VERY BRIEF SUMMARY
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One of Rashis 6 main goals is to explain meaning the
same way the dictionary does. One vehicle for
explaining meaning is the method by which words
acquire NEW IDIOMATIC MEANING

EXAMPLE
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The word BREAD refers to the MAIN food of human
meals. By metaphoric transfer it also refers
to the BREAD OF GOD--that is, the offerings
which people make.

A list of verses showing that the phrase BREAD OF GOD
refers to OFFERINGS.

VERY BRIEF SUMMARY
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Many Rashi-ists perceive Rashi as explaining
meaning, grammar and internal consistency.

But an equally important set of Rashi rules is
the explanation and citation of cross references
to clarify verse meanings.

EXAMPLE
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Lv21-17:18 states
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-- Blemish priests may not offer sacrifices
-- BECAUSE BLEMISHED PRIESTS MAY NOT OFFER SACRIFICES
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Notice how the reason and cause are the same. Rashi
clarifies this with another verse where this is
stated more explicitly Mal01-08

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If you offer a blind animal there is nothing wrong?
Would you give a blind animal as a gift to governor?
Would he accept it--would he grant your favor?
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We present a list of verses where
further details of the verse are presented
from other verses.

The classical example is the Passover Hagaddah
example: The verse Dt26-05d, ONLY A FEW JEWS
WENT DOWN TO EGYPT, is illumined by Gn46-27
which states that 70 PEOPLE WENT DOWN TO EGYPT.

Thus the technique of OTHER VERSES teaches
us that A FEW JEWS(Dt26-05d) means 70(Gn46-27)

VERY BRIEF SUMMARY
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One of Rashis 6 major goals is to explain style. Style
dictates such issues as whether we interpret a verse
broadly or restrictively.

Rashi employs the Rabbi Ishmael style rules to decide
whether a verse should be interpreted literally or
restrictively.

EXAMPLE
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Lv21-18:21 is written in the general-particular-general
style as follows
-- GENERAL: BLEMISHED PRIESTS DO NOT SERVE
-- DETAILS: ----------------------------- Blind,lame,...
-- GENERAL: BLEMISHED PRIESTS DO NOT SERVE

According to Rabbi Ishmael, this GENERAL-DETAIL-GENERAL
style requires a BROAD INTERPRETATION. Hence the Rashi

-- All blemished priests (not just those enumerated
-- such as blind,lame) are prohibited from serving
-- in the Temple

Analysis of clauses in Lv21-18:21 showing that
these verses have a GENERAL-DETAIL-GENERAL style
This style requires a BROAD interpretation and
generalization

VERY BRIEF SUMMARY
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One of Rashis 6 major goals is to indicate typing methods
such as bold, italics, bullets etc. The Biblical Author
did not have these methods available---hence the Bible
uses certain techniques to mimic these methods.

The Bible indicates BULLETS by skillful repetition of
keywords. Lv21-22 and Lv21-23 provide some examples

EXAMPLES
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Bread
----- FROM the holy of holies
----- FROM the holies
he shall eat

However
------- TO the Paroceth
------- TO the altar
he shall not approach

The Bulleted structure of Lv21-22

The REPEATED KEYWORD FROM indicates bullets
The Bible indicats BULLETS by repeating keywords
like FROM. If we translated this into modern
notation we would simply use bullets (*)

The Bullet structure of Lv21-22:23.

The Biblical Author indicated bullets by skillfully
repeating Keywords. In Lv21-23 the keyword TO indicates
bulleting. If we were writing this in modern notation
we would use BULLETS(*).

Further details are provided in the footnotes