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VERY BRIEF SUMMARY
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Nu16-09:11 consists of 4 questions
-- Isnt it enough that you were chosen as Levites serving God?
-- You also seek PRIESTHOOD [?]
-- Therefore (because of lack of PRIESTHOOD) you fight God[?]
-- WHO is Aaron that you complain on him?
There are HEBREW QUESTION KEYWORDS showing that the first
and last sentences are questions. Rashis contribution is to
emphasize that the middle two sentences are also questions. They
are marked with brackets [?]. To understand Rashi we identify
5 HEBREW KEYWORDS that indicate a sentence is a QUESTION


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TODAYS RASHI RULE:    GRAMMAR
TODAYS RASHI SUBRULE: THE SENTENCE
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BRIED DESCRIPTION OF RULE and SUBRULE
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Most people are familiar with the concept of GRAMMAR. It is
GRAMMAR that tells you how to conjugate verbs, how to place
subject-verb-object into a sentence etc. There are many
popular books on Hebrew grammar.

Most people know that to make a sentence into a question you
place the Hebrew letter HEY before the sentence.

Rashi in fact uncovers not one but 5 QUESTION KEYWORDS
which convert a sentence to a question. They are
-- HEY
-- ISNT IT ENOUGH
-- BEHOLD
-- WHAT/WHO
-- PERHAPS
Rashi also advanced the idea that the sentences surrounding
a question may inherit the question status from the nearby
sentences.

STANDARD REFERENCES FOR THIS RULE
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The standard reference for the Rashi dictionary is the
Rashiyomi grammar page located at
http://www.RashiYomi.com/grammar.htm

The standard paper on the 6 Rashi rules is
http://www.RashiYomi.com/rules-01.htm


TODAYS LISTS
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Below, please find two lists: The first list contains
several verses where Rashis contribution is to interpret
them as QUESTIONS vs SENTENCES. The footnote provide
further detail. The second list summarizes the 5 QUESTION
KEYWORDS with sample verses.

This is a summary of the 5 keywords indicating questions

VERY BRIEF SUMMARY:
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In Nu16-03 Korach argues against Moses rule as follows
- All Jews are HOLY
- They have had PROPHETIC REVLELATION (At the 10 commandments)
- So why then do you rule over us
Note the capped words: HOLY and PROPHETIC REVELATION.
The word HOLY is a GENERAL NON-SPECIFIC VAGUE TERM
The phrase PROPHETIC REVELATION is SPECIFIC and DETAILED.
Thus the above verse uses the GENERAL-DETAIL style. Korach
argued that the Jews were HOLY ENOUGH TO HAVE HEARD THE 10
COMMANDMENTS and hence Moses had no justification in ruling!

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TODAYS RASHI RULE:       THE RABBI ISHMAEL STYLE RULES
TODAYS RASHI SUBRULE:    GENERAL-DETAIL STYLE
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF RULE AND SUBRULE
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Some Rashis deal with GRAMMAR or MEANING. But other Rashis
deal with STYLE. The Great Talmudic Sage Rabbi Ishmael,
laid down 3 style rule classes which divide into a dozen
or so rules.

Today we deal with the GENERAL-DETAIL style.
When using this style the verse first states something
GENERALLY and then repeats the requirement SPECIFICALLY.

The Rabbi Ishmael Style rules then demand that the verse
be interpreted STRICTLY as applying to ONLY THE DETAILS
This requirement of STRICT interpretation is not because
of grammar or meaning or even because some word in the
verse is extra: Rather, it is a requirement of style.


