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VERSE: Gn09-07a

======== Gn09-01:07 has a GENERAL-PARTICULAR-GENERAL form =======

BACKGROUND
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We have explained in our EXAMPLE series what the inner meaning
of the Rabbi Ishmael rules are: The Rabbi Ishmael rules tell us
how BROADLY or RESTRICTIVELY to interpret the Biblical texts.
For example certain texts are regarded as examples that should
be generalized while other texts are taken as specific

THE TEXT
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Gn09-01:07 has a GENERAL-PARTICULAR-GENERAL (GPG) form
BE FRUITFUL
---dont kill people
BE FRUITFUL

THE RASHI
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The Rabbi Ishmael rules require us to interpret a GPG form by
generalizing the particulars. So in this case we would interpret
the entire paragraph Gn09-01:07 as meaning
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BE FRUITFUL because murder is prohibited and all life is good
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Thus Rashi is explaining the overall paragraph structure here*1

REFERENCES
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http://www.RashiYomi.Com/example7.htm

THE LIST
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We present here for the readers review the layout of the
paragraph according to the GENERAL-PARTICULAR-GENERAL form
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VERSE   General-Particular? TEXT
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Gn09-01 GENERAL             God blessed them: Be Fruitful
Gn09-02 PARTICULAR          ----Animals will be afraid of you
Gn09-03 PARTICULAR          ----You own plants and animals
Gn09-04 PARTICULAR          ----Just dont eat live animals
Gn09-05 PARTICULAR          ----DONT KILL
Gn09-06 PARTICULAR          ----Murderers are executed
Gn09-07 PARTICULAR          Be fruitful


NOTES
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*1 This corresponds to Rashis 2nd explanation which reviews the
   entire paragraph. The 1st explanation of Rashi however looks
   at the paragraph in a non-integrated manner
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   Gn09-01 is a BLESSING to be fruitful
   Gn09-07 is a COMMAND to be fruitful
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   Such an explanation would be justified if the 2 verses were
   repeated one after the other. By contrast Rashis 2nd
   explanation is deep and profound integrating the whole
   paragraph. Finally I note that non-jews have no COMMAND to
   be fruitful and multiply and therefore we must conclude that
   Rashi did not really want his first explanation taken
   seriously.
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RASHI RULE USED: EXAMPLE7
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