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RASHIS COVERED: Dt01-12a Dt01-12b Dt01-12c

VERY BRIEF SUMMARY:
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-  Dt01-12 Moses states: How can I bear your
-  BURDEN, BEARINGS and FIGHTS
There is no traditional way to uncover the meaning of
the Hebrew roots used in Dt01-12 For example the Hebrew root
Tet-Resh-Caph (BURDEN) only occurs 2 other times in the Bible.
Instead of using OTHER VERSE references, Rashi infers meaning
based on his GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF ATTRIBUTES of LAWSUITS.
Rashi, based on his knowledge of lawsuits identifies
3 areas of burden: a) to many witnesses; b) To many
counterarguments; c) To many lawsuits

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TODAYS RASHI RULE:     EXAMPLE8
TODAYS RASHI SUBRULE:  INFERRING MEANING-BY EXPERTISE
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE RULE and SUBRULE
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There are many ways to find out the meaning of a word
- The simplest way is to LOOK IT UP IN A DICTIONARY
This works with KNOWN words

- If the word is not standard, still, there may be
many verses with similar usages. Hence a 2nd
popular method of infering meaning is based
on a review of SIMILAR VERSES

- If there is no dictionary lookup
and no verse lookups
we might infer meaning BY OUR GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF
AN AREA OF KNOWlEDGE.


STANDARD EXAMPLE
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Dt20-03 states that in a war we should
- not be SOFT-HEARTED
- not be AFRAID
- not be ANXIOUS
- not be STUNNEd

There is no basis- either in the
Hebrew dictionary or in other Biblical verses --to relate
these items to more specific nuances. Rashi simply lists
the 4 components of war
- FEAR OF TRANSPORTATION SUPERIORITY(e.g. horses, tanks etc)
- FEAR OF COMMUNICATION SUPERIORITY(battle singles)
- FEAR OF SUPERIOR MORALE (not shaken up by losses)
- FEAR OF SUPERIOR RESOURCES (guns, shields etc)

The only way to justify this Rashi is to connect the 4 words
used with the 4 known aspects of war. Thus this is inference
based on EXPERTISE.

We emphasize our contribution. Rashi can NOT be understood
-- based on the usage of these roots in other verses
-- based on the meaning of these roots.
Rather the ONLY way to justify Rashi is
-- we have PREknowledge of what goes on in war AND ARBITRARILY
connect these concepts with the roots in the verse
We call this method the method of EXPERTISE since meaning is
inferred--not from the Bible itself--but from expertise outside
the Bible.


STANDARD REFERENCES FOR THIS RULE
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http://www.Rashiyomi.com/example8.htm

Many readers are SHOCKED at my assertion that Rashi can NOT
be justified by reference to other verses or roots. A review
of the examples in the above reference should convince the
reader that this position is indeed correct.


TODAYS EXAMPLE
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Dt01-12 contains 3 words referring to BURDENSOME
court cases. Rashi interprets these 3 words as referring
to the 3 ways of burderning the court system.

RASHIS COVERED: Dt01-04a Dt01-04b Dt01-04c

MUTIPLE RULE RASHI
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With this posting we are embarking on a new method of analysis
Several postings will now display MULTIPLE RASHI RULES. The
purpose of this series is to show how multiple rashi methods
combine to yield a holistic interpretation of Rashi.

VERY BRIEF SUMMARY
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Dt01-01:03 states roughly as follows
- Moses spoke to the Jews
- AFTER
- He had won the two wars with Sichon and Og
The style issue is how to clarify the CONNECTION of
these 2 consecutive sentences. In the reference below we have
presented 4 methods of CONNECTION. In this case the connection
reason is one of SUPPORT & ENABLEMENT. Moses did the Jews a favor
in conquering these 2 kings--HENCE the Jews should listen to him
SINCE Moses defeated POWERFUL KINGS and NATIONS

