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VERSE: Nu15-12a

RASHIS COVERED: Nu15-12a Nu15-12b

Nu15-01:16 describes the accompanying Flour-Oil-Wine libations
that must be brought with each sacrifice. More specifically
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For sheep bring volumes of 43.2 eggs FLOUR, 18 eggs OIL & WINE
For Rams- bring volumes of 86.4 eggs FLOUR, 24 eggs OIL & WINE
For Oxen- bring volumes of 129.6 egs FLOUR, 36 eggs OIL & WINE
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The Bible now indicates that the above are PER animal amounts
(So if you bring e.g. 3 sheep you bring TREBLE the libation
amount). Rashi FILLS-IN the verse and makes it more flowing

In the sequel the CAPPED words in brackets are the FILL-INS
of Rashi *1

*1 Notice how the FILL-IN words----ANIMALS, SACRIFICE, LIBATION
   -- are simply the subject of discussion. Thus Rashi is
   indeed only filling in words that are normally not repeated
   in discussions --- namely, the words that describe the
   SUBJECT of discussion.

RASHI RULE USED: FILL-IN

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VERSE: Nu15-15a

RULE:
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If you wish to state that two items are similar you may use
the style LIKE..LIKE. The whole sentence might read
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LIKE A LIKE B
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Such a sentence style means
------------------
A & B are similar
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LISTED below please find examples of verses using this style
The examples are plentiful and we deliberately used
verses not presented by Rashi.

RASHI RULE USED: GRAMMAR

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VERSE: Nu15-18a

RASHIS COVERED: Nu15-18a Ex12-25a

In about 10 commandments we find the Biblical law stated as
------------------------------------------------------------
WHEN YOU COME to the land promised to you then you should do
such and such
------------------------------------------------------------

Rashi says on Ex12-25a the general rule that these
laws are only obligatory AFTER the Jews come to Israel.
Thus e.g. the Passover ritual was NOT obligatory in the
wilderness (except for the first one); it was only
obligatory after the Jews came to the land*1

*1 As a general rule of thumb if the law begins WHEN YOU COME
   TO THE LAND then the law is not applicable in the wilderness

   However a few laws that begin WHEN YOU COME TO THE LAND
   are applicable even BEFORE the Jews came to the land.

   For example the witchcraft prohibitions (Dt18-09) state
   --------------------------------------------------------
   WHEN you come to the land DO NOT LEARN to act like the
   residents. Do not use witchcraft THE WAY THEY DO; rather
   behave simply with Your God
   --------------------------------------------------------
   So we see that the reason that the prohibitions begin
   with the phrase WHEN YOU COME TO THE LAND is to
   indicate HOW the Jews differ from the Non-Jews.

   In fact, the Sifrah/Sifray states that
   -----------------------------------------------------
   The reason the paragraph begins with WHEN YOU COME TO
   THE LAND is to indicate the REASON and MERIT by which
   the Jews will inherit the land -- namely, they will
   behave DIFFERENTLY then the non-jewish inhabitants
   which practice witchcraft
   -----------------------------------------------------

   See Malbim who makes a similar point. The above
   explanation also applies to Dt07-01.

*2 Rashi notes that
   --in 7 verses it simply states WHEN YOU COME TO THE LAND
   --in 2 verses it states WHEN YOU COME, CONQUER & INHABIT
   Thus based on the Rabbi Ishmael Rule of GENERALIZATION
   we infer that ALL phrases of the form WHEN YOU COME
   TO THE LAND mean AFTER WE BOTH CONQUER & INHABIT the
   land. In particular the law would not be obligatory
   after conquest UNTIL we actually inhabited and settled
   down.

   However Nu15-18a uses a different phrase: IN COMING
   TO THE LAND vs WHEN YOU COME TO THE LAND.

