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VERSE: Gn45-04a

RASHIS COVERED: Gn45-02a Gn45-04a

=========================== Gn45-04a =======================

SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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Many Rashis derive their punch from comparisons and alignments
with other verses

EXAMPLE Gn45-02a
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Joseph cried and
-- EGYPT heard
-- THE HOUSE OF PHAROH heard
(Rashi) Just as EGYPT refers to the PEOPLE of Egypt,
not the LAND OF EGYPT, so too HOUSE OF PHAROH refers
to the HOUSEHOLD staff not to the physical house.

EXAMPLE Gn45-04a
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- Josephs typical order DO SUCH AND SUCH
- Joseph at Gn45-05a states PLEASE COME NEAR TO ME
The added word PLEASE shows a friendly atmosphere.
Rashi gives an example of this friendliness: Joseph
reaffirmed his religious values.
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ITEM                     DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS:        ALIGNMENT
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS      MEANING
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #12
SEE BELOW                LIST343d
Alignment of             People who heard Joseph cry
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RASHI SUBRULE CLASS      2 CASES
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #10
SEE BELOW                LIST313h
Alignment of             Orders of Joseph-Occurence of PLEASE
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======================= LIST 313h ===========================
Alignment of             Orders of Joseph-Occurence of PLEASE
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VERSE    PHRASE1  PHRASE2                     PHRASE3
======== ======== =========================== ===============
Gn42-18  '        Do this and live            His Brothers
Gn44-01  '        Fill their sacks with food  His Staff
Gn44-04  '        Pursue them                 His Staff
Gn45-01  '        Remove all staff from me    His Staff
Gn45-04a Please   approach me                 His brothers
Differs  *1       *2                          *3

NOTES
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*1 The word PLEASE connotes a FRIENDLY atmosphere
   When Joseph finally revealed himself he was friendly*10
   Prior to that he had been harsh on the brothers

*2 Different orders

*3 Orders to different people

----------------------- LONGER FOOTNOTES ---------------

*10 Rashi goes into detail on this friendliness
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    He showed his brothers that he was circumcised
    ----------------------------------------------

    It sounds as if Rashi is saying that
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    He pulled down his trousers and showed his circumcision
    -------------------------------------------------------

    Such an interpretation could even be supported by
    --------------------------------
    Gn45-01 Remove all staff from me
    --------------------------------
    So Joseph wanted the privacy so he could undress.

    But it is rediculous to assert that Joseph undressed
    in his office.

    Rather I would interpret the word SHOW in Rashi not
    as LITERALLY DISPLAYED but rather as DEMONSTRATED.
    I would interpret CIRCUMCISED to mean RELIGIOUS

    Hence the Rashi text
    ---------------------------------------------
    He SHOWED his brothers that he was CIRCUMCISED
    ----------------------------------------------
    really means
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    He ASSERTED to this brothers that he was still RELIGIOUS
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    Further support for this interpretation can be
    found in the text
    ---------------------------------
    Gn45-03 I am Joseph your brother
    ---------------------------------
    In other words I am still religious

    How do we take this Rashi? More will be said
    about this in Posting Gn03-01c but now we note
    that we interpret this Rashi as a GOOD EXAMPLE
    OF JOSEPHS FRIENDLINESS. In other words
    - The simple meaning of the text is that JOSEPH
      ACTED FRIENDLY--we infer this from the ALIGNMENT
      which shows that the word PLEASE is used here

    - Rashi gives a GOOD EXAMPLE of how this
      FRIENDLINESS could have manifested itself.
      Joseph could have started discussing the
      family values and asserted he maintained them.

   Finally the Biblical text REMOVE ALL STAFF FROM ME
   is consistent with this interpretation--since
   PRIVACY is frequently associated with PERSONAL TALK
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=================== LIST343d ======================
Alignment of  People who heard Joseph cry
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VERSE    PHRASE1       PHRASE2              PHRASE3
======== ============= ==================== =======
Gn45-02a Joseph Cried  Egypt                Heard
Gn45-02a ------------  The House of Pharoh  Heard
Differs  *1            *2                   *3

NOTES
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*1 The same in both verses (The phrase carries
   over elliptically)

*2 (Rashi)Just as EGYPT refers to the Egyptian people
   not to the Egyptian land so too the HOUSE OF PHAROH
   refers to the people of his household not to the
   physical house

*3 The same in both verses
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