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VERSE: Ex09-08b
======================== Ex09-08b ==============================
SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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One of Rashis 5 main goals is to explain meaning the same
way a dictionary explains meaning. We call this the Rashi
rule of WORD MEANINGS
Rashi had 10 vehicles to explain meaning. Rashi frequently
explained the new idiomatic meanings of phrases of words--that
is, the collection of words has a new meaning that is distinct
from the sum of meanings of the individual words. We call this
the RASHI SUBRULE of NEW MEANINGS (We could also call this the
Rashi subrule of IDIOMS)
EXAMPLE Ex09-08b
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The verse states
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God told Moses: Take FURNACE BREEZE
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Rashi comments
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FURNACE BREEZE refers to SOOT
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LIST854z below presents a list of Biblical
multi-word idioms explained by Rashi
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ITEM DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS: WORD MEANINGS
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS NEW MEANINGS
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #7
SEE BELOW LIST854z
List of 2-3 word Biblical idioms
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======================= LIST854z ================================
A List of Biblical idioms..eg FROM DAYS DAYS=YEARLY
LIST854z continues LIST854d
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VERSE BIBLICAL PHRASE TRANSLATION NOTES
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Ex09-08b FURNACE BREEZE SOOT
Ex04-10b HEAVY MOUTH STUTTERER
Ex05-07c YESTERDAY...3 DAYS AGO FORMER HABIT
Ex21-29a YESTERDAY...3 DAYS AGO FORMER HABIT *18
Gn16-02c listen to VOICE listen to NUANCES *19
Ex04-08a listen to VOICE listen to NUANCES *19
Gn44-20b ALONE TO... ONLY *17
Gn44-18a SPEAK IN EAR SPECIAL REQUEST *16
Gn26-22a FRUITFUL IN LAND POPULATE/ESTABLISH it
Gn26-29b NOW YOU Is your turn *15
Dt28-24a DUST earth PARCHED land
Dt28-28a ASTONISHED HEART APATHY *14
Dt25-14b STONE-STONE:Big-Small Dbl standard weights *13
Dt14-19a BIRD INSECT flys
Dt23-02b CUT POURER castrated
Lv01-15c BLOOD BE SQUEEZED Squash animal on wall *7
Ex30-27f BY ITSELF BY ITSELF Equally for each one
Ex30-04a SIDE OF SIDES Corner *6
Ex14-05b CHANGE OF HEART Changed his mind
Gn43-29a FIND GRACE Wish(ed) you well *5
Gn24-57a ASK HER MOUTH Discuss/get opinions *4
Ex12-06d BETWEEN THE EVES NOON *3
Gn37-03a SON OF OLD AGE Youngest *1
Gn37-26b COVER BLOOD Conceal murder *2
Ex21-21a DAY OR DAYS 24 hours
Lv13-39a DULL WHITE DULL WHITE
Lv16-08a PLACE A LOT Have a lottery *9
Lv13-20a SHALLOW APPEARANCE DEEP wound *8 *11
Lv13-03b DEEP APPEARANCE DEEP wound *8 *11
NOTES
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*1 Rashi points out 3 equally possible meanings
- Youngest son (Son born while father was ELDERLY)
- Wisest son (ELDER=WISDOM)
- Son who resembles father (despite old age he still
looks like son)
*2 This is an example of a DOUBLE METONOMY
Blood is ASSOCIATED with life and COVER is
associated with denial. Hence COVER-BLOOD=conceal-murder
*3 NOON is the midpoint between EVE and DAWN. Hence
NOON is the BETWEEN THE EVES.
*4 The context is the proposed marriage of 15 year old
Rivkah to Isaac from another country. The offer had
been made by the servant of Abraham to Rivkahs family
The Biblical text states: Let us(her parents)
ASK HER MOUTH
This is the ONLY time in the Bible that this
phrase occurs(The verb ASK occurs frequently).
Apparently this phrase means
- Lets DISCUSS or LETS GET AN OPINION*10
Such an interpretation is appropriate for a marriage
decision
*5 FIND-GRACE can equally mean I WISH YOU WELL or
YOU WERE WISHED WELL. Rashi points out that GRACE
by itself has this same connotation (Without the
full phrase FIND GRACE). See LIST854g for further
details
*6 Tzade-Lamed-Ayin means SIDE (and hence can refer
to the RIBS). Thus Ex30-04 speaks about the SIDE
OF SIDES--that is the CORNER.