   Hence, concludes Rashi/Sifrah/Sifray, the two
   phrases must have distinct meanings. Since WHEN
   YOU COME TO THE LAND means after BOTH CONQUEST
   and INHABITANCE it follows that IN COMING TO THE LAND
   means AFTER CONQUEST (but before INHABITANCE). Hence
   we have the law
   -------------------------------------------
   After they conquered the land they were
   immediately obligated to separate challah
   even though they had not yet inhabited
   the land
   -------------------------------------------

   Three clarifying comments are now in order

   We have used a methodology of clarifying the meaning
   of MANY VERSES using SPECIFICITY in one verse. This
   method is developed in the following URL:
   See url http://www.RashiYomi.Com/lv09-07d.htm
   for examples of deriving meaning of non-specific
   phrases based on a ONE VERSE OCCURENCE WITH
   SPECIFICITY. (Thus e.g.
   -----------------------------------------------------------
   * EGEL means YOUNG COW;one verse says EGEL=1 YEAR
   * BLOOD ON HIM means death; 1 verses says it means STONING
   * CONFOUNDED means confusion;1 verse says it means BY NOISE
   -----------------------------------------------------------

   In passing both Rashi and the Sifrah/Sifray speak about ONE
   VERSE WHERE IT MENTIONS CONQUEST & INHABITANCE. Actually,
   there are TWO verses (Both listed above). It would appear
   to me that this is simply a generalization based on 2
   verses.

   Finally note that MALBIM tries to investigate the
   semantic differences between WHEN YOU COME vs IN COMING.
   MALBIM suggests that IN COMING denotes IMMEDiACY. I
   believe that such an approach, while correct, is too
   technical. My approach is simply to justify everything
   using the above list which speaks for itself. I might
   however at a future date find sufficient examples of
   IF statements beginning with IN DOING which would
   justify MALBIMS approach

RASHI RULE USED: DOUBLE PARSHAS

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VERSE: v9-6-16a

FROM: Ron Mitnick
DATE: June 16, 2001

There are several verses/commandments which conclude
AS GOD SAID SO DID THEY DO.

Rashi in turn comments THIS SHOWS THEIR PRAISWORTHINESS
THAT THEY DID AS COMMANDED.

Why did Rashi intepret this way?
Why does this happen on those commandments?

Ron Mitnick



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          THE 6 RASHI RULE CLASSES(Version 3.2 Dec 15 2001)
                http://www.Rashiyomi.com/rules-01.htm
          Copyright Dec 2001, RashiYomi Inc. Dr Hendel President

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THE DICTIONARY RULE: Rashi can function as a dictionary.
                     He presents 2-6 meanings of words
         REFERENCE: http://www.RashiYomi.Com/words.htm
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* EXAMPLE 1: AL means ON. AL can also mean
      - WITH (Eat Passover WITH matzoh Ex12-09e)
      - IN   (Place the Matzoh IN the basket Ex29-03)
      - TO   (The boards shall be even from bottom TO top Ex26-24c)
      - NEAR (His borders will be NEAR Tzison Gn49-13b)
      - AFTER(Offer Peace offerings AFTER the daily Lv03-05a)

* EXAMPLE 2: KI means IF,PERHAPS,RATHER,BECAUSE,WHEN,THAT
   Gn18-15a Gn24-33a

* EXAMPLE 3: YDA means FAMILIAR, not KNOW (eg Dt34-10a)
	   eg Gn04-01 Adam was FAMILIAR with his wife

* EXAMPLE 4: ON THE FACE OF means DURING THE LIFETIME
            Nu03-04a Gn11-28a Ex20-03c Dt05-07a

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THE GRAMMAR RULE: Rashi comments on RARE or SIMILAR usages
        REFERENCE:http://www.RashiYomi.Com/grammar.htm
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* EXAMPLE 1: BA-ah means CAME;ba-AH means COMING(Gn46-26a)


* EXAMPLE 2:THE SENTENCE: 0.2% of Biblical sentences are 2verses
 -(Dt11-07:08) It was not your fathers who saw this;rather you

* EXAMPLE 3: Hitpael has different rules if 1st root letter is
   Tzade (USE: Ni-Tz-Ta-Dack not Ni-Th-Tza-Dack--Gn44-16a)