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TODAYS RASHI RULE:    GRAMMAR
TODAYS RASHI SUBRULE: CONNECTING PARAGRAPHS
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TODAYS RASHI RULE:    ALIGNMENT
TODAYS RASHI SUBRULE: INFERRING NUANCES
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TODAYS RASHI RULE:    WORD MEANINGS
TODAYS RASHI SUBRULE: 4 LETTER ROOTS
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF RULE and SUBRULE
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One of Rashis main tasks is to explain Hebrew GRAMMAR.
GRAMMAR traditionally includes the conjugation of verbs
BUT Grammar also includes rules of style such as the
way we connect consecutive paragraphs in an essay.
In the reference below we enumerate 4 methods of connecting
paragraphs
-- CAUSE  (e.g. Jews conquered a nation;HENCE Balak was afraid)
-- ENABLEMENT (e.g. Aaron died; HENCE Jews were vulnerable)
-- UNIFYING THEME (e.g. Many Number chapters deal with slander)
-- CONTRAST (Dont worship idols EVEN if you are sold to a nonjew)

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF RULE and SUBRULE
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One powerful method of inferring meaning is by ALIGNING
similar verses. This exhibits minor differences. Since
the verses are identical EXCEPT for these minor differences
we can assume they are there intentionally. This allows us
to infer meanings. In the reference below 4 methods of
inferring meaning from alignment are described.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF RULE and SUBRULE
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One of Rashis main goals is to explain the meaning of
words like a dictionary. Most words in Hebrew come from
3 letter roots. However there are a few dozen 4 and 5
letter roots in Hebrew. The Talmudic Grammarians typically
explained the meaning of 4 letter roots as coming from
the two letter roots which make them up.(Rabbi HIrsch
believe that all roots are 3 letters).


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

The standard reference for alignment is
http://www.RashiYomi.com/align-58.htm

The standard reference for Rashis on the dictionary is
http://www.RashiYomi.com/words.htm

The standard reference for the 4 CONSECUTIVE PARSHAH
series may be found at
http://www.RashiYomi.com/cp-9.htm

TODAYS LISTS
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The 5 Rashis on Dt01-04 proceed in 3 stages.
STAGE 1
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In stage 1 we CONNECT the two verses
-- Moses conquered the 2 Emorite kings, Sichon and Og
-- Moses lectured the Jewish people
The CONNECTION between these 2 sentences is CAUSE--
The Jews OWED it to Moses to listen to him BECAUSE he did
them a favor and conquered the two Emorite Kings

STAGE 2
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Rashi now strengthens the PERCEPTION of the favor Moses
did the Jews. Moses didnt conquer ANY KING. He rather
conquered FORMIDABLE foes--Kings who were powerful who
sat in powerful kingdoms. The double emphasis on BOTH
the powerful Kingdom and powerful King may be inferred
from an ALIGNMENT of all verses that talk about SICHON,OG
This is the substance of LIST 1.

STAGE 3
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Rashi further strengthens the PERCEPTION of the Power
of the Kingdomes that Moses fought by doing a 4
letter root analysis of the names of these Kingdoms
This is the substance of LIST 2

All together, Rashi is making a holistic point:
Moses won a war against POWERFUL POWERFUL kings;
HENCE
The least the Jews should do is listen to him.

Here are the lists.

We give a list below of 4 and 5 letter roots whose meaning
comes from a combination of 2 two-letter roots. This gives
rise to the following etymologies

-- ASTAROTH - the city of someone WHO MADE (ASH) a DESTINY(TOR)
for themselves*4

-- EDREII   - The country that turned a DESOLATE AREA (II) to
A BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY (EDR)*5

Here is the list

These etymologies strengthen the favor that Moses did the
Jews--he conquered big and powerful nations. Hence since he
did the Jews a favor they should listen to him. Thus these
etymologies support Rashis main point--BECAUSE Moses did
the Jews a favor therefore they owe it to listen to him

REERENCES
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http://www.Rashiyomi.com/Gn49-12a.htm
http://www.RashiYomi.com/h5n23.htm