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VERSE: Dt33-26b

RASHIS COVERED: Dt33-26b Dt33-27a

======================== Dt33-26b ============================

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 between the
almost similar verses (or verse phrases) 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 1: Dt33-26b Dt33-27a
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Dt33-26:27 states
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He HELPS   thru RIDING   HEAVENS   [Shamayim]
He IS HIGH thru [RIDING] HEAVENS   [Shechakim]
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Rashi adds the parenthetical CAPPED word [RIDING]
Rashi does this because of the ALIGNMENT.

However we have gone a step further. We have used the
SYMBOLIC INTERPRETATION
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 HEAVEN = HIGH = SYMBOLISM
----------------------------

Hence to capture the flavor of the verses we interpret
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God        Helps         thru the chariot of     Prophecy
He         is High       thru the [roads of the] Spiritual world
           That is       His Dwelling place
The enemy  is underneath
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List310c summzarizes this ALIGNMENT and presents further details.
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ITEM                     DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS:        ALIGNMENT
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS      NUANCES
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #11
SEE BELOW                LIST310c
LIST of verselets saying God's POWER is thru PROPHECY-Dt33-26:27
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========================== LIST310c ==============================
LIST of verselets saying God's POWER is thru PROPHECY-Dt33-26:27
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Phrase#1   Phrase #2     Phrase #3               Phrase #4
========== ============= ======================= =================
God        Helps         thru the chariot of     Prophecy
He         is High       thru the [roads of the] Spiritual world
           That is       His Dwelling place
The enemy  is underneath
*1         *2            *3                      *4

NOTES
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*1 This is a CONTRASTIVE ALIGNMENT
   - God is on HIGH=PROPHECY
   - Enemy is UNDERNEATH-non prophetic
   God defeats the enemy thru prophetic orders/ promises.

   Rashi illustrates Gods power thru the conquest of Sichon and
   Og (Dt02-24:37, Dt03-01:06) which was done thru prophecy.

   See http://www.Rashiyomi.com/dt33-27b.htm

*2 We have used the SYMBOLISM method here
   -----------------------------------
   HEAVEN =HIGH = PROPHECY
   UNDERNEATH=LOW=NON PROPHETIC
   -----------------------------------

   The HEAVEN prophecy symbolic association occurs throughout
   the Bible. This symbolism is only implicit in Rashi but
   we believe it greatly clarifies him.

*3
   Rashi interprets the word RIDE as applying to
   both verselets because of the ALIGNMENT
   --------------------------------------
   He HELPS   thru RIDING   HEAVENS   [Shamayim]
   He IS HIGH thru [RIDING] HEAVENS   [Shechakim]
   --------------------------------------

   To preserve the SYMBOLISM we could interpret
   ---------------------------------------------
   He HELPS thru the CHARIOT of PROPHECY
   He is HIGH thru the ROADS of SPIRITUALITY
   ----------------------------------------------

   This interpretation reflects the FLAVOR of the
   verse rather than a LITERAL interpretation. We
   are simply showing one possibility of capturing
   all the nuances. A more conservative approach
   is to simply repeat the word RIDE as above.

   For further details see footnote #4

*4 We have interpreted these two words
   - Shamayim = Prophecy
   - Shechakim= Spirituality

   Our ONLY intent is to preserve the poem's use of
   two different words which are almost synonyms.
   We dont intend that this IS the meaning of
   Shamayim, Shechakim. We are simply ILLUSTRATING
   one possible approach to interpreting the two words
   in two different ways. It is also OK to interpret
   the two words identically.
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