*7 Actually the idiom consists of two parts
- SQUEEZE the blood
- use of the passive (Blood is SQUEEZED)
Hence the idea that the slaughtered animal is
pushed against the altar wall until the blood
oozes forth.
*8 In other words the WHITE PATCHES on the skin
appear to be a DEEP WOUND (rather than a superficial
skin discoloring) *11
*9 The Bible uses a variety of phrases to indicate
lotteries such as
- SHOOT A LOT Jo18-06
- THROW A LOT Jo18-08
- RAISE A LOT Jo18-11
- PLACE A LOT Lv16-08
- CAST A LOT Is34-17 *12
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*10 Hence the Rashi on Gn24-57b: The Biblical text
states that Rivkah responded: I WILL GO.
But Rashi, surprisingly states: I WILL GO WHETHER
YOU LIKE IT OR NOT.
Why did Rashi read such an emphasis into the simple
question and answer
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PARENTS: Rivkah, Will you go with this man
RIVKAH: I will go.
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The answer is that the Bible says
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PARENTS: We will DISCUSS THE MATTER with her;
get her opinion
PARENTS: Rivkah, Will you go with this man
RIVKAH: I will go.
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Thus the context shows that Rivkah was not
INTERESTED IN A DISCUSSION--she had already
made up her mind
*11 Rashi appears to say the following
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ALL WHITE appears deep; like the SUNLIT
part appears deeper than the SHADE
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But the sunlit part does NOT appear deeper than
shade. Hence we interpret this Rashi as follows
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[The skin whiteness is not speckled but]
ALL WHITE; [it appears] deep like a BURN
appears deeper than just on SURFACE OF SKIN
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By comparing the capped words in these two
interpretations of Rashi we infer that we interpret
- ChaMMaH as meaning BURN vs SUNLIT
- SHADE as referring to non-burnt skin (vs shade)
We also interpret
-- [The skin is] ALL WHITE (not speckled); It appears...
vs
-- ALL WHITE APPEARS DEEP
(This is a change in punctuation)
*12 Superficially these phrases seem to be the same
However Rashi on Lv16-08 states that PLACE A LOT
means CASTING A LOT and PLACING the WINNING/LOSING
TICKETS on the winners/losers.
*13 Rashis literal langauge is
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Dont have BIG-SMALL stones with one
contradicting the other
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I however have translated the Biblical text as meaning
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Dont have DOUBLE STANDARD STONES--big small;
(and you use them depending on the customer)
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I believe these two translations are the same--
- Rashi emphasized the MECHANICS of the act
- I emphasized the NEW MEANING
aspect of the Biblical words
You need both aspects to fully understand Rashi
*14 An ASTONISHED or STARTLED person temporarily loses
their capacity to respond to the environment (The
STARTLE reflex). Hence an ASTONISHED HEART refers
to an EMOTION (=heart) where one cant respond--
namely APATHY
*15 The phrase ITS YOUR TURN is used in a context
where a favor had been done to a person who
is now asked to reciprocate
*16 See LIST854i for several examples
*17 See LIST854h for several examples
*18 LIST854j below explores several verses with
the idiom: YESTERDAY ...THREE DAYS AGO. These
verses allow us to test the suggestion that
this means LIKE FORMER HABITUAL BEHAVIOR
Rashi on Ex21-29a states a requirement that
an Ox is not considered a habitual Gorer
unless the goring is done on 3 days.
Rashi does not derive this from the verse. Rather
Rashi on Ex21-29a interprets YESTERDAY...THREE DAYS
AGO the same way he does on Ex05-07c as meaning
FORMER HABITUAL BEHAVIOR.
However Rashi supplements his interpretation of
the phrase YESTERDAY...THREE DAYS AGO with the
mention that Jewish law gives a numerical criteria
that an Ox is not considered a Gorer unless the
act has been done three times. This item in Jewish
law is a numerical measurement handed down by
tradition and should not be perceived as being
derived from the Biblical text.
*19 On Gn16-02c Rashi interprets VOICE to mean HOLY
SPIRIT. On Ex04-08a Rashi suggests that God
told Moses that he should tell the Jews that he
(Moses) was being punished for receiving slander.
In both these cases LISTEN TO VOICE seems to mean
- listen to the nuances/consequences/
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