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                     Volume 11 Number 23
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*1 Rashi (Gn13-05a) seems to say that the BIblical phrase
   AND LOT WHO TRAVELED WITH ABRAHAM HAD MONEY implies
   that BECAUSE HE TRAVELED WITH ABRAHAM he had money. It
   is as if Rashi learned this from the extra phrase.

   But in reality Rashi learned this from the word ALSO which
   implies that LOTS got his money the same way Abraham did

*2 How did Chazal know that Amrafel was the same person as
   Nimrod? ANSWER: Because they were both Kings over the
   same land

*3 Dr Loike wrote me recently. We have had a lull in questions.

SO I AM ASKING READERS FROM QUESTIONS ON RASHI, METHODOLOGY OR
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VERSE: Gn13-13b

RASHIS COVERED: Gn13-13b Gn13-13c Gn13-13d

BACKGROUND
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Gn13-13 describes the evil city of Sedom and Gemarrah.
A variety of words are used to describe the evil

THE RASHI PRINCIPLE OF CLIMAX
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We have frequently explained the principle of CLIMAX. When
the Bible says something in 3 or 4 ways it is assumed to
be indicating a progression of stages to a CLIMAX.

REFERENCES
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Visit url http://www.RashiYomi.Com/example9.htm which presents
many examples of this fundamental principle.

THE LIST
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The list below shows the 3 words in the verse as well as
the 3 stages of sin they describe.

*1 The 3rd column indicates WHY there is this progression.1st it
   is just a sin of temptation. Then one gets involved (money).
   Once money is involved you have to rebel against God to keep
   your funding.*10

*10 It is crucial to emphasize that the words in the the verse
    -- EVIL, SIN, ALOT -- dont NECESSARILY mean PHYSICALLY,
    MONETARILY, DENIAL.

    Rather, as I have explained many times, the principle of
    Climax ASSUMES that God wants us reading a repetitive verse
    in such a way as to illustrate CLIMAX. The justification
    of the associations has nothing to do with dictionary
    meaning or grammar. Rather the justification of the meaning
    is our Belief that God wants the verse read this way.

    We then correspond the verse to the known stages of
    the domain we are talking about: In this case the domain
    is sin and the progression we have mentioned is known
    and accepted.

RASHI RULE USED: EXAMPLE9

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VERSE: Gn13-05a

RASHIS COVERED: Gn13-05a Gn13-08a

REFERENCE
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http://www.RashiYomi.Com/gam-9.htm

This reference contains a rather thorough list of examples of
the 3 meanings of Gam

BACKGROUND
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The Hebrew word GAM, means ALSO, and has 3 usages. They
are as follows

THE TEXT
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VERSE    TEXT OF VERSE WITH WORD ALSO            ALSO THEME
-------- --------------------------------------  --------------
Ex18-18b You ALSO (with your staff) will wither  OTHER OBJECTS
Dt22-22b The adulterers(& foetus)will ALSO die   DERIVED OBJECT
Gn07-03  Noach took 7 Birds ALSO(7 Kosher/tryf)  SAME RELATION
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THE RASHI
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To explain the last example, Gn07-03 recall that Noach had
taken 7 KOSHER animals and 7 NON-KOSHER animals into the ark.
The next verse says Noach took 7 birds ALSO. The ALSO indicates
a SIMILAR RELATION: There were 7 KOSHER & NON-KOSHER birds

THE LIST
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This list summarizes all examples of ALSO. We have added the
example of Gn13-05a: AND LOT ALSO HAD MONEY. The word ALSO
denotes a similar relationship: Just as Abraham obtained his
money as presents to get him to give over Sarah who was his
sister so too Lot received monetary gifts to get him to give
over Sarah (Gn12-16). *3

RASHI RULE USED: SPECIAL WORDS

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VERSE: Gn14-01b

BACKGROUND
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Gn14-01 lists the names of 4 kings and their countries.

THE LIST
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From the alignment we learn that the phrase KING TIDAL of NATIONS
indicates that TIDAL was King over a place named nations

THE RASHI
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Rashi then derives the meaning of the name. NATIONS was a place
like the UNITED STATES or the UNITED ARAB REPUBLICS. It was
a federation of states

*1 The ALIGNMENT shows that the word NATIONS isnt a noun
   referring to many nations but rather is a proper noun
   NAMING a PLACE called NATIONS. Rashi conjectures the
   obvious etymology --- NATIONS referred to a place like
   the UNITED STATES or the UNITED ARAB REPUBLICS

RASHI RULE USED: DOUBLE PARSHAS

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VERSE: Gn14-01a

BACKGROUND
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Gn14-01 mentions a King Amrafel of Shinar who fought with Abraham

THE TEXTS
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Rashi brings several other places where SHINAR is mentioned

THE RASHI
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3 verses mention SHINAR as the seat of Rebellion against God
Hence the 2 people mentioned there are either the same person
or King Descendants of one another. NIMROD and AMRAFEL are
consequently the same

THE LIST
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The LIST below presents the verses invovled mentioning SHINAR

*1 Babel is the name of a PLACE not person. It was brought in
   this list to show that Nimrod who reigned over Babel was
   involved in a war against God (Because Gn11-01:09 describes
   a war against God held in Babel)

RASHI RULE USED: DOUBLE PARSHAS

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          THE 6 RASHI RULE CLASSES(Version 3.2 Dec 15 2001)
                http://www.Rashiyomi.com/rules-01.htm
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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
=================================================================
 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)
 --------------------------------------------------------
 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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