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VERSE: Ex38-21c

RASHIS COVERED: Ex38-21c Ex25-16a Ex25-40a

RASHI RULE USED:
-----------------
-Rashi here explains THE MEANING of a word.
-More specifically Rashi explains the meaning of an IDIOM.
Rashi confirms this meaning using
-the technique of OVERALL STRUCTURE
by which Rashi infers meaning by looking at the sequence of
paragraphs comprising a chapter.

THE RASHI
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There are really two Rashis here.

FIRST:
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Rashi aligns several verses which state
----------------------------------------------------------
VERSE   TEXT OF VERSE--WHAT WAS PLACED IN ARk
------- --------------------------------------------------
Dt10-02 I will write the 10 Commandments;PLACE THEM IN ARK
Ex25-16 PLACE the AYDUTH in the ark
Ex25-40 Moses placed the AYDUTH in the ark
Ex25-21 Place the AYDUTH in the ark
-----------------------------------------------------------

Since one verse states the TEN COMMANDMENTS were placed in
the ark while other verses state the AYDUTH was placed in
the ark, therefore, the simplest way of taking this is that
the TEN COMMMANDMENTS is called AYDUTH*10

NOTE: We have INFERRED that the 10 commandments are called
AYDUTH but we dont yet know what AYDUTH means

Rashi here infers meaning by ALIGING several verses.

SECOND:
-------
Ex38-21 calls the whole TEMPLE AYDUTH.

Rashi explains that AYDUTH means to MEET. In fact
there are 2 verse proofs of this

Ex25-21:22 states that
-------------------------------------------------
Place the ark cover on the ark...AND I WILL
MEET WITH YOU THERE (Y-A-D) and PROPHETICALLY
speak to you there
-------------------------------------------------

The second proof comes from the list of PARAGRAPHS in
Ex35 thru Ex40. These paragraphs (presented in the list
below) clearly show that the building of the temple was
climaxed by God revealing Himself there.

Thus AYDUTH means PROPHETIC MEETING. Both the TEMPLE in
General and the TORAH (TEN COMMANDMENTS) in particular
enabled PROPHETIC ENCOUNTERS between God and Israel*11 *12

*10 Actually there are opinions that AYDUTH might refer
    to the Torah which according to these opinions was in
    the ark. However the simplest approach relies on the
    literal meaning of 1K8-9 which states that ONLY THE
    TEN COMMANDMENTS WERE IN THE ARK See the following
    URL which discusses this and presents discussion

    http://www.RashiYomi.Com/ex25-16b.htm

*11 A popular approach states that Y-A-D means WITNESS
    Thus the TORAH/TEN COMMANDMENTS is a witness that
    God gave Prophetic commandments to Israel. Rashis
    explanation that it means TESTIMONY seems however,
    more natural

*12 Rashi does NOT explicitly state that AYDUTH means
    PROPHETIC ENCOUNTER. Rather Rashi states this as a pun
    ------------------------------------------------------
    The TEMPLE is a witness (ADUTH) that God forgave Israel
    for the sin of the Golden calf (Since God now dwelt
    amongst the Jews while by contrast the punishment for
    the creation of the Golden calf was that God withdrew
    from the Jews (See eg Ex33-03)
    ------------------------------------------------------

    Such use of double puns is common in Rashi. It enabled
    the Rashi comments to be remembered more easily. However
    there is no need to avoid the explicit verse Ex25-21:22
    which speaks about the ARK as the MEETING place.
    Furthermore the TEMPLE itself is called MEETING PLACE
    (Eg Lv01-01). Furthermore Rashi speaks about the fact
    that now that the sin of the Golden calf is over GOD
    WILL MEET WITH the Jews.

    Thus it is CLEAR that the etymology of ADUTH is MEET.
    We therefore interpret Rashis literal statement as
    a pun--AYDUTH means both MEET and WITNESS.

RASHI RULE USED: OVERALL STRUCTURE

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VERSE: Ex38-27a

THE VERSE-Ex38-27a
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100 Silver KIKARS were used for 100 SOCKETS

RASHI RULE USED
---------------
Rashi uses the SPREADSHEET RULE. He examines OTHER VERSES
and shows how in the construction of the Temple there were
exactly 100 silver sockets

THE LIST
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Here is an itemization of where the 100 silver sockets
were used. Other sockets were copper

RASHI RULE USED: SPREADSHEETS

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VERSE: Ex38-28a

RASHI RULE USED
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Rashi frequently used the method of OTHER VERSES.
The OTHER VERSES could be used in any of 6 ways.
Sometimes Rashi simply provided further DETAIL from
the OTHER VERSES

REFERENCE
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http://www.Rashiyomi.com/other-20.htm
This reference presents the 6 methods of OTHER VERSES

THE VERSE
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Ex38-28a states that the boards of the temple were
overlayed with silver.

THE RASHI
---------
Rashi cross references Ex27-17 which states that it was
the boards of the TEMPLE COURTYARD that were overlayed with
silver. (Other boards were overlayed with Gold).

