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VERSE: Gn05-01a
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VERY BRIEF SUMMARY
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Rashi aligns half a dozen chapters that describe the genealogies
and children of some person. Each of these chapters begins
slightly differently.
- One mentions children,
- one mentions wives,
- one mentions age,etc
So Rashi-is-Simple-also Rashis comments apply to all the chapters.
Each chapter has its own way of introducing the genealogies and
children.The opening sentence simply means THESE ARE THE CHILDREN
independent of how it is phrased.
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TODAYS RASHI RULE: ALIGNMENT
TODAYS RASHI SUBRULE: MEANING
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF RULE
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Many Rashis do NOT focus on an internal analysis of the verse.
There may be nothing bothering Rashi in THAT verse. The words
used may all be normal.
But when the given verse is compared with another verse--that
is, when the two verses are ALIGNED together-- we see blatant
differences.
The ALIGNED verses therefore suggest that these ALIGNED
DIFFERENCES were deliberately placed there to emphasize
certain nuances.
Perhaps the most obvious way of explaining these alignment
differences is to assume that we are dealing with 2 WORDS
FOR THE SAME ITEM. This example is particularly potent in
poetry as the standard example below shows.
STANDARD EXAMPLE
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Gn49-11 describes the great abundance of the Messianic era
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They can wash their clothes in wine
------------- their SUTHO in grape-blood
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STUDENT EXERCISES:
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-- Which word pairs in the aligned verses line up
-- Based on the Rashi alignment principle how would you explain
the words you dont understand
RASHIS SOLUTION
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-- The words CLOTH and the Hebrew word SUTHO line up
The word WINE and the phrase GRAPE-BLOOD line up
-- Hence, we translate SUTHO as CLOTHES
-- Hence we translate GRAPE BLOOD as WINE
STANDARD REFERENCES FOR THIS RULE
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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.
HOW TO USE THESE LISTS FOR SCHOOL PROJECTS
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You can use the LISTS referenced above for
school projects. Here is how. If you are a
teacher then you can present the two aligned
verses and ask the students to perform the
2 student exercises listed above.
The students can then compare their analysis with that
of Rashis. This leads to greater appreciation of Rashi.
TODAYS LIST
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In todays list we examine several instances of entire Biblical
chapters dealing with genealogies of people. As can be seen
each chapter introduction is similar but slightly different.
For example one chapter may focus on the AGE when the children
were born while another will focus on the WIVES that produced
them while another will focus on their NAMES. The common
denominator is that they introduce chapters of genealogies.
Surprisingly Rashi is satisfied with this common denominator
and seeks no deeper meaning.
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VERSE Opening Sentence of Chapter of Genealogies and Children*1
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Gn05-01 This is the book of Adams Children when God created
Gn10-01 These are the Children of Noach Shaym Cham & Yefeth
Gn11-10 These are the Children of Shaym Shaym was 100 years old
Gn25-12 These are the Children of Ishmael..these are the names..
Gn36-01 These are the Children of Esauv..he took his wives from..
NOTES
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*1 Observe how each chapter begins slightly differently
- One mentions children,
- one mentions wives,
- one mentions age,
- one emphasizes names etc
So Rashi-is-Simple--the differences mean nothing.
Each chapter has its own way of introducing the
genealogies and children...The opening sentence
simply means THESE ARE THE CHILDREN, independent
of how it is phrased
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RASHI RULE USED: Alignment
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WARNING: The following additional references may be too wordy
However they frequently contain additional information & lists
The hyperlinks only work on the main website
Volume 15 Number 14
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