Whats new and hot in this issue?

We present a simple 2 column spreadsheet below
proving that the correct interpretation is that
YEFETH is the oldest

VERY BRIEF SUMMARY
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One of Rashis 6 main goals is to give the meaning of words the
same way a dictionary gives meaning.  One method of explaining
meaning is to use the method of UNIFIED MEANINGS. The list below
presents a dozen meanings to the ROOT Beth-Nun-Hey. The unifying
theme is CONSTRUCTION and BUILDING. Hence BNH can refer to the
BUILDING of a HOUSE, a FAMILY, a SCHOOL of Students, or a FAMILY
of SUBURBS. BNH can also refer to building of a tree with many
branches; BNH can refer to the WOMB which makes children. Finally
BNH can metaphorically refer to BUILDING of personality with
ATTRIBUTES. Quite a rich root. See below for the various meanings

STANDARD REFERENCES FOR THIS RULE
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http://www.RashiYomi.com/rules-01.htm The 6 Rashi goals
http://www.RashiYomi.com/words.htm The RashiYomi dictionary

TODAYS LIST
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Here are the dozen meanings of the root Beth-Nun-Hey. The
footnotes further clarify the relation of individual meaning
and the unifying theme.

VERY BRIEF SUMMARY
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Gn05 relates the genealogy of the 10 generations from Adam to
Noach. Almost every generation is described usig the same phrases
Rashi however aligns these descriptions & finds differences
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- So & So gave birth; lived so many years; had children & died
- CHANOCH gave birth; WALKED WITH GOD----; had children;HE WASNT
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The differences are detailed in the 2 lists below.The Bible seems
to be creating some emphasis.Rashi suggests 1 explanation:CHANOCH
was Godly so God prematurely took him to preserve his innocence

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TODAYS RASHI RULE:       ALIGNMENT
TODAYS RASHI SUBRULE:    TWO CASES
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF RULE
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Many Rashis do NOT focus on an internal analysis of the verse.
There may be nothing bothering Rashi in THAT verse. The words
used may all be normal.

But when the given verse is compared with another verse--that
is, when the two verses are ALIGNED together-- we see blatant
differences.

The ALIGNED verses therefore suggest that these ALIGNED
DIFFERENCES were deliberately placed there to emphasize
certain nuances.

A nifty way of explaining the ALIGNED verses is to think
of ALIGNMENT as the vehicle that the Biblical Author uses
to indicate FOOTNOTES. That is, a modern writer might use
FOOTNOTES to indicate details; the Biblical Author instead
used REPEATED ALIGNED VERSES with DIFFERENT DETAILS.

The simplest case of ALIGNMENT is when the differences
CLEARLY and EXPLICITLY show that we are dealing with
two cases each with different details. The STANDARD
example below from the 10 commandments illustrates this

STANDARD EXAMPLE
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Perhaps the simplest example of an alignment revealing
two cases and two laws occurs in the 10 commandments.
Ex01-02:03 states

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Ex20-02 you shall NOT HAVE  the gods of others
Ex20-03 you shall NOT MAKE  idols
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STUDENT EXERCISES:
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-- What is the SAME in the ALIGNED verses
-- What is DIFFERENT in the ALIGNED verses
-- State the 2 CASES you infer from the aligned differences

RASHIS SOLUTION
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- Both verses begin YOU SHALL NOT. In other words
they are negative prohibitions.

- One verse prohibits HAVING idols while the 2nd verse
prohibits MAKING idols

- THere are 2 separate idolatry prohibitions: MANUFACTURE
(even if you dont keep them) and OWNERSHIP/POSSESION
(even if you dont make them)

STANDARD REFERENCES FOR THIS RULE
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http://www.Rashiyomi.com/align-58.htm

This summary may be a bit too terse. You can browse the
57 postings leading up to by going to
http://www.Rashiyomi.com/align-1.htm
http://www.Rashiyomi.com/align-2.htm etc.

Or you can visit the Rashi Yomi Calendar at

http://www.RashiYomi.com/calendar1.htm

This calendar presents a day by day listing of Rashis.
The ALIGNMENT series occurs between 7-28-01 and 10-10-01.