THE LIST
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The LIST below shows uses of the OTHER VERSE rule where
the OTHER VERSE provides more detail

*1 Lv01-05 says SOMEONE should SLAUGHTER while 2Chr adds it
   can even be a Levite (not necessarily a Priest)

*2 Dt26 states that A FEW Jews came to Egypt while Gn46
   explains that 70 gave

*3 Nu36 discusses a daughter inheriting while Nu27
   illustrates HOW a daughter might inherit

*4 Gn21 states that Avimelech treated Abraham nicely
   while Gn20 details HOW he treated him nicely(By
   giving him land)

RASHI RULE USED: OTHER VERSES

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VERSE: Ex38-27a

RASHIS COVERED: Ex38-27a Ex25-12a Ex09-33a Lv08-12a

THE RASHI RULE USED
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Rashi here explains the MEANING of words. We are always greatly
helped by the RADACK who wrote the book ROOTS, a book which
contains all the meanings of ALL BIBLICAL WORDS

THE RASHI-RADACK
----------------
There are 3 meanings to these 2 roots*11
- Both the roots Y-Tz-K and N-T-Ch mean TO SMELT ORE.
- Both roots metaphorically refer to any VISCOUS POURING, that
is any pouring where the LIQUID flows slowly (like VISCOUS
METAL).
- These roots also refer to anything STRONG like smolted metal

NOTE: The difference between eg SMELTED ORE vs VISCOUS POURING
is that the SMELTED ORE hardens while the VISCOUSLY poured
liquid does not.

THE LIST
--------
The LIST below shows several items to which these verbs apply
(A textual emendation of Rashi is presented in footnote *10)

*1 The point of the metaphor is that the GRACE is genuine;
   It flows in a rich slow fashion (In contrast to cheap
   grace which flows like water)

*2 The point of the metaphor is that this was not a sudden
   trauma in which a person Spontaneously screams--Job had
   had so many tribulations that he found it difficult to scream
   Even His screams poured slowly (like viscous water)

*10 Our Rashi edition of Lv08-12a has only ONE INTRODUCTORY
    word THEY POURED. It reads as follows
    -------------------------------------------------------
    THEY POURED: (Rashi) Annointed; Moses would pour oil
    on Aarons head and then annoint the oil from his eyebrows
    -------------------------------------------------------

    I however would suggest WITHOUT adding words to Rashi that
    there should be TWO INTRODUCTORY WORDS: POURED/ANNOINTED

    Here is the verse and Rashi as I read it

    VERSE: Lv08-12a
    ------------------------------------------------------
    Moses took the annointing oil and POURED it on Aaron
    and ANNOINTED him to sanctify him
    ------------------------------------------------------

    RASHI
    ------------------------------------------------------
    POURED/ANNOINTED: Moses FIRST poured oil on Aarons
    head. Moses then smeared/annointed the oil from Aarons
    eyebrows to the rest of him
    ------------------------------------------------------

    In other words Rashi was using the method of Rabbi
    Ishmael, resolving contradictory verses: See URL
    http://www.Rashiyomi.Com/ri-14.htm

    We there outline 5 methods by which contradictory
    verses can be resolved. Here Rashi shows that the
    POURING and ANNOINTING were TWO ASPECTS of the same
    PROCEDURE--FIRST Moses POURED and THEN Moses
    SMEARED/ANNOINTED.

    Thus Rashi is not trying to say that POUR means
    ANNOINT. Rather Rashi is commenting on why the
    verse has 2 verbs: POUR / ANNOINT. (It has them
    because they are two parts of the same procedure)

*11 Radack cites an interesting controversy between the two
    Hebrew grammarians Rav Yonah and Rav Yehuda who disagree
    whether NTCh and YTzK are synonyms or have slightly
    different meanings. We follow Rashi and Radack that both
    roots mean the same thing

RASHI RULE USED: WORD MEANINGS

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VERSE: Lv08-12a

THE RASHI & TEXT
----------------
Our Rashi edition of Lv08-12a has only ONE INTRODUCTORY
word THEY POURED. It reads as follows
-------------------------------------------------------
THEY POURED: (Rashi) Annointed; Moses would pour oil
on Aarons head and then annoint the oil from his eyebrows
-------------------------------------------------------

I however would suggest WITHOUT adding words to Rashi,that
there should be TWO INTRODUCTORY WORDS: POURED/ANNOINTED

Here is the verse and Rashi as I read it

VERSE: Lv08-12a
------------------------------------------------------
Moses took the annointing oil and POURED it on Aaron
and ANNOINTED him to sanctify him
------------------------------------------------------

RASHI
------------------------------------------------------
POURED/ANNOINTED: Moses FIRST poured oil on Aarons
head. Moses then smeared/annointed the oil from Aarons
eyebrows to the rest of him
------------------------------------------------------

In other words Rashi was using the method of Rabbi
Ishmael, resolving contradictory verses: See URL
http://www.Rashiyomi.Com/ri-14.htm

We there outline 5 methods by which contradictory
verses can be resolved. Here Rashi shows that the
POURING and ANNOINTING were TWO STAGES of the same
PROCEDURE--

FIRST Moses POURED oil on AAron and
2nd, THEN Moses SMEARED/ANNOINTED this oil down his face

Thus Rashi is not trying to say that POUR means
ANNOINT. Rather Rashi is commenting on why the
verse has 2 verbs: POUR / ANNOINT. (It has them
because they are two STAGES of the same procedure)

THE LIST
--------
Here is a list of verse pairs which use the Rabbi
Ishmael method of contradictory verses.

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
================================================================
* 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
==============================================================

* BOLD: Bible REPEATS words to obtain BOLD emphasis effect
          http://www.RashiYomi.Com/doubl-14.htm
  --------------------------------------------------------------
  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
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  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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