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VERSE: Ex06-09c
RASHIS COVERED: Ex06-09c Ex08-29a
====================== Ex06-09c ================================
SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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One of Rashis 10 major goals is to explain grammar the same
way modern textbooks explain grammar. One goal of grammar
is to clarify the meanings and usage of SPECIAL WORDS. We call
this the Rashi METHOD/SUBMETHOD of GRAMMAR / SPECIAL CONNECTIVE
WORDS(ON,TO,FOR,...)
The word ALSO in Hebrew and English has 4 meanings:
LIST005k brings verses with all 3 uses of ALSO
(a) extra object,
(b) derived object
(c) similar relationship
(d) Contrast (EVEN THOUGH)
EXAMPLE Ex08-29a
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Ex08-29 and the surrounding verses state
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Pharoh said to Moses OK I will let you
go but please remove this plague...and Moses
prayed ...and the plague was removed...and
Pharoh hardened his heart this time ALSO
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Rashi comments
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The word ALSO is CONTRASTIVE
- EVEN THOUGH Pharoh promised to release the Jews
- NEVERTHELESS he hardened his heart this time ALSO
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EXAMPLE Ex06-09c
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Rashi Ex06-09c comments on Ex06-02:04 which states
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God told Moses I am the GOD-OF-CREATION
- I appeared to the Patriarchs as the GOD-OF-MIGHT
- but my attribute of CREATION was not known to them
- BUT NEVERTHELESS(ALSO)[while I did not FULLY give
them Israel (God of CREATION)] I [partially] gave
them the land of their sojournings
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Rashi elaborates
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If I appeared as the God of creation I would
have completely given them Israel. However
I appeared as the God of Might signifying that
Israel must be acquired thru hard work. Hence
we have that
- Abraham DID acquire Chevron for burial but
only after paying $400
- Similarly Jacob DID acquire the field of
Schem after paying $100
- Similarly Isaac DID acquire wells but only
after the first few wells were stolen from
him
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We see here that Rashi interprets ALSO as
CONTRASTIVE.
- ALthough God did not COMPLETELY give Israel
- Nevertheless he gave it PARTIALLY thru hard work
LIST005k below presents many Rashis on the word ALSO
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RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #8
SEE BELOW LIST005k
A list of verses with ALSO used in three ways
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List of verses with ALSO used in three ways*10
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VERSE THEME TEXT ALSO
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Ex06-09c Even Though no full give Nevertheless Partial*14
Ex08-29a Even though Pharoh promised He hardened his heart
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Jo09-04 Extra Object They ALSO deceiv Other NATIONS deceiv*13
Ex19-22a Extra Object PRIESTS separate FIRSTBORN separate*1
Ex12-31b Extra Object YOU leave ELDERS leave
Ex18-18b Extra Object YOU will wither ELDERS will wither
Dt26-13c Extra Object Give MAASER Give TERUMAH
Gn15-14a Extra Object Egypt punished 4 Kingdoms punished*2
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Gn17-16b Derived Object Sarah has child has nursing capacity*9
Dt22-22a Derived object ADULTERERS die FOETUS dies
Ex12-31c Derived object JEWS will leave INFANTS will leave
Ex06-04a Derived Object VISION of God TREATY of God
Dt12-31a Derived Object Offer CHILDREN Offer PARENTS
Gn42-22a Derived object JOSEPH's blood JACOB'S blood
Gn19-21a Derived object Spare LOT Spare his CITY
Dt23-19c Derived object Hire of WHEAT FLOUR also prohibited
Gn27-45b Derived object Lose CHILDREN Lose their FOLLOWERS*11
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Nu04-02a Relational*12 Census GERSHON Census 3TRIBES same way
Ex06-04a Relational*3 Mshe/Abrm propht Long term/not immediate
Ex06-05a Relational*3 Mshe/Abrm propht Long term/not immediate
Gn07-03a Relational*4 7 Kosher;2 Traif ditto animals/birds
Gn30-03b Relational*5 Hagar/Sarah bore Bilhah/Rachel bore
Gn29-27c Relational*6 Marry Leah now Marry Rachel now
Gn27-33d Relational*7 You are blessed He is blessed anyway
Nu11-04b Relational*8 Complain / Cry non-jews / Jews
Gn44-10a Relational He dies/We slave He slave/We free
Gn30-30b Relational Amass food/wealth For Laban/Myself
Ex07-23a Relational Hardened heart Didn't pay attention
Nu22-19a Relational Stay tonight/gone 1st group / 2nd group
NOTES
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*1 Here is the way to use this list. We use the first row
Verse Column
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First we look up the verse Ex19-22a AND ALSO THE PRIESTS
WILL SEPARATE.
Text Column
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We see the text---- PRIESTS separate.
Also Column
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This column indicates that ALSO includes the FIRSTBORN
(who functioned as priests).
