The Rashi Rule of FILL-IN-(Lv25):#3 of 5
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GOALS:
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In this short module we illustrate a NEW RASHI RULE--the
rule of the FILL IN. This rule deals with a paragraph
of Chumash where Rashis' commentary's job is simply
to clarify short or ambiguous phrases.
We will illustrate this rule by going thru
Lv25-25 thru Lv25-28
TODAYS UNIT
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In todays unit we see how Rashi uses FILL-IN to
clarify computations.
REFERENCE:
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This module comes from the following references in the
Rashi-is-Simple series.
http://www.RashiYomi.Com/h10n5.htm
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BACKGROUND
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We first review the case of the Bible and the situations
that the Bible is talking about.
------THE CASE-------------
If your brother becomes poor
and sells [PART of] his estate
------SITUATION #1---------
[IF] is his relative redeemer comes
[THEN] he can redeem the field
------SITUATION #2---------
IF [SITUATION #1] DOESNT HOLD
THAT IS, he has no relative who will redeem the field
BUT he, the original owner, has made some money and
wishes to redeem the field himself.
The question now arises of HOW MUCH he should pay to redeem.
For example if he sold a field for 40 years and
can redeem it in year 20 then it makes sense that
he should redeem it with half the price.
THE VERSES AND RASHIS
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EXAMPLE 5: Lv25-27a
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The verse says
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Let him compute THE YEARS
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Which YEARS?
Rashi answers: The years FROM the sale TILL the Jubilee
So if he sold the field in year 10 then there are 40
years (50-10=40) left to the Jubilee year (Year 50)
EXAMPLE 6: Lv25-27b
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The verse says
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And the Original owner returns the DIFFERENCE
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What DIFFERENCE?
Rashi answers: You do the following
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Subtract: Total years to jubilee
minus: years buyer had the field
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So if he sold the field in year 10 and redeems it in year
30 then
* Years of sale = Years to Jubilee = 40 (50 - 10)
* Years he had the field = 20 (30-10)
* The Difference = 40-20=20.
OR, there are 20 years of usage left to the buyer which
the original owner has to redeem and pay off.
Implicit in here is use of a straight line method.
So if the field cost $400, was sold in year 10 and
redeemed in year 30 then the redemption price is $200.
EXAMPLE 7: Lv25-27c
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The verse says
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And HE returens the difference to the person HE sold to
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Who is HE referring to?
Rashi answers: HE refers to the original owner.
So the verse would translate as
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And the ORIGINAL OWNER returns the difference to
the person that the ORIGINAL OWNER sold to
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