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VERSE: Gn34-16b

RASHIS COVERED: Gn34-16b Gn36-02a Gn36-03a Gn36-02b

========================= Gn34-16b ==============================

SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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One of Rashis main methods is the skillful use of
ALIGNMENT to illustrate nuances. The minor differences
between TWO ALIGNED verses powerfully suggests explicit
concepts. We call this the ALIGNMENT method.

When the ALIGNMENT method is used to infer NUANCES we
speak about the NUANCE SUBRULE of the ALIGNMENT method.

EXAMPPLE Gn34-16b
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Rashi here aligns the following verses
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VERSE    FROM  TO    PHRASE1                PHRASE2
-------- ----- ----- ---------------------- ---------------------
Gn34-16b Jews  Schem We-ll GIVE our girls   We-ll TAKE your girls
Gn34-21  Schem Jews  We-ll TAKE their girls We-ll GIVE our girls
Differs  *1     *1    *2                     *2
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Rashi states
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Note how each side (Jews, Schem) states that
- we will GIVE OUR women but
- we will TAKE YOUR women
Thus each side emphasizes that their women
are special and will only be given if they
consent.
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LIST308g summarizes this ALIGNMENT. One can find many
similar alignments in the LIST307 and LIST308 series.

EXAMPLE Gn36-02:03 vs Gn26-34 Gn28-09
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Gn36-02:03 and Gn26 both list 3 wives for Esauv. However
the wives have different names. Rashi interprets the
meaning of their names based on their roots. This gives
philosophical insights.

The three alignments are as follows


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VERSE    Wife Name  Daughter              Of         Nationality
------   -------    ---------------       --------   ---------
Gn36-02a Adah       Daughter              of Aylon   the Hitite
Gn26-34  Basmath    Daughter              of Aylon   the Hitite

RASHI
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Clearly we are talking about the same wife.
BASMATH means PERFUME. So she did some perfume related activity
Either she
- would perfume herself alot or
- she would offer perfume offerings to idolatry
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VERSE    Wife Name  Daughter              Of         Nationality
------   -------    ---------------       --------   ---------
Gn36-03a Basmath    Daughter              of Ishmael
Gn28-09  Machlath   Daughter              of Ishmael

Rashi
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Clearly we are talking about the same wife.
MACHLATH means ATONE. Gn26-33 states that ESAUV
learned that ISAAC his father did not like his
other wives. Perhaps then MACHLATH refers to Esauvs
prayers that his new marriage should atone his
relationship with his father
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VERSE    Wife Name  Daughter              Of         Nationality
------   -------    ---------------       --------   ---------
Gn36-02b Ahalivamah Illegitimate Daughter of Anah    the Hitite
Gn26-34  Yehudith   Daughter              of Beyri   The Hitite

Rashi
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The identity of the two wives is not as clear her but
we can use analogy with the other two wives to prove it.

Yehudith means JEWISH. Perhaps then Esauv called his wife
JEWISH to fool his father into thinking that she was
interested in his religion
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LIST308h below summarizes these alignments. The LIST307
and LIST308 series gives many more examples of ALIGNMENT
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ITEM                     DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS:        ALIGNMENT
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS      NUANCES
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #11
SEE BELOW                LIST308g
List of 2 verses with    use of GIVE/TAKE for marriages
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SEE BELOW                LIST308h
List of 3 verse pairs    With double names for Esauvs 3 wives
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========================= LIST308g =======================================
List of 2 verses with    use of GIVE/TAKE for marriages
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VERSE    FROM  TO    Phrase1                       Phrase2
======== ===== ===== ============================= =======================
Gn34-16b Jews  Schem We will GIVE our girls to you We will TAKE your girls
Gn34-21  Schem Jews  We will TAKE their girls      We will GIVE our girls
Differs   *1    *1   *2                                    *2

NOTES
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*1 Both Gn33-16 and Gn33-21 summarize the deal that the Jews and Schemites
   were proposing. In
   - Gn33-16 we read what the JEWS will do
   - Gn33-21 we read what the SCHEMITES will do

*2 Notice the use of the verbs GIVE/TAKE
   Each side emphasizes that
   - they will take whomever they want from the other side but
   - will only give their own women if they want to
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======================== LIST308h ================================
List of 3 verse pairs    With double names for Esauvs 3 wives*10
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VERSE    Wife Name  Daughter              Of         Nationality
======== ========== ===================== ========== =============
Gn36-02a Adah       Daughter              of Aylon   the Hitite
Gn26-34  Basmath    Daughter              of Aylon   the Hitite
Differs  *1         *2                    *2         *2
------   -------    ---------------       --------   ---------
Gn36-03a Basmath    Daughter              of Ishmael
Gn28-09  Machlath   Daughter              of Ishmael
Differs  *4         *2                    *2
------   -------    ---------------       --------   ---------
Gn36-02b Ahalivamah Illegitimate Daughter of Anah    the Hitite
Gn26-34  Yehudith   Daughter              of Beyri   The Hitite
Differs  *5         *3                    *3         *2


NOTES
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*1 BASMATH means PERFUME. This suggests that
   she was involved in perfuming. Perhaps
   - she always perfumed herself
   - she offered perfume sacrifices to idolatry (Rashi)

*2 These phrases are the same showing that the two names refer
   to the same person

*4 MACHLATH means ATONEMENT. But Gn26-33 states
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   Esauv saw that his father did not like his
   other wives so he married an Arab wife
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   Perhaps then MACHLATH means that Esauv supplicated
   for ATONEMENT for his former wives. (Rashi actually
   suggests that he actually received atonement)

*3 This identity of Ahalivamah and Yehudith is less clear than the
   identity of the other two wives. Perhaps we can justify the
   assertion by appeal to analogy.

   The word YEHUDITH means JEWISH. Perhaps then Esauv called his
   wife JEWISH to fool his father into thinking that she was
   interested in his religion.

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*10 The alignment of the 3 lists together gives more of a punch
    to the three Rashis since we see parallel issues in them.

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