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VERSE: Gn37-03b


RULE:
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The Hebrew word >PAS< refers to a >STRIP<



APPLICATION
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Hence the >STRIPED GARMENT OF JOSEPH< refers to a multi-colored
multi-stripped garment (Such garments were difficult to produce
and were a sign of royalty).


INTERPRETATION 2
================
After the above Rashi should have stopped. After all he had
accomplished his goal of explaining the verse. But out of
nowhere Rashi seems to give a fanciful second explanation.
He explains the meaning of the word STRIPED by linking the
letters of STRIP with 4 incidents of Josephs life


{LIST}
The LIST below shows how key letters in the word MULTI STRIPPED
refer to incidents in Josephs life. Thus the >I< in MultI
Stripped begins the word >ISHMAEL< and indeed Joseph was sold
to the Ishmaelites, or the Arabs. The question remains how
Rashi could present such an outrageous explanation?!
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LETTER OF STRIP  INCIDENT IN JOSEPHS LIFE                WORD
===============  ========================                ======
M                Joseph was sold to Midianites           Midian
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S
T                Joseph was sold to Travelling merchants Travel
R
I                Joseph was sold to Ishmaelites(Arabs)   Ishmael
P                Joseph was sold to Potiphera            Potiphra
{END LIST}


COMMENT
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As everyone on this EMAIL LIST knows I explain all Rashis
grammatically Gematrias are opposed on this EMAIL LIST. And
indeed part of writing this EMAIL LIST is to perform MAGIC and
get out of difficult passages.


SUGGESTED EXPLANATION
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I would say quite simply that just as Josephs coat was MULTI
COLORED so too was Josephs life MULTI-COLORED. Joseph went
thru various STAGES in life, each one different than the other
---he was IMMATURE as a teenager
---he was DOUBLE CROSSED by his brothers (Sold into slavery)
---he was SOLD AS A SLAVE several times
---he was SOLD TO EGYPT
---he was DOUBLE CROSSED by his bosses wife
---he was PRISON HEAD
---he was VICE PRESIDENT OF LIFE

So Rashi is Simple. The multi-colored coat that Jacob gave Joseph
symbolized the multi-colored life he lead.

In summary, all Rashis are grammatical and based on logic. There
are no Rashis based on Gematrias

Praised be He Who chose the sages of Israel & their learning


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