STANDARD EXAMPLE
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The simplest example I could find occurs at Nu05-12
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GENERAL:         When a woman DESCECRATES her marriage
DETAIL:          [by] committing ADULTERY
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STUDENT EXERCISES:
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-- Suppose you didnt want to interpert the verse strictly?
How could you interpret the verse BROADLY? (The answer to
this question facilitates understanding what not to do)

-- How would you apply the Rabbi Ishmael requirement
of STRICT INTERPRETATION to Nu05-12



RASHIS SOLUTION
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-- WE FIRST SHOW HOW TO INTERPRET THE CHAPTER BROADLY
The chapter if not interpreted strictly COULD refer
to a woman who descecrates her marriage by (a) insulting
her husband in public or (b) flirting with other men.
That is, if we werent required to interpret the chapter
strictly we COULD HAVE required the suspected-woman
ceremony to ANY descecration of marriage.

-- WE NEXT SHOW HOW TO  INTERPRET THE CHAPTER STRICTLY
The above chapter (Nu05) dealing with the Suspected
woman ceremony ONLY APPLIES IF THE WOMAN WAS SUSPECTED
OF COMMITTING ADULTERY. For example if the woman descecrated
her marriage by insulting her husband or flirting with other
men there is no justification for performing the suspected
woman ceremony. IN other words Nu05-12 is interpreted STRICTLY

STANDARD REFERENCES FOR THIS RULE
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http://www.Rashiyomi.com/example4.htm

You can also revu the whole Rabbi Ishmael style
series at http://www.RashiYomi.com/ishmael.htm

Finally you can visit the Daily Rashi calendar at
http://www.RashiYomi.com/calendar1.htm The Rabbi Ishmael
series occured during August and September 2000.

To related documents on the GENERAL-DETAIL style are
http://www.RashiYomi.com/example5.htm
http://www.Rashiyomi.com/example6.htm


HOW TO USE THESE LISTS FOR SCHOOL PROJECTS
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You can use the LISTS referenced above for
school projects. Here is how. If you are a
teacher then you can present the verses with
the general-specific-general style
and ask the students to perform the
2 student exercises listed above.

The students can then compare their analysis with that
of Rashis. This leads to greater appreciation of Rashi.

TODAYS LIST
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Please find below examples of verses in the GENERAL-DETAIL
form taken from http://www.Rashiyomi.com/example4.htm.
The GENERAL term is CAPPED in the 2nd column---the STRICT
INTERPRETATION of this general term is CAPPED in the 3rd column

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TODAYS RASHI RULE:     OTHER VERSES
TODAYS RASHI SUBRULE:  FURTHER DETAILS
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE RULE and SUBRULE
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The rule of OTHER VERSES simply means that Rashi
is explaining one verse by citing an OTHER VERSE

One way of doing this is to cross reference a
verse that speaks about the SAME topic but gives
FURTHER details.


STANDARD EXAMPLE
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The following example comes from the Passover
Hagaddah

Dt26-05 states that
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With only a FEW PEOPLE did the
Jews go down to Egypt
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FURTHER DETAILS on the meaning of
the Biblical phrase FEW PEOPLE is
provided in Gn46.

EXERCISE:
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Before reading the Rashi try reading
Gn46 yourself and see if you can
discover the further details.

RASHIS SOLUTION
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Rashi cites Gn46-27
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The total number of people who
came with Jacob to Egypt is 70
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Thus the Rashi method of OTHER VERSES
in this case has explained to us that
the FEW PEOPLE that went down to
Egypt refers to SEVENTY people


STANDARD REFERENCES FOR THIS RULE
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http://www.Rashiyomi.com/other-20.htm

HOW TO USE THESE LISTS FOR SCHOOL PROJECTS
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You can use the LIST below for school projects.
Here is how, if you are a teacher then you
can present the verse in the first column
(eg Dt26-05) and the CHAPTER (but not the verse)
in the 3rd column---e.g. Gn46.

The student is then instructed to discover
the further details. The students solution
can then be compared with Rashis.

TODAYS EXAMPLE
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We bring Nu16-09a which speaks about the LEVITES SERVING
and STANDING. Skillful use of an other verse 1C23-27:32
shows that the Levites had two types of functions: Temple
service (Like slaughtering animals) and SINGING SONGS
OF PRAISE. The other examples come from the RashiYomi series.