So the verse is read as follows
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God told Moses: The Priests ALSO (besides the firstborn)
will separate
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In other words the word ALSO is interpreted to include
the FIRSTBORN besides the PRIEST. The FIRSTBORN are
EXTRA to the priest.
To make this easier to see I have CAPPED both FIRSTBORN
and PRIESTS.
*2 So here without the word ALSO I would say that God punishes
nations which subjugate us. With the word ALSO I say that God
both punishes the nation AND with 10 plagues AND with letting
the Jews out with wealth.
*3 God criticized Moses for wanting an IMMEDIATE fulfillment
of the prophecy that the Jews will be redeemed. God said
I ALSO gave prophecies to the Patriarchs (And they did
not demand immediate fulfillment)
*4 7:2--7 Kosher animals vs 2 non-kosher animals--
is only mentioned by the ANIMALS. The word ALSO
implies the 7:2 ratio was preserved by the birds ALSO.
*5 Just as when Sarah couldn't have children she gave her
husband(Abraham) her maid (Hagar) so too when Rachel
could have children she gave her husband her maid
*6 Laban had tricked Jacob into marrying Leah vs. Rachel.
*7 Jacob had tricked Isaac into blessing him. Isaac says
he is ALSO blessed. In other words, EVEN if he hadnt
tricked me he would still be blessed.
*8 The Non-jews complained about the lack of food in
the desert. The verse continues THEY RETURNED AND
COMPLAINED, ALSO THE JEWS. The word ALSO connotes
that the Jews complained with the same cynicism
as the non-jews.
*9 Gn21-27 confirms this since it states
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Who would have expected Sarah to NURSE CHILDREN
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The plural CHILDREN connotes that Sarah nursed
the children of several women at the birthday
party.
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*10 The three methods are
- ALSO connotes an EXTRA extraneous object
- ALSO connotes a DERIVED object
- ALSO connotes a SIMILAR RELATIONSHIP or method
See http://www.Rashiyomi.com/dt23-19c.htm
for a previous presentation of this list
*11 The argument is that if
- Esauv tries to Kill Jacob
- Jacob will defend himself and kill Esauv first
- But then Esauv-s followers will kill Jacob
- And Jacobs followers will kill Esauvs followers
- and the two groups of followers will fight
Rashi cites an obscure Talmudic passage from Sotah that
both Jacob and Esauv died on the same day---but this
Homily is clearly allegorical--furthermore the Talmud
refutes this and claims that they were buried on the
same day (But died on different days)
*12 Rashis point is as follows
- Nu04-02:03 (Census KEHATHITES)
- Nu04-22:23 (Census GERSHONITES)
- Nu04-29:30 (Census MERRARITES)
All three verse pairs require census but their language
differs slightly. Hence the word ALSO indicates that
the three tribes are all COUNTED the same way.
*13
Jo09 talks about how the Givonim fooled Joshua---
they dressed up and made believe they came from
a far-away place. The purpose of the deceipt was
to get Joshua to make a treaty with them. Joshua
honored his treaty but made the Givonim water
drawers and log cutters.
Jo09-04 states
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And they(The Givonim) ALSO behaved deceiptfully
and they came to Joshua....
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Rashi interprets the word ALSO to indicate that
similar acts of deceipt happened in the times of Moses.
Rashi states on Dt29-10a
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Dt29-10a speaks about the people standing
before God---from the WOOD CUTTERS to
the WATER DRAWERS. Just as Joshua made
the Givonim water drawers but kept the
treaty which they earned thru deceipt so
too other nations came in the time of
Moses (We don't know who), deceived Moses,
who made a treaty, honored it but made these
people WOOD CUTTERS and WATER DRAWERS.
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Rashi's inference is CONJECTURAL but reasonable
and based on the ALSO in Jo09-04 which indicates
that SOMEONE else did a similar thing (deceipt,
treaty and WOOD CUTTERS)
*14 Rashis point is as follows
Rashi Ex06-09c comments on Ex06-02:04 which states
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God told Moses I am the GOD-OF-CREATION
- I appeared to the Patriarchs as the GOD-OF-MIGHT
- but my attribute of CREATION was not known to them
- BUT NEVERTHELESS(ALSO)[while I did not FULLY give
them Israel (God of CREATION)] I [partially] gave
them the land of their sojournings
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Rashi elaborates
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If I appeared as the God of creation I would
have completely given them Israel. However
I appeared as the God of Might signifying that
Israel must be acquired thru hard work. Hence
we have that
- Abraham DID acquire Chevron for burial but
only after paying $400
- Similarly Jacob DID acquire the field of
Schem after paying $100
- Similarly Isaac DID acquire wells but only
after the first few wells were stolen from
him
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We see here that Rashi interprets ALSO as
CONTRASTIVE.
- ALthough God did not COMPLETELY give Israel
- Nevertheless he gave it PARTIALLY thru hard work
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