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VERSE: Gn18-04b

RASHIS COVERED: Gn18-04b Gn18-13b

========================= Gn18-04b =======================

SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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A powerful Rashi method is ALIGNMENT in which two
almost similar verses are aligned. The minor differences
between these two verses indicate further nuances. The use
of alignment to indicate subtle nuances is similar to the
modern vehicle of footnotes.

EXAMPLE 1 Gn18-04b vs Gn19-02
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ABRAHAM: Wash your feet            Stay over
LOT----: Stay over                 Wash your feet

RASHI: Abraham was concerned about idolatry while Lot wasnt
------ Hence Abraham did not want the dust, that people who
bow to idols acquire, in his house (So they had to wash
and remove the idol-dust first before staying over). Lot
wasnt that particular and invited them to stay over first

EXAMPLE 2: Gn18-13b vs Gn18-12
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SARAHS STATEMENT:     Can I give birth and my HUSBAND is old
GOD CITES STATEMENT:  Can I give birth and I(SARAH) am old

RASHI: God changed the statement (not my husband is old but
------ I am old) since it is meritorious to modify truth for
the sake of peace.
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ITEM                     DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS:        ALIGNMENT
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS      2 CASES
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #10
SEE BELOW                LIST313f
Alignment of             Things done for guests
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RASHI SUBRULE CLASS      NUANCES
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #11
SEE BELOW                LIST307u
Alignment of             old age as reason for no children
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===================== LIST313f ========================
Alignment of             Things done for guests
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VERSE    WHO SAID TO WHOM 1st Act        2nd Act
======== ======== ======= ============== ==============
Gn18-04b ABRAHAM  Guests  Wash your feet Stay over
Gn19-02  LOT      Guets   Stay over      Wash your feet
Differs  *1               *1             *1

NOTES
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*1 RASHI: Abraham was concerned about idolatry while Lot wasnt
   Hence Abraham did not want the dust, that people who
   bow to idols acquire, in his house (So they had to wash
   and remove the idol-dust first before staying over). Lot
   wasnt that particular and invited them to stay over first*1

-------------------------- LONGER FOOTNOTES -------------------

*10 I think the proper way of reading this Rashi is that
   Rashi is
   - FOCUSING on the alignment (and the different order)
   - giving ONE EXAMPLE of resolution
   Thus if the reader could come up with some other
   reason that the order was reversed then this alternative
   explanation would also be in the spirit of Rashi
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====================== LIST307u ============================
Alignment of             old age as reason for no children
We compare the statements in Gn18-13b and Gn18-12
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VERSE    WHO SAID  No birth             Reason
======== ========= ==================== ====================
Gn18-12  SARAHS    Can I give birth and my HUSBAND is old
Gn18-13b GOD CITES Can I give birth and I(SARAH) am old
Differs  *1        *2                   *1

NOTES
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*1 Sarah said MY HUSBAND IS OLD (and hence I cant give birth)
   While God when citing Sarah CHANGED this and cited
   Sarah as saying I (SARAH) am old.

   This change is consistent with the known rule that it
   is required to modify the truth for purposes of peace.
   (Alternatively one can infer the rule from here)

*2 This phrase is the same in both verses
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