The 3 meanings of ALSO:#4 of 9 ################################################################ 10 YEAR DAILY RASHI-YOMI CYCLE May 2, 2000 Rashis 20-22 Of 7800 (0.3%) Reprinted from Rashi-is-Simple, (c) 1999-Present, Dr. Hendel with permission of the author, myself For further details/archives visit the Rashi website http://www.shamash.org/rashi/ or the Daf Yomi website http://www.shamash.org/rashi/chevruta.htm [Permission granted to reprint these articles with this header provided it is not for profit] ################################################################ The following 9 unit series is devoted to the Rashis on the Hebrew word >GAM (Also) A person completing this series will have proficiency in the 3 methods that the word >ALSO is understood. In previous modules we have explained the 3 meanings of ALSO THEME/METHOD 1: ALSO can mean AN EXTRA RECIPIENT ================================================= EXAMPLE: (Gn20-5a) Sarah ALSO said she was Abrahams sister RASHI: Sarah and her maids ALSO said Abraham was a brother THEME 2: ALSO can means a DERIVED PRODUCT ========================================= EXAMPLE: ------- Dt23-19c Bringing a prostitutes payment to God is ALSO disgusting RASHI: eg If she was payed with wheat then >bringing WHEAT to the temple is disgusting >bringing FLOUR from that wheat is ALSO disgusting THEME 3: ALSO refers to a similar ANALOGOUS RELATIONSHIP ======================================================== EXAMPLE: -------- Ex07-23 says that at the plague of blood, that >Pharoh hardened his heart(didn't listen) >and didn't pay attention ALSO TO THIS But at the 'stick turning into a snake' Ex07-13 only says >Pharoh hardened his heart(didn't listen) Hence we have the >RASHI:(Ex07-23a) >Pharoh didn't pay attention to the plague of BLOOD >Pharoh ALSO didn't pay attention to the 'stick to snake' In this and the next issue we look at other examples of method 1 >ALSO means AN EXTRA OBJECT #*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*# (C) Dr Hendel, 1999 *#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* EXAMPLE 6 Ex19-22a ---------- >vEx19-22a(At the Revelation at Mount Sinai the Jews were > admonished against coming up to God) > > And ALSO the priests, who serve God (anyway), > must abstain from coming up >RASHI: > The priests (who serve God) should not go up > And ALSO the firstborn (who acted as priests) > should (ALSO) not go up EXAMPLE 7 Ex12-31b --------- >Ex12-31b And Pharoh called to Moses and Aaron...'get up > and leave my nation'--- > ALSO you and ALSO the Jews >RASHI: >ALSO YOU (said to Moses) --with the other leaders (ALSO) >And ALSO the JEWISH PEOPLE --with their children(ALSO) EXAMPLE 8 Dt12-31 --------- > Dt12-31 ...don't perform idol worship to God (like > the non jewish nations) since they ALSO > offer their children to God >RASHI: > [Rashi says that the word ALSO implies that > the non jews offer their > >parents and their > >children ALSO > > (in fact Rashi cites Rabbi > Akiva who says he personally observed a non- > jew offering his parents to dogs to be > eaten (as an idolatrous practice)] #*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*# (C) Dr Hendel, 1999 *#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*