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VERSE: Gn28-10b


RASHIS COVERED: Gn28-10b


RULE:
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The normal style for indicating travelling to a place is
 >SO AND SO WENT TO SUCH AND SUCH A PLACE<

By contrast the rarer style (occuring only 3 times in the Bible)-
 >SO AND SO LEFT SUCH AND SUCH AND WENT TO SUCH AND SUCH<
emphasizes both the LEAVING and COMING.


EXAMPLES--the 3 verses where GOING and COMING is mentioned
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(1) 2Kings3-4:7
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BACKGROUND
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The Moabites had been paying heavy taxes to the Israelite Kingdom
When Achav died Moab rebelled against Israel. Israel in turn
called up the army and invited the Judaean Kingdom to go to join
them in the war effort.  We have the following verses

2King3-6 >And the Israelite King LEFT and called up the army<
2King3-7 >And he WENT/SENT to the Judaeam King to join him<

Thus both the >LEAVING< and >COMING< are emphasized since the
>LEAVING< corresponded to an army callup while the >COMING<
corresponded to an invitation for the Judaeam kingdom to Join





(2) Jud19-27
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BACKGROUND
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Recall that the people of Givah herd-raped a guests wife till
morning. The man then summoned all of Israel and this resulted
in a bloody civil war. The verses describe the mans leaving
Givah.

Jud19-27 >And her husband woke up in the morning and opened
         the door and HE LEFT to go on his way and behold
         his wife the concubine had fallen on the door of the
         house and her hands were on the doorpost. And he
         said to her GET UP AND WE WILL GO but there was
         no answer and he took her on the donkey and the man
         arose and HE WENT TO HIS PLACE<

Thus both the leaving and coming are emphasized. The >LEAVING<
emphasized that he discovered her dead >BEFORE THE TRIP< while
the >GOING< emphasized (as is later described in the chapter)
that he did not fight with the city people but decided to ask
for a declaration of war.




(3) Gn28-10
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BACKGROUND
----------
Isaac did not want Jacob marrying a 3rd world Canaanite wife.
So he sent Jacob to Aram to marry Rachel. The verse describes
his leaving as follows

Gn28-10 >And Jacob LEFT Beer Sheva and WENT to Charan<


We now understand Rashis point >The verse could have just said
HE WENT TO CHARAN<. For Rashi, was NOT, as is popularly taught,
trying to conserve Biblical words. It did not bother him that
there was an extra phrase or sentence.

Rather Rashi responded TO THE RARE STYLE. Rashi commented because
in THE REST OF THE BIBLE IT ONLY MENTIONS >LEAVING AND COMING< 3
times. In summary, it is not the EXTRA WORDS but rather the RARE
STYLE that motivated Rashis comments.

Hence Rashis conclusion >This teaches that BOTH the LEAVING and
COMING are emphasized<.

>We infer that when a Righteous person leaves a city that it
 leaves a mark on the city<


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