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VERSE: Ex01-22a
NOTE: This is an ADDENDUM posting. In this posting we
review a previous posting by adding one or two more
examples. This gives old readers a chance to refresh
their memory and new readers the chance to learn the
ideas.
=================== THE 5 MEANINGS OF ALL ========================
REFERENCE: http://www.RashiYomi.Com/words.htm
http://www.Rashiyomi.com/all-18.htm
BACKGROUND
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We deal with the Hebrew word KOL which means ALL
There are about 5 dozen Rashis on this word
THE RULE
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ALL means NO EXCEPTIONS.
In the above URL we identified 5 usages of ALL.
Today we review the usage of ALL denoting
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emphasis of inclusion EVEN when you
would think otherwise
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THE RASHI
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Ex01-22a Throw ALL children in the river
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Pharoh had decreed the death of all Jewish children
I might therefore think that ONLY Jewish children
were killed. But the word ALL implies NO EXCEPTIONS--
hence we infer that Pharoh killed Egyptian children.
The LONGER footnotes clarify why this was so.
THE LIST
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The LIST below is an abridged list of similar
examples. Column 3 and the footnotes clarify why ALL
is used--that is, why I might exclude certain cases.
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VERSE TEXT WITH all INCLUDES EVEN theFOLLOWING
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Ex35-22b Bzalel did all God told Moses Even if Moses forgot*1
Nu20-01a The WHOLE nation came to Tzn Even adult men over 20*2
Nu18-09b Priests get ALL sacrifices EVEN Peace offerings*3
Lv17-10a ALL eating blood will die*4 Even non sacrificial blood
Lv06-11a ALL male priests can eat it Even blemished ones*5
Dt14-11a ALL Kosher birds may be eaten EVEN sent-away leporbird*6
Ex01-22a ALL children killed in river EVEN Egyptian Children*7
NOTES
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*1 I would logically think that Bzalel couldnt do things that
God told Moses but Moses forgot to tell Bzalel. The word
ALL implies that Bezalel did ALL God commanded Moses--
even things Moses forgot -- Bezalel did them because he
inferred them by logic. *10
*2 Nu14-29 states that the adult males over 20 who listened to
the spies slander of Israel died. However they had all
died by the time they came to Tzin---hence the WHOLE
community came -- Even the people over 20 (Because those
who sinned had already died)
*3 Nu18-09 lists 3 types of sacrifices that priests get.
but does not list peace offerings. Hence I might think
Priests dont get Peace offerings (because they are not
listed). The word ALL however implies they do get them.
This is further confirmed in Lv06 and Lv07-23.
*4 It says in Lv17-11 that the reason blood is prohibited is
because it is used to atone on the altar Hence it is
logical to conclude that only sacrificial blood is
forbidden but ordinary blood that can't be offered is
permissable. Therefore the verse says ALL BLOOD
to include this other blood.
*5 It explicitly says (Lv22--21:22) that blemished priests
may not offer sacrifices. Hence I might think they cant
eat them either (if other priests offered them). Therefore
when the verse says ALL PRIESTS CAN EAT THEM it
includes EVEN BLEMISHED PRIESTS dont
*6 Recall that most sacrifices are HOLY and cannot be eaten
even if they are Kosher. Further recall that the Lepor
was atoned by having a Kosher bird sent away and another
one offered (Lv14-04:07). I might think that this
sent-away-Lepor bird is like any other sacrificial object
and prohibited from eating. Therefore Dt14-11 says
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ALL Kosher birds... may be eaten--
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even the Kosher lepor bird.
*7 Added Dec 27, 2001. This verse discusses how Pharoh
decreed death on all Jewish children because he was
afraid the Jews would outnumber him and overtake the land
It is therefore logical to assume that Pharoh did not
decree death on his own Egyptian children. But the verse
says that Pharoh ordered ALL children to die--even Egyptian
children *11
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*10 Rashi brings a possible example--In Ex25 Moses orders the
temple utensils to be built first and then the Tabernacle
But in Ex36 and Ex37 Bzalel builds the Tabernacle first
and then the temple.
Logically Bzalel knew that you build the house first and
then fill it with utensils
*11 The Bible explicitly says that Egypt was run by
magicians and stargazers (Ex07-11, Ex08-15). It
therefore seems reasonable that they told Pharoh that
they were told my magic that a savior was born to the Jews
Since Pharoh didnt know if the savior was Egyptian or Jewish
Pharoh ordered ALL children -- EVEN Egyptian children --
killed by drowning.
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