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VERSE: Gn48-11a

RASHIS COVERED: Gn48-11a Ex21-22h

BACKGROUND
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Hebrew is composed of 3 letter roots. Each 3 letter root is
assigned a meaning. These meaning can then be conjugated in
various forms.

THE TEXT
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We deal with the Hebrew root Pay-Lamed-Lamed

THE RASHI--RADACK
-----------------
Pay-Lamed-Lamed  in the ACTIVE mode means JUDGE
Pay-Lamed-Lamed  in the INTERACTIVE MODE means PRAY for CLEMENCY

THE LIST
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The LIST below contains various verses with the root PLL.
There are only two Rashis -- but Radack is very thorough on this
root. We have many times been enriched by the combination of
Rashi and Radack. In this case Radack is more detailed than
Rashi. Here is the list.

*1 Perhaps there is a pun here: It is as if Jacob says:
   ------------------------------------------------------------
   I deserved(=JUDGED) what I got. I showed favoritism to you
   by giving you all those gifts. If I hadnt done this
   I wouldnt have pushed the brothers to kill you
   ------------------------------------------------------------


*2 Recall that P-L-L means JUDGE
   Further recall that HITPAEL means to INTERACT *10
   Hence HITPALEL means to INTERACTIVELY JUDGE YOURSELF before God
   As Radack says
   ----------------------------------------------------
   The person who prays knows he deserves what is happening
   But he asks for an extension based on extenuating circumstances
   ----------------------------------------------------
   So to PRAY is to ask for EXTENUATION*11

*10 See http://www.RashiYomi.Com/dt29-18a.htm for the
    defense of the HITPAEL MODE as meaning INTERACTIVE
    vs REFLEXIVE

*11 Note this is different than the usual translation of
    PRAYER as ASKING FOR MERCY. The PERSON PRAYING is asking
    for a special type of mercy -- CLEMENCY. Also he is
    asking for mercy from a perspective of JUSTICE.

RASHI RULE USED: ROOT+PREPOSITION

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VERSE: Gn48-12a

RASHIS COVERED: Gn48-12a Gn48-12b Gn48-13a Gn48-14a

BACKGROUND
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Gn48-10:15 describes how Jacob blessed his two grandchildren

THE TEXT
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The text looks contradictory. Here are some sample verses
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Gn48-10 Joseph BROUGHT THE CHILDREN NEAR for kisses & hugs
Gn48-14 Joseph took them off his lap & BROUGHT THE CHILDREN near
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But they were already near? Why does he bring them near again?
This is not a terrible contradiction. But it reads strangely;
he brings them near...does a few things and bring them near!!??!

THE RASHI
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Rabbi Ishmaels 13th rule governs CONTRADICTIONS (or more
precisely) verses that appear CONTRADICTORY. In url
http://www.RashiYomi.COm/ri-14.htm
we have outlined 5 methods to resolve contradictory verses

Quite simply: One method is to interpret the verses as 2
different parts of the same process.

THE LIST
--------
To illustrate the resolution of the contradiction we use the
television concept of SCENES. We divide the Biblical text into
4 scenes. So for example

* In the 1st scene Josephs children are sitting on his lap
AND FROM ON HIS LAP he brings them near to get kisses and hugs

* In the 3rd scene Josephs children are off his lap & STANDING.
Joseph then brings the children near for a blessing

So there are 2 BRINGING NEARS OF THE CHILDREN corresponding to
the 2 different scenes.

Rashi doesnt do anything profound on these verses. Another
perspective is that Rashi is simply FILLING IN the text to
make it read smoothly. What Rashi contributes is the setting &
description of each of the distinct scenes

Here is the list. The scenes are CAPPED

*1 If Abe faces Bob and
   Abe places his right hand
   on Bobs right shoulder
   and Abe places his left hand
   on Bobs left shoulder
   then Abes hands will be criss-crossed like an X*10

*10 Rashi brilliantly points out that even though
   in this verse SICAYL means CROSSED
   nevertheless there is no need to give SICAYL a
   second meaning which contradicts all other usages

   Every other time SICAYL occurs it refers to THINKING
   and PLOTTING. So here too we would translate the verse as
   -----------------------------------------
   he PLOTTED with the placing of his hands
   -----------------------------------------

   PLOTTING in this verse means CROSSING THEM.

   What Rashi gains by this is that there is a UNIFIED
   MEANING TO SICAYL. Those who translate SICAYL as
   THINK, and CRISS-CROSS inject two disparate meanings
   where they arent needed.

RASHI RULE USED: RabbiIshmael

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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
===========================================================

* 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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