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VERSE: Ex13-19b

RASHIS COVERED: Ex13-19b Ex13-19a

====================== Ex13-19b ===============

VERY BRIEF SUMMARY
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A very powerful Rashi technique is to
ALIGN several verses speaking about the
same topic.  The subtle differences
in these verses suggest that the Biblical
Author intended the emphasis and nuances
that are contrasted by the alignments.

In the example today we align Ex13-19
Gn50-24 and Gn50-25 all of which speak
about Josephs burial. Examining 3 alignments
of almost identical phrases leads one to
conclude 3 items

- Joseph told his brothers he would die

- But Swore future Jewish generations
  to bring up his coffin to Israel

- Made them promise to bring up the
  coffins of his brothers.*10
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ITEM                     DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS:        ALIGNMENT
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS:     NUANCES INFERRED
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #11
SEE BELOW                LIST301a
SEE BELOW                LIST301b
SEE BELOW                LIST301c
Alignment of 3 verses    talking about Josephs burial

NOTES
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------------------ LONGER FOOTNOTES -----------------

*10 References for the over 100 Rashis on alignment
    may be found as follows:

http://www.Rashiyomi.com/align-58.htm

This summary may be a bit too terse.
You can browse the 57 postings leading
up to by going to
http://www.Rashiyomi.com/align-1.htm
http://www.Rashiyomi.com/align-2.htm etc.

Or you can visit the Rashi Yomi Calendar at

http://www.RashiYomi.com/calendar1.htm

This calendar presents a day
by day listing of Rashis.
The ALIGNMENT series occurs
between 7-28-01 and 10-10-01.
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=================== LIST301a =================
 This and the next lists align various
 verses dealing with Josephs death

 The alignments strongly show that
 Joseph made people take oaths to
 bring up his bones from Egypt

 The footnotes bring further support
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VERSE   PHRASE1       PHRASE2       PHRASE3
======= ============= ============= ==========
Gn50-24 Joseph told   his brothers
Gn50-25 Joseph swore  the Jews      as follows
Ex13-19 Joseph swore  the Jews      as follows
Differs *1            *2            *3

NOTES
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*1 *2 Joseph TOLD his BROTHERS but
      SWORE the JEWS

      The nuances of JEWS vs BROTHERS is that
      he left orders for all succeeding
      generations to bring up his coffin

*3 The AS FOLLOWS indicates a command for
   others (He simply told his brothers he
   was dying while he swore the others with
   a command)
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=================== LIST301b =================

 This and the next list align various
 verses dealing with Josephs death

 The alignments strongly show that
 Joseph made people take oaths to
 bring up his bones from Egypt

 The footnotes bring further support
==============================================
VERSE   PHRASE1       PHRASE2       PHRASE3
======= ============= ============= ==========
Gn50-25 Joseph        swore         the Jews
Gn13-19 Joseph        swore swore   the Jews
Differs               *10

NOTES
-----

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

*10 DOUBLE WORDS indicate emphasis.
   Furthermore the INFINITIVE is used--this
   always denotes ACTIVITY OVER TIME.

   The implication is that the OATHS were
   not at one point in time but were over
   many generations(CONTINUOUSLY)

   See the Rashiyomi calendar at
   http://www.RashiYomi.com/calendar1.htm

   Visit Dec 2000 and Jan 2001 for the series
   of postings on Double Rashis

   Or see a summary at
   http://www.Rashiyomi.com/doubl-14.htm

   For postings on the infinitive see
   http://www.Rashiyomi.com/inf-3.htm
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=================== LIST301c =================
 This and the next list align various
 verses dealing with Josephs death

 The alignments strongly show that
 Joseph made people take oaths to
 bring up his bones from Egypt

 The footnotes bring further support
==============================================
VERSE   PHRASE1                      PHRASE2
======= ===========================  =========
Gn50-25 Bring up my coffin to Israel ---------
Ex13-19 Bring up my coffin to Israel with you
Differs *1                           *2

NOTES
-----
*1 The same phrase

*2 The extra phrase WITH YOU places an
   emphasis: Bring up BOTH my coffin and
   your coffin (That is the coffins of the
   brothers) *10 *11

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

*10 A point of methodology here:

    People like Dr Leibowitz and Rabbi Boncheck
    would hold that Rashi derives his inference
    from the EXTRA WORDS (With you).

    By contrast I dont believe EXTRA WORDS
    in and of themselves are sufficient.
    After all the Torah spoke in human language!

    However the ALIGNMENT casts an emphasis
    on the extra words since they are absent
    in the other verse. It is this emphasis
    which justifies Rashi

*11 Rashi also offers the following (obvious)
    insights:
    --------------------------------------
    Jacob asked to be brought up to Israel
    immediately since Joseph as ViceRoy had
    the authority to bring his father up

    By contrast after Josephs death no one
    had the power to violate Egyptian customs
    So they had to stay buried in Egypt
    till the Exodus (It would have been
    politically insulting to leave Egypt)
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RASHI RULE USED: ALIGNMENT
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