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VERSE: Gn37-10c

RASHIS COVERED: Gn37-10c Gn37-11a Gn37-33b Gn37-35b Nu05-10a
                Lv23-08b Dt16-08a Dt15-09a Dt24-15b Ex12-15b

=========================== Gn37-10c ============================

SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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One of Rashis 5 main goals is to resolve inferences from distinct
verse sources. Rashi had 5 methods to resolve verse pairs that
appeared to contradict them. Today we illustrate the MODALITY
method where the contradiction is resolved by seeing one verse
as a REQUIREMENT and the other verse as a PERMISSION

EXAMPLE 1 Gn37-10 vs Gn37-11
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On the one hand Jacob ridiculed Josephs prophecies (How can
you dream that your mother will bow to you if she is dead!)
On the other hand Jacob guarded Josephs prophecies and helped
prepare him to become a prophet. Rashi explains that by
ridiculing the prophecies he saved Joseph from Jealosy which
might intefer with them. Here the REQUIREMENT is to GUARD
the dreams but it is PERMITTED to PRETEND otherwise if it
helps the overall goal

EXAMPLE 2 Dt15-09a Dt24-15b
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Both verses speak about praying to God to punish those
who cause monetary anguish (like employers). One verse
says PRAY the other verse says DONT PRAY. This is interpreted
to mean that YOU MAY PRAY for the death of a bad employer
but you arent REQUIRED

EXAMPLE 3 Ex12-15b Dt16-08a
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You MUST eat Matzoh the first day; You MAY eat it the
last 6 days.

EXAMPLE 4 Lv23-08b Nu28-19
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You MUST offer Holiday sacrifices preferably in certain
amounts of OX, RAMS and SHEEP. But if these animals are
not available you MAY switch the animal types

EXAMPLE 5 Nu05-10a Dt18-03
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You MUST give priests certain priestly gifts. But you
MAY chose which priest you give (Hence one verse says
GIVE THE PRIESTS while the other verse says YOU OWN IT)
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ITEM                     DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS:        RabbiIshmael
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS      MUST vs MAY
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #18
SEE BELOW                LIST590a
List of verse pairs      Which illustrate a MAY-MUST dichotomy
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======================== LIST590a ===============================
List of verse pairs      Which illustrate a MAY-MUST dichotomy
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VERSE 1  VERSE 2  RESOLUTION OF CONTRADTION
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Dt15-09a Dt24-15b You MAY pray to God; you arent REQUIRED to pray
Ex12-15b Dt16-08a You MAY eath Matzoh last days;MUST eat 1st
Gn37-10c Gn37-11a Jacob GUARDS Joes prophecy;PRETENDS NoBelieve*1
Lv23-08b Nu28-19  OXEN sacrifices PREFERRED;other animals OK
Nu05-10a Dt18-03  MUST give to priest;MAY decide which priest

NOTES
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*1 Hence one verse says JACOB GUARDED THE PROPHECY while
   another verse shows Jacob rediculing the prophecy (Jacob
   says HOW CAN YOU DREAM YOUR MOTHER WILL COME BOW TO YOU
   WHEN SHE IS DEAD).*10

   This contradiction explains several other related Rashis
   - Gn37-33b The Biblical verse states A WILD ANIMAL HAS
     KILLED JOSEPH yet Rashi interprets this to mean
     A WILD WOMAN PLAYED WITH HIM AND PEOPLE BEAT HIM UP
     Why did Rashi so interpret? Because Jacob knew that
     the prophecies would one day come true. Therefore
     Joseph couldnt be dead. So he assumed he got into
     TROUBLE*11

   - Gn37-35b Jacob REFUSED TO STOP MOURNING JOSEPH after
     it was reported he was dead. Why? Because Jacob knew
     that the prophecies would come true and therefore
     he couldnt be dead

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*10 Rashi actually translates Shin-Mem-Resh as WAITING
    (Not guarding). However the standard meaning of Shin
    Mem Resh is to guard.

    The point is that when you GUARD a growing product
    you are in effect preventing inteferrence with
    the growth process and WAITING for the object to
    mature (eg a plant, vegetable or fruit).

    So the original meaning of GUARD stands--but
    Joseph was growing up and Jacob knew he couldnt
    accelerate it.

    Presumably Jacob helped Joseph by preparing him
    for prophecy by teaching him the appropriate items.

*11  In passing since Joseph was a tattle-tale
     perhaps Jacob believed that Joseph so to speak
     needed such a spanking - (starting up by a wild
     woman and being beaten up) - to grow up

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