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VERSE: EXAMPLE4
RASHIS COVERED: Nu05-12d Lv01-02c Lv17-13b Gn09-11a Nu03-06a
Nu05-12d Dt02-04a Dt06-06a Dt11-28a Lv19-35a Gn45-23a
Gn49-04b Dt04-33c Lv03-09a Ex01-11b Gn02-08a Dt11-26a
---GRAND SUMMARY---
---METHOD 2--
---EXAMPLES INTERPRETED LITERALLY--
---HERE IS THE DESCRIPTION FROM THE SUCCINCT SUMMARY-
2) If The verse is stated twice: 1st in GENERAL & then in DETAIL:
Then The rule is we interpret it LITERALLY
2a) Nu05-12d If a woman DESCECRATES her marriage (GENERAL)
and COMMITS ADULTERY (DETAIL)
Then the suspected-water-ceremony is applied
RASHI: So this ceremony ONLY applies if she commits adultery
(But this ceremony does not apply if she descecrated
her marriage in some other way
eg she insulted her husband)
In this method 2a the GENERAL CATEGORY is VAGUE(eg DESCECRATES)
2b) Lv01-02c If you offer sacrifices then
OFFER them from animals-------------(GENERAL)
OFFER them from cattle & livestock--(DETAILS)
RASHI: So you can ONLY offer animal sacrifices from cattle &
livestock. You cannot offer eg beasts.
In this method, 2b the GENERAL CATEGORY is focused (eg ANIMALS)
2c) Lv17-13b Cover up the blood
if you slaughter an animal----------(GENERAL)
that is eaten-----------------------(DETAIL)
RASHI: So you ONLY cover up blood of KOSHER animals
that are slaughtered (because 'they can be eaten')
In method 2c the EXAMPLE (that is eaten)ADDS A REQUIREMENT
but does not erase the GENERAL category.
---HERE ARE THE EXAMPLES---
EXAMPLES
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(10) Gn09-11a I will fulfill my CONVENANT with Noach (BY)
placing the rainbow in the clouds as a symbol
that I will NOT DESTROY the world
RASHI: Thus the verse identifes Gods CONVENANT with
placing a RAINBOW in the cloud as a symbol
that God will not destroy the world.
(11) Nu03-06a & The Levites will SERVE Aaron: (BY)
WATCHING the Temple
RASHI: Thus the verse identifies the SERVICE of the LEVITES
with the specific act of WATCHING the temple
(12) Nu05-12d & She DESECRATES her marriage: (BY)
Sleeping with another man
RASHI: In other words it is only for SLEEPING with
another man that we perform the 'suspected-
wife' ceremony mentioned in Nu05 (Eg if she
desecrated her marriage in some other way by
eg insulting her husband we do not perform
the ceremony)
(13) Dt02-04a ..Jews Watch yourself when you come to Esauv:(BY)
Not starting up with them
RASHI: So the verse identifies the GENERAL statement of
"WATCH YOURSELF with ESAUV" as
DO NOT START UP WITH THEM
(14) Dt06-06a You should love your Lord God (BY)
placing the Torah on your heart and making
sharp summaries
RASHI: In other words the only way to love God is by
placing the Torah on your heart and making
sharp summaries *1
(15) Dt11-28a "If you don't listen to Gods commandments"
"and you deviate from Gods path"----------GENERAL
"to serve other gods and worship them"----DETAIL
RASHI: Thus "Deviate from Gods path" (or "Don't
listen to commandments" are like headlines. The
details are "worshiping other Gods." In other
words the only way to violate **ALL** of Gods
commandments is to worship idolatry.
(16) Lv19-35a Don't pervert JUSTICE:
(THAT IS) in measures, in weights,in liquid measures
RASHI: First some background. From the context of this
chapter we see that they are talking about the
individual (not the courts)
While there are many crimes that an individual
can commit (like stealing) nevertheless the crime
of false weights is the only crime that is punished
like the crime of perverted judges (and leads to
destruction of the land) The reason for this is that
'false weights' is like a bad judge--you can't get
caught.*2
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In the following verses the general specific nature
of the verse flows naturally in the translation (which
was indicated by Rashi)
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(17) Gn45-23a & He sent as follows to his father: (NAMELY)
10 Mules etc ....*3
(18) Gn49-04b Your impetuousness prevents you from taking the
birthright... BECAUSE you played with your father's beds
(19) Dt04-33c ..Has anything this great happened?--(THAT IS)
Has a nation heard God
(20) Lv03-09a Offer Its "fat"-- GENERAL
(THAT IS) The tail DETAILS:
(21) Ex01-11b The Egyptians placed TAXES on the Jews...:
(THAT IS) They built cities*2
RASHI: Thus the taxes (only) consisted of
labor to build cities (RASHI also explains
the meaning of the words "TAXES"--but this
is well known.)
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In the following verses the GENERAL and DETAILS are
separated by several verses. As such the GENERAL
statement looks like a HEADLINE that hyperlinks to
the DETAILS below.
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(22) Gn02-08a
Gn01-27 And God created Man
Gn02-07:09 And God created man FROM earth and placed
him in the Garden of Eden and placed their trees
RASHI: It **looks** like there are two stories of creation
The 1st creation in Gn01-27 and the 2nd creation in
Gn02-07:09.
Actually however, following Rabbi Eliezers
(Son of Rabbi Yosi the Galileean) who had 32 styles
by which to interpret the Bible we see Gn01-27 as a
sort of HEADLINE that HYPERLINKS to Gn02-07 which gives
the story in complete detail (How did God make man--where
did He put him etc)
(23) Dt11-26a (HEADLINE) I give you today BLESSINGS,CURSES
Dt11-27 (DETAILS) The blessing: if you listen to God..
Dt11-28 (DETAILS) The curse: If you don't listen..*4
NOTES
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*1 This Rashi (and the corresonding Rambam Foundations of
Torah 2:1) are sometimes seen as homiletic and not the
simple meaning of the text. But in reality they are
the simple meaning of the text--for this paragraph has
a GENERAL-PARTICULAR form: Love thy Lord thy God BY learning
The Bible uses the GENERAL-PARTICULAR form as a vehicle to
show that LOVE of GOD is achieved by LEARNING.
*2 In other words the verse identifies the sin of false
weights with perversion of justice. The reason for
this identification is that if you steal you take
the risk of being caught. But a person who perverts
measures cannot be caught anymore than a judge who
perverts justice cannot be caught.
*3 Note the complicated explanation brought by
commentaries to this Rashi. Our way of taking it is
simple: Rashi simply explains the verse as indicating
what was sent
*4 NOTE: As the sifsay chachamim points out the Details are
scattered throughout the Bible
*5 This Rashi (and the corresonding Rambam Foundations of
Torah 2:1) are sometimes seen as homiletic and not the
simple meaning of the text. But in reality they are
the simple meaning of the text--for this paragraph has
a GENERAL-PARTICULAR form: Love thy Lord thy God BY learning
*10 It is interesting to compare Nu05-12 with Nu05-20. The Bible
speaks about DEVIATING, DESECRATING=IMPURITY, and SLEEPING.
So DESCECRATING a MARRIAGE=Making it impure=Sleeping with
somebody
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