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VERSE: Gn19-16a

RASHIS COVERED: Gn19-16a Gn19-16b

====================== LOT WANTED TO SAVE MONEY =================

VERY BRIEF SUMMARY
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Gn19-16:17 contrasts two phrases
-- LOT DELAYED (leaving Sedom)   [He wanted to ........]
-- ANGELS PUSHED HIM TO LEAVE    Save your LIFE
There is clearly a contrast between LOTs delay and the ANGELS
PUSHING him. Although the verse doesnt state why Lot delayed
nevertheless the alignment contrasts it with SAVING HIS LIFE
This suggests that Lot delayed to save his MONEY.

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TODAYS RASHI RULE:       ALIGNMENT
TODAYS RASHI SUBRULE:    FURTHER NUANCES
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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. The standard example will illustrtae this.


STANDARD EXAMPLE
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Recall that the Moabite King BALAK was apprehensive about
Israel journeying throught its territory. It wanted Israel
banished. It hired a professional curse-man, Bilam who would
curse the Jews. Bilam however describes his job SLIGHTLY
differently. Here are the verses.

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 BALAK: Nu22-06 I will banish Jews FROM THE LAND
 BILAM: Nu22-11 ...... banish Jews -------------
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EXERCISE
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To fully appreciate Rashi perform the following 2 exercises
- What is the minor difference between the aligned verses?
- What NUANCE do YOU think this implies?


RASHIS SOLUTION
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BALAK only wanted Jews away from his land; his goals were
political. By contrast, BILAM wanted them DESTROYED. Hence...

BALAK wanted Jews BANISHED FROM THE LAND. But Bilam wanted
them BANISHED PERIOD (That is destroyed).


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
following exercises

-- What are the minor differences between the verses
-- What nuances do they imply

The students can then compare their analysis with that
of Rashis. This leads to greater appreciation of Rashi.


TODAYS EXAMPLE
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We align Gn19-16:17. The alignment hints that Lot wanted to
save his bank account
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VERSE    Phrase1            Phrase2
======== =================  ==================
Gn19-16a Lot delayed        [Save my money]
Gn19-16b They pushed him    Save your SOUL
Differs  *1                 *2

NOTES
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*1 Note the contrast: Lot DELAYED; the angels PUSHED

*2 So the Angels pushed lot to SAVE HIS LIFE. Apparently
   then Lot delayed to SAVE something else. The traditional
   contrast with LIFE is MONEY. Hence the Rashi
   -----------------------------
   Lot delayed to save his money
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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
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Volume 15 Number 21


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