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VERSE: Ex38-21c

RASHIS COVERED: Ex38-21c Ex25-16a Ex25-40a

================== MAN meets GOD THRU TEMPLE/TORAH =============

RASHI RULE USED:
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-Rashi here explains THE MEANING of a word.
-More specifically Rashi explains the meaning of an IDIOM.
Rashi confirms this meaning using
-the technique of OVERALL STRUCTURE
by which Rashi infers meaning by looking at the sequence of
paragraphs comprising a chapter.

THE RASHI
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There are really two Rashis here.

FIRST:
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Rashi aligns several verses which state
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VERSE   TEXT OF VERSE--WHAT WAS PLACED IN ARk
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Dt10-02 I will write the 10 Commandments;PLACE THEM IN ARK
Ex25-16 PLACE the AYDUTH in the ark
Ex25-40 Moses placed the AYDUTH in the ark
Ex25-21 Place the AYDUTH in the ark
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Since one verse states the TEN COMMANDMENTS were placed in
the ark while other verses state the AYDUTH was placed in
the ark, therefore, the simplest way of taking this is that
the TEN COMMMANDMENTS is called AYDUTH*10

NOTE: We have INFERRED that the 10 commandments are called
AYDUTH but we dont yet know what AYDUTH means

Rashi here infers meaning by ALIGING several verses.

SECOND:
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Ex38-21 calls the whole TEMPLE AYDUTH.

Rashi explains that AYDUTH means to MEET. In fact
there are 2 verse proofs of this

Ex25-21:22 states that
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        Place the ark cover on the ark...AND I WILL
        MEET WITH YOU THERE (Y-A-D) and PROPHETICALLY
        speak to you there
        -------------------------------------------------

The second proof comes from the list of PARAGRAPHS in
Ex35 thru Ex40. These paragraphs (presented in the list
below) clearly show that the building of the temple was
climaxed by God revealing Himself there.

Thus AYDUTH means PROPHETIC MEETING. Both the TEMPLE in
General and the TORAH (TEN COMMANDMENTS) in particular
enabled PROPHETIC ENCOUNTERS between God and Israel*11 *12
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BEGIN    END      PARAGRAPH TOPIC
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Ex35-04  Ex35-29  Donations for TEmple
Ex35-30  Ex36-07  Craftsman for temple
Ex36-08  Ex38-20  Construction of Temple Utensils
Ex38-21  Ex38-31  Accounting of Metals in Temple construction
Ex39-01  Ex39-32  Accounting of Materials in Priestly garments
Ex39-33  Ex39-43  Review of Utensils and Garments by Moses
Ex40-01  Ex40-16  Order by God to construct the Temple
Ex40-17  Ex40-33  Moses Implements this order of God
Ex40-34  Ex40-38  God Reveals Himself

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

*10 Actually there are opinions that AYDUTH might refer
    to the Torah which according to these opinions was in
    the ark. However the simplest approach relies on the
    literal meaning of 1K8-9 which states that ONLY THE
    TEN COMMANDMENTS WERE IN THE ARK See the following
    URL which discusses this and presents discussion

    http://www.RashiYomi.Com/ex25-16b.htm

*11 A popular approach states that Y-A-D means WITNESS
    Thus the TORAH/TEN COMMANDMENTS is a witness that
    God gave Prophetic commandments to Israel. Rashis
    explanation that it means TESTIMONY seems however,
    more natural

*12 Rashi does NOT explicitly state that AYDUTH means
    PROPHETIC ENCOUNTER. Rather Rashi states this as a pun
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    The TEMPLE is a witness (ADUTH) that God forgave Israel
    for the sin of the Golden calf (Since God now dwelt
    amongst the Jews while by contrast the punishment for
    the creation of the Golden calf was that God withdrew
    from the Jews (See eg Ex33-03)
    ------------------------------------------------------

    Such use of double puns is common in Rashi. It enabled
    the Rashi comments to be remembered more easily. However
    there is no need to avoid the explicit verse Ex25-21:22
    which speaks about the ARK as the MEETING place.
    Furthermore the TEMPLE itself is called MEETING PLACE
    (Eg Lv01-01). Furthermore Rashi speaks about the fact
    that now that the sin of the Golden calf is over GOD
    WILL MEET WITH the Jews.

    Thus it is CLEAR that the etymology of ADUTH is MEET.
    We therefore interpret Rashis literal statement as
    a pun--AYDUTH means both MEET and WITNESS.
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RASHI RULE USED: OVERALL STRUCTURE
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