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 two aligned
verses and ask the students to perform the
3 student exercises listed above.

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

TODAYS EXAMPLE
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We ALIGN the 10 generations mentioned in Gn05. This alignment
reveals 3 peculiarities
-- We show that Chanoch was a GODLY person
-- Chanoch died PREMATURELY to preserve his innocence
-- God made Noachs children young so they shouldnt be punished

Here are the lists. This first one shows that Chanoch was Godly

We continue the above list to focus on how Chanoch was different
than the other people in the Adam-Noach chain.

VERY BRIEF SUMMARY
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In Gn05-32a Rashi aligns the age at which the 10 generations between
Adam and Noach had children. As can be seen from the list below
the average person had his first child when he was between 60
and 180 years of age; but NOACH had his first child when he was
500. It is clear that this 500 number is peculiar---furthermore
several statistical tests show that indeed this 500 years for
the first birth is an outlier. Rashi suggests a possible reason: God
delayed Noachs first birth so that his children would be young and not
held fully accountable for possible sins due to the corruption of the
generation.

VERY BRIEF SUMMARY
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Rashi aligns half a dozen chapters that describe the genealogies
and children of some person. Each of these chapters begins
slightly differently.
- One mentions children,
- one mentions wives,
- one mentions age,etc
So Rashi-is-Simple-also Rashis comments apply to all the chapters.
Each chapter has its own way of introducing the genealogies and
children.The opening sentence simply means THESE ARE THE CHILDREN
independent of how it is phrased.

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TODAYS RASHI RULE:       ALIGNMENT
TODAYS RASHI SUBRULE:    MEANING
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF RULE
-------------------------
Many Rashis do NOT focus on an internal analysis of the verse.
There may be nothing bothering Rashi in THAT verse. The words
used may all be normal.

But when the given verse is compared with another verse--that
is, when the two verses are ALIGNED together-- we see blatant
differences.

The ALIGNED verses therefore suggest that these ALIGNED
DIFFERENCES were deliberately placed there to emphasize
certain nuances.

Perhaps the most obvious way of explaining these alignment
differences is to assume that we are dealing with 2 WORDS
FOR THE SAME ITEM. This example is particularly potent in
poetry as the standard example below shows.

STANDARD EXAMPLE
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Gn49-11 describes the great abundance of the Messianic era
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They can wash       their clothes     in wine
-------------       their SUTHO       in grape-blood
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STUDENT EXERCISES:
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-- Which word pairs in the aligned verses line up
-- Based on the Rashi alignment principle how would you explain
the words you dont understand

RASHIS SOLUTION
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-- The words CLOTH and the Hebrew word SUTHO line up
The word WINE and the phrase GRAPE-BLOOD line up

-- Hence, we translate SUTHO as CLOTHES
-- Hence we translate GRAPE BLOOD as WINE


STANDARD REFERENCES FOR THIS RULE
---------------------------------
http://www.Rashiyomi.com/align-58.htm

This summary may be a bit too terse. You can browse the
57 postings leading up to by going to
http://www.Rashiyomi.com/align-1.htm
http://www.Rashiyomi.com/align-2.htm etc.

Or you can visit the Rashi Yomi Calendar at

http://www.RashiYomi.com/calendar1.htm

This calendar presents a day by day listing of Rashis.
The ALIGNMENT series occurs between 7-28-01 and 10-10-01.


HOW TO USE THESE LISTS FOR SCHOOL PROJECTS
------------------------------------------
You can use the LISTS referenced above for
school projects. Here is how. If you are a
teacher then you can present the two aligned
verses 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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In todays list we examine several instances of entire Biblical
chapters dealing with genealogies of people. As can be seen
each chapter introduction is similar but slightly different.
For example one chapter may focus on the AGE when the children
were born while another will focus on the WIVES that produced
them while another will focus on their NAMES. The common
denominator is that they introduce chapters of genealogies.
Surprisingly Rashi is satisfied with this common denominator
and seeks no deeper meaning.