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VERSE: Ex09-04a

RASHIS COVERED: Ex09-04a Ex11-07a Ex08-18a Gn18-14a Dt30-11a
                Lv22-21a Lv27-02a Dt17-08a Dt28-59a Nu06-02a
                Ex34-10b Dt17-08a


========================== Ex09-04a ============================

SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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One of Rashis 5 main goals is the explanation of dictionary
meaning. Rashi had a variety of vehicles to explain meaning
including UNIFIED MEANINGS.

EXAMPLE ROOT PAY-LAMED-HEY or PAY-LAMED-ALEPH
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These two roots have a fundamental idea of DISTINGUISHED
This can be used in 3 ways

FIRST WAY:I will DISTINGUISH the Jews
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e.g. Ex34-10b Ex08-18a Ex09-04a Ex11-07a
Similarly Dt28-59a DISTINGUISHED PUNISHMENTS

SECOND WAY: A person who makes a VOW
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See Lv22-21a Lv27-02a Nu06-02a

Note that a VOW makes something distinguished and
dedicated to God eg. Lv22-21a If a person VOWS (=DISTINGUISHES)
an ANIMAL as a Shlamim offering

THIRD WAY: UNKNOWN - ABOVE ME
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(Dt17-08a) When a law is UNKNOWN (ABOVE) you then seek counsel

Other examples occur at Dt30-11a and Gn18-14a. In all these
verses UNKNOWN refers to something ABOVE the person--that
is something that is DISTINGUISHED and BEYOND the person.

Some profound comments on Rashi-s approach are made in
footnote *10
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ITEM                     DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS:        WORD MEANINGS
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS      UNIFIED MEANINGS
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #7
SEE BELOW                LIST862w
List of meanings of root P-L-H,A=a)distinguished b)unknown c)vow

NOTES
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--------------------------- LONGER FOOTNOTES -------------------
*10 Rashi provides a UNIFIED treatment of the two roots
   Pay-Lamed-Aleph and Pay-Lamed-Hey. See a previous
   posting in http://www.Rashiyomi.com/h11n18.htm

   More interesting are the 3 words Rashi uses to explain
   the roots P-L-A vs P-L-H. He translates them as
   - COVERED   (CSH) --- eg Gn18-14
   - SEPARATED (BADAL) -- eg Dt28-59a Ex09-04a Ex11-07a Ex34-10b
   - TAKEN OUT (PRASH) -- eg Dt30-11a Lv22-21a Lv27-02a Nu06-02a

   But, you ask, how do you know that Rashi meant the SAME
   thing with these THREE different translations?

   Good Question.

   I know because Rashi says so EXPLICITLY at Dt17-08a.
   Also Rashi connects BDL and PRSH on Ex08-18a.
   By reviewing these dozen Rashis we see one concept
   with 3 nuances rather than 3 different translations!!

   This is profound but fundamental to learning Rashi
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========================== LIST862w =============================
List of meanings of root P-L-H,A=a)distinguished b)unknown c)vow
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VERSE    P-L-A means   TEXT OF VERSE
======== ============= ==========================================
Gn18-14a UNKNOWN       Is there something that I (God) CANT DO
Dt17-08a UNKNOWN       When a law is UNKNOWN to you
Dt30-11a UNKNOWN       The Torah is close To You;its not UNKNOWN
Lm01-09  DISTINGUISHED The will have a DISTINGUISHED DOWNFALL*2
------   ----------    ---------------------------------------
Ex34-10b DISTINGUISHED Ill make Jews A DISTINGUISHED*1 people*10
Dt28-59a DISTINGUISHED Ill bring on you DISTINGUISHED PUNISHMENTS
Ex08-18a DISTINGUISHED Ill DISTINGUISH the Jews;no plague on them
Ex09-04a DISTINGUISHED God will DISTINGUISH between Jews & Egypt
Ex11-07a DISTINGUISHED No Jews will die-They are DISTINGUISHED
------   ----------    ---------------------------------------
Lv22-21a VOW*4         If a person VOWS to offer a Shlamim
Lv27-02a VOW           If a person VOWS his worth
Nu06-02a VOW           If a person VOWS to separate from wine


NOTES
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*1 Both RADACK and Rashi use the word SEPARATE. However
   the translation DISTINGUISHED fits better; it is not
   any SEPARATION but rather a SEPARATENESS of being BETTER
   and DISTINGUISHED*10

*2  Lamentations 1,9 states ISRAEL WENT DOWN IN PELEH
    -- RADACK translates: It was a DISTINGUISED downfall
    -- RASHI translates: Israel went down to an UNKNOWN
       place (i.e. they went down to the DEEP)


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

*10 RADACK brings in the Hebrew word NIFLAOTH usually
   translated as MIRACLES. A better translation is
   DISTINGUISHED SALVATIONS.
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