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THE CITATION RULE: Rashi enriches meaning by citing OTHER verses
         REFERENCE:http://www.RashiYomi.Com/other-20.htm
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* EXAMPLE 1: Dt26-05d We went down to Egypt with A FEW PEOPLE
	    ENRICHED by Gn46-27: We went down with 70 people

* EXAMPLE 2: Lv01-05a Non-priests may SLAUGHTER offerings
	    This law DERIVED from explicit statement in 2Chr30-17

* EXAMPLE 3:Why does Rashi say that Chur is Miriams son(Ex17-10b)
	    DERIVED from possible interpretation of 1-Chr18-19

* EXAMPLE 4: Gn35-22a Reuven Slept with Bilhah(Fathers concubine)
	    Gn49-04  Reuven PLAYED with fathers BEDS
        CONCLUSION: Reuven inteferred with fathers personal
	life(ruffled bedspreads); Bible condemns Reuven by
	exaggeration; he is accused of incest which he didnt do

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THE 3 RABBI ISHMAEL RULES: They govern style(broad vs literal)
REFERENCE:http://www.RashiYomi.com/example1.htm thru example9.htm
=================================================================

* EXAMPLE 1: Simple sentences are always GENERALIZED
            ---------------------------------------
	    Dt25-04a Dont MUZZLE an OX while it is THRESHING
	    Rabbi Ishmael: Dont STOP any ANIMAL from eating
			   while DOING ITS WORK
					
* EXAMPLE 2: GENERAL-EXAMPLE style always interpreted LITERALLY
            --------------------------------------------------
 Nu05-12d (GENERAL) If a women DESECRATES her marriage
	   (EXAMPLE) and commits ADULTERY
	   Rabbi Ishmael: Nu05 only applies to ADULTERY.
	   It does not apply to other marriage DESECRATIONS
			
* EXAMPLE 3: GENERAL-EXAMPLE-GENERAL style intepreted SIMILARLY
            --------------------------------------------------
 Lv05-21b (GENERAL) If a man DENIES under oath
	  (EXAMPLE) ..denies a deposit,loan,theft,wages,lost item
	  (GENERAL) or ANY DENIAL which he denies
 RABBI ISHMAEL: These laws apply to any SIMILAR Example
 * The law applies to partnerships, movables and monetary objects
 * The law does not apply to real-estate or slander

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THE CLIMAX RULE: The Bible should be interpreted in such a manner
                that it reflects CLIMACTIC development to a goal
             REFERENCE: http://www.RashiYomi.Com/example9.htm
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 EXAMPLE 1: Dt19-11a If a man HATES, SPIES, CONFRONTS & KILLS
 RASHI: Bible identifies 4 stages to murder(Capped)

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THE FORMATTING PRINCIPLE: Bible had its own method to mimic
                          bold, bullets, footnotes, paragraphs
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* BOLD: Bible REPEATS words to obtain BOLD emphasis effect
          http://www.RashiYomi.Com/doubl-14.htm
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  EXAMPLE 1:(Ex12-09c) COOK COOK it in water (So COOKED is bold)
  INFERENCE: Prefered to COOK it in water;
         But COOK It at all costs(Even if you dont have water)

* BULLETS: Bible indicates bullets by REPEATING KEYWORDS
  --------------------------------------------------------
 Who am I
 - THAT I should go to Pharaoh
 - THAT I should take the Jews out of Egypt (Ex03-11a)
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 RASHI: Repeated word THAT creates BULLET effect
 - Pharoh was a difficult king (Bullet one)
 - Jews were not yet ready for freedom (Bullet two)

* FOOTNOTES: The Bible indicates FOOTNOTES by ALMOST DUPLICATING
	     verses but making small minor changes
                http://www.RashiYomi.Com/align-58.htm
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  EXAMPLE: Ex20-03a
  VERSE        PHRASE #1       PHRASE #2       PHRASE #3
  -------      ---------       ---------       ------------------
  Ex20-03      Dont            POSSESS  the gods of others
  Ex20-04      Dont            MAKE     idols

  RASHI: So both POSSESSion & MAKING of idols are prohibited
  ---------------------------------------------------------------

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