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VERSE: Gn24-29a

======================= Laban-Money =============================

VERY BRIEF SUMMARY
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Recall that the Bible is discussing how Eliezer, Abrahams servant
gave Rivka jewelry gifts (Since he wanted her to marry Abrahams
son, Isaac). Rivka ran to tell her house. Laban, Rivkas brother
also ran out to meet Eliezer. Gn24-28:30 describing Labans meeting
Eliezer is written in a GENERAL-DETAIL-GENERAL style
-- Rivka RAN to her house
-- GENERAL Laban RAN to Eliezer
-- DETAIL  -------------------- When he saw the Jewelry gifts
-- GENERAL Laban CAME to Eliezer
The GENERAL-DETAIL-GENERAL style shows Laban only wanted money

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TODAYS RASHI RULE:       THE RABBI ISHMAEL STYLE RULES
TODAYS RASHI SUBRULE:    GENERAL-DETAIL-GENERAL STYLE
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF RULE
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Some Rashis deal with GRAMMAR or MEANING. But other Rashis
deal with STYLE. The Great Talmudic Sage Rabbi Ishmael,
laid down 3 style rule classes which divide into a dozen
or so rules.

Today we deal with the DETAIL-GENERAL or
GENERAL-DETAIL-GENERAL style. In this style the verse
first states something specifically and then repeats
the requirement generally.

The Rabbi Ishmael Style rules then demand that the
specific details be partially generalized. This requirement
of generalization is not because of grammar or meaning or
even because some word in the verse is extra: Rather, it
is a requirement of style.

STANDARD EXAMPLE
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The simplest example I could find occurs at Ex25-31.

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DETAIL-SPECIFIC: Make a Candellabrah of PURE GOLD
GENERAL:         Sculptored shall you make the Candellabrah
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STUDENT EXERCISES:
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-- Can you restate the verse in a simple style without
the SPECIFIC-GENERAL form?

-- How would you apply the Rabbi Ishmael requirement
of partial generalization to the detail in this verse


RASHIS SOLUTION
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(NOTE: This example occurs in the Talmud but is not
brought down by Rashi).

There are at least two ways to state the verse without
the SPECIFIC-GENERAL style:

-- Make a Golden Menorah that is sculptored with all parts
coming from it.

-- Make a menorah that is sculptored with all parts coming
from it.

Both the above sentences are simple. By contrast the Bible
used a 2-sentence approach with one sentence being SPECIFIC
and the other being GENERAL

--- Make a Golden Menorah
--- Make a ------ Menorah Sculptored with all parts coming
from it.

In other words the Bible deliberately used a STYLE of
stating the idea in 2 verses.

The Talmud then explains how the SPECIFIC DETAIL, GOLD,
is PARTIALLY GENERALIZED: The Menorah can be made of
anything SIMILAR TO GOLD--that is ANY METAL. *10 *11

STANDARD REFERENCES FOR THIS RULE
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http://www.Rashiyomi.com/example7.htm

You can also revu the whole Rabbi Ishmael style
series at http://www.RashiYomi.com/ishmael.htm

Finally you can visit the Daily Rashi calendar at
http://www.RashiYomi.com/calendar1.htm The Rabbi Ishmael
series occured during August and September 2000.


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 verses with
the general-specific-general style
and ask the students to perform the
2 student exercises listed above.

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 show the GENERAL-DETAIL-GENERAL style of Gn24-28:30
This style shows that the only reason for LABAN RUNNING/COMING
to Eliezer was because of the Jewelry gifts
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VERSE   GENERAL                  DETAIL
======= ======================== ================================
Gn24-28 Rivka RAN to her house*1
Gn24-29 LABAN RAN to the person
Gn24-30 ------------------------ When he saw the jewelery gifts
Gn24-30 HE*2  CAME to the person

NOTES
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*1 The first row in this table (Rivka RAN to her house) is
   unnecessary. But I brought it to show that Rashi is NOT
   deriving his inference from the fact that LABAN RAN WHEN
   HE SAW THE JEWELRY. In fact Rivkah also RAN when she
   received the Jewelry.

   Rather the inference of Rashi comes from the
   GENERAL-DETAIL-GENERAL style which shows that the
   - GENERAL THEME: Laban RAN/WALKED to Eliezer
   - DETAILS: Was caused primarily by his seeing the gifts

*2 Note the change of verbs: Laban RAN vs Laban CAME
   I dont know the significance of this (It is not needed for
   the derivation)
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RASHI RULE USED: EXAMPLE7
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