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VERSE: Gn06-22a

RASHIS COVERED: Gn06-22a Gn07-05a Gn07-07a Gn07-13a Gn07-16a


RULE:
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In English we indicate a paragraph by a blank line or by
white space. In the Bible various methods are used to indicate
a paragraph. One such method is a >REPEATING THEME OR WORD<.
This >REPEATING THEME OR WORD< acts as a demarker; each resulting
paragraph is then seen as adding some new nuance.


EXAMPLE:
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In Noach the verse >And Noach did what God commanded him (to come
to the ark)< is repeated 4 times.  Each repetition denotes an
added nuance. Here are the details



PARAGRAPH 1
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PARAGRAPH 1: Gn06-13:22-Noach did as God commanded >TO BUILD ARK<
Here is the text

>I(God) am bringing a flood to destroy the people who sin. BUILD
AN ARK...HERE IS HOW YOU BUILD IT...AND YOU WILL COME TO THE ARK
...and take food ...and noach did as God commanded <

Clearly this paragraph is talking about >BUILDING THE ARK<






PARAGRAPH 2
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PARAGRAPH 2: Gn07-01:05-Noach did as God commande>TO COME TO ARK<
Here is the text

>And God said COME TO THE ARK..take 7 Kosher animals & also birds
because I am bringing a flood ..and Noach did as God commanded<

Clearly this paragraph is talking about >COMING TO THE ARK<






PARAGRAPH 3
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PARAGRAPH 3: Gn07-06:09-Noach came to ark > MEN & WOMEN SEPARATE<
Here is the text

>And Noach was 600 and the flood was on the earth..and Noach and
his sons came...his wife and their wives with them--to the ark..
(but) then animals came in pairs to the ark--male and female--
as God commanded.

Clearly this paragraph is contrasting that while the animals
came male-female together, Noach and his family came in men
separate and women separate.

A Further support for this idea is usually given by contrasting
Gn07-07,Gn08-16,Gn07-13 & Gn08-18 each of which lists Noachs
family

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Gn07-07 He CAME to ark:NOACH HIS SONS HIS WIFE THEIR WIVES
Gn07-13 He CAME to ark:NOACH HIS SONS HIS WIFE THEIR WIVES
Gn08-18 He LEFT theark:NOACH HIS SONS HIS WIFE THEIR WIVES
Gn08-16 LEAVE the  ark:NOACH HIS WIFE HIS SONS THEIR WIVES
           *1                     *2       *3
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NOTES:
As can be seen the COMING and LEAVING the ark (*1) were done
with the men separate (*2--Noach and his sons) and the women
separate(*3). However the COMMAND TO LEAVE THE ARK shows
Noach and his wife together and his sons and their wives together


The main arguement for the fact that Noach and his wives came
into the ark comes from the paragraph structure shown above.
Indeed, a famous Midrash points out that change of order does NOT
justify >being midrashic<.
See http://www.RashiYomi.Com/nu27-01b.htm for many examples. Thus
we conclude that it is the repeated paragraph structure that
proves the separation of sexes. The comparison of Gn07-07,Gn08-16
Gn07-13 & Gn08-18 is merely suportive.






PARAGRAPH 4
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PARAGRAPH 4: Gn07-10:16 As God commanded >Came in BROAD DAYLIGHT<
Here is the text

>And after 7 days there was a flood on the 17th of the 2nd month
in the 600th year on that day there was a flood and there was
rain 40 days IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT DAY NOACH CAME TO THE ARK
they and all the animals..they came to Noach to the ark, 2 of
every type AS GOD COMMANDED and God CLOSED FOR THEM<

Clearly this paragraph emphasizes that Noach came into the ark
in BROAD DAYLIGHT in the presence of everyone. We have shown
elsewhere that the Biblical phrase >IN BROAD DAYLIGHT< denotes
doing something openly in the face of opposition. See
http://www.RashiYomi.Com/dt27-09b.htm. We in fact show 5
verses where this phrase occurs and which all mean doing
something openly


{LIST}
5 verses where the phrase >BROAD DAYLIGHT< is used. In each
case this means that the act was done openly because others
wanted to stop it.
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VERSE   ACT DONE OPENLY    WHO WANTED TO STOP IT
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Gn07-13 Noach came to ark  Others wanted ark for themselves
Ex12-51 Jews left Egypt    Egyptians tried to stop them
Dt32-48 Moses death        People didnt want Moses to go
Lv23-11 Celebrate holidays Borders vulnerable(people in Jeruslem
Gn17-23 Abraham circumcise Made him vulnerable


Now that we know that this paragraphs theme is that Noach came
in broad daylight we can use this theme to explain difficult
verses. For example the paragraph ends >AND GOD CLOSED ON NOACH<


As Rashi wittily points out: By itself the phrase would mean
that the ark >CLOSED IN< on Noach and prevented the water
from getting to him. HOWEVER BECAUSE OF THE CONTEXT, THAT
THE PARAGRAPH SPEAKS ABOUT BROAD DAYLIGHT, we are justified
in interpreting the phrase >AND GOD SURROUNDED HIM< to mean
that God surrounded Noach with lions and bears who protected
Noach as he went into the ark(Rashi)

In other words Rashi uses the RABBI ISHMAEL rule of CONTEXT--
phrases must be interpreted according to their context and
paragraph in which they occur.

This example is fundamental for understanding the difference
between SIMPLE and MIDRASHIC meaning---something MIDRASHIC
can be reclassified as SIMPLE if the CONTEXT justifies this

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