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VERSE: Gn07-01a

========================= PRAISING SOMEONE =====================

VERY BRIEF SUMMARY
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Noach is DESCRIBED by the torah as RIGHTEOUS & PERFECT
But when GOD SPEAKS TO NOACH he calls Noach only RIGHTEOUS
Rashi-is-Simple and distinguishes two cases: To a persons
face one should never utter all his praise. This inference
is justified using the INFERENCE-2-CASES method.

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TODAYS RASHI RULE:       ALIGNMENT
TODAYS RASHI SUBRULE:    TWO CASES
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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.

A nifty way of explaining the ALIGNED verses is to think
of ALIGNMENT as the vehicle that the Biblical Author uses
to indicate FOOTNOTES. That is, a modern writer might use
FOOTNOTES to indicate details; the Biblical Author instead
used REPEATED ALIGNED VERSES with DIFFERENT DETAILS.

The simplest case of ALIGNMENT is when the differences
CLEARLY and EXPLICITLY show that we are dealing with
two cases each with different details. The STANDARD
example below from the 10 commandments illustrates this

STANDARD EXAMPLE
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Perhaps the simplest example of an alignment revealing
two cases and two laws occurs in the 10 commandments.
Ex01-02:03 states

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Ex20-02 you shall NOT HAVE  the gods of others
Ex20-03 you shall NOT MAKE  idols
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STUDENT EXERCISES:
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-- What is the SAME in the ALIGNED verses
-- What is DIFFERENT in the ALIGNED verses
-- State the 2 CASES you infer from the aligned differences

RASHIS SOLUTION
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- Both verses begin YOU SHALL NOT. In other words
  they are negative prohibitions.

- One verse prohibits HAVING idols while the 2nd verse
  prohibits MAKING idols

- THere are 2 separate idolatry prohibitions: MANUFACTURE
  (even if you dont keep them) and OWNERSHIP/POSSESION
  (even if you dont make them)

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
3 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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We align the two verses about Noaches greatness
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VERSE    PHRASE1       PHRASE2            PHRASE3
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Gn07-01a God to Noach: You are RIGHTEOUS  ------------
Gn06-09  DESCRIPTION:  Noach is RIGHTEOUS AND PERFECT
Differs  *1                     *1        *1

NOTES
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*1 (Gn06-09) Noach was RIGHTEOUS and PERFECT but when
   speaking to him God only said that he was RIGHTEOUS

   Hence Rashi infers the 2 cases
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   You shouldnt state all praises of a person in his presence
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RASHI RULE USED: ALIGNMENT-2 CASES
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