32-04:18 we however
conclude that only the CONQUEST interpretation is
consistent with the overall paragraph. See LIST975e
below for further details.
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ITEM DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS: BULLETS
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS KEYWORDS AS BULLETS
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #26
SEE BELOW LIST106j
BULLETED structure of Dt32-04:18
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RASHI RULE CLASS: SYMBOLISM
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS UNIFYING THEME
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #29
SEE BELOW LIST975e
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=========================== LIST106j ==============================
Overall structure of Dt32-04:18
One can see the outline has 4 components
A- God is Just
B- God good to you so obey his laws
C- Confirmation that God is good from history
D- So why do you rebel
Notice how component C echoes component B
This list is further developed in LIST975e which focuses
on Dt32-13:14. As can be seen from this list Dt32-13:14
occurs in a context of God sustaining the Jews who rebelled
against him. Hence the simple interpretation of Dt32-13:14
is one of Military conquest. See LIST975e below for further
details
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VERSE ## TEXT OF GENERAL IDEAS TEXT OF DETAILED IDEAS
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Dt32-04 A0 God is just '
Dt32-05 A1 ' Sin hurts Jew not God
Dt32-06 A0 So why mistreat God '
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Dt32-06 B God good past/future '
Dt32-06 B1 ' God CONCEIVED you
Dt32-06 B2 ' God INCUBATED you (Nest)
Dt32-06 B3 ' God GAVE BIRTH to you (conceive)
Dt32-06 B4 ' God SUSTAINS you (Found)
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Dt32-07 C Check in history '
Dt32-08 C Check when nations made '
Dt32-09 C1 ' God CONCEIVED you
Dt32-10 C2 ' God INCUBATED you
Dt32-11 C3 ' God GAVE BIRTH to you
Dt32-12 C4 ' God SUSTAINS you
Dt32-13 C4 ' Future SUSTAINING
Dt32-14 C4 ' Future SUSTAINING
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Dt32-15 D0 Why mistreat God '
Dt32-16 D0 Why mistreat God '
Dt32-17 D0 Why mistreat God '
Dt32-18 D0 Why mistreat God '
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================== LIST975e ==================================
3 Symbolic approaches to Dt32-13:14
We follow Rav Hirschs symbolic standard of requiring
ONE UNIFYING THEME that develops throughout the verse
(See Rav Hirsch on Gn40)
Three competing interpretations are presented
- a theme of CONQUEST (Oonkelos)
- a theme of SACRIFICES (Sifre)
- a theme of LEARNING (Sifre)
CRITERIA
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These 3 interpretations all fulfill the Hirschian
standard of UNIFYING THEME (That is one unifying
theme is stated and then developed over the 7 phrases)
Hence these 3 interpretations are LEGITIMATE HOMILY
However LIST106j shows the overall context of Dt32-04:18
This overall context is that the Jews rebelled against
God despite all He did for them militarily. Hence
this context shows that the true simple meaning of
Dt32-13:14 is the CONQUEST interpretation (hence
the Rashi on Dt32-13a that the Aramaic translation
is preferred).
CRITERIA
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SIMPLE meaning can refer EITHER to
- the meaning of a sentence by itself
- the meaning of a sentence IN THE CONTEXT OF ITS PARAGRAPH
The TRUE meaning of the text is the meaning of the
sentence in the context of its paragraph. The other
simple meanings must be rejected if they contradict
context (This follows the Rabbi Ishmael Context rule)
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Text of verse Conquest Sacrifices Learning
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Ride on HEIGHTS Israel*1 Temple*1 Torah*1
Eat FIELD growth War booty*2 First Fruit*2 Bible*3
Nurse STONE honey Vilage booty*4 ---*5 Law codes*3
Nurse rock oil Village booty Oil libations*6 Responsa*3
Oxen,Livestock Regal Booty*7 Sacrifices*8 Methods*9
plump wheat --*5 Wheat offering*6 Daily laws*3
bloody red wine Kill enemy*6 Wine libations*6 Stories*3
NOTES
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*1 Play on word HEIGHTS. Israel and Temple were HIGH UP
Similarly the Torah is compared to something LOFTY
*2 Play on word FIELDS:
- WAR is fought on FIELDS.
- The FIRST FRUIT comes from the FIELDS
*3 FIELD-HONEY-OIL represent 3 levels of nutrition and
hence correspond to 3 levels of learning
- Bible-LawCodes-Responsa (Or Technically Bible-Mishnah-
Talmud)
WHEAT corresponds to DAILY laws since it is a DAILY food
WINE correspnds to STORIES since they are both INVIGORATING
*4 Play on word STONE/ROCK -- things found in the VILLAGES
*5 This item not interpreted in this theme
*6 We have several LITERAL associations
- OIL = OIL Libations
- WHEAT = WHEAT offerings (MINCHAH)
- WINE = WINE libations
- BLOODY RED = Kill enemy
*7 OXEN symbolize KINGS and leaders
*8 Sacrifices came from OXEN and LIVESTOCK
*9 Livestock breed other livestock. Similarly Talmudic methods
breed other laws
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