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OVERVIEW OF HILIGHTS IN THIS ISSUE
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Whats new and hot in this issue?
ITEM WHATS NEW & HOT IN THIS ISSUE
LIGHTNING THE LIGHTNING SUMMARIES*1
COMMENTS
*1 The most frequent complaint I get is I DONT HAVE ENOUGH
TIME TO READ YOUR VERY INTERESTING RASHI MATERIAL.

Hence, we introduced THE LIGHTNING
SUMMARIES. For each list in this issue we summarize
in ONE LINE the punchline of Rashi.

IF ALL YOU HAVE TIME FOR, IS READING 8-10 LINES THIS IS
THE PLACE TO GO!

LIGHTNING SUMMARIES
(C) Dr Hendel, Jan-04

Lighting summary of Rashis with emphasis on Rashi rules*10
# LIST BRIEF SUMMARY OF RASHI EMPHASIZING USE OF RASHI RULES
11 307y Leather can either be RAW(as is) or PROCESSED(worked)
9 701f HuKaBayS means IT WAS WASHED (a rare Passive form)
1 210z The word MINCHAH(Lv14-20) refers to the FLOUR LIBATION (Nu14)
7 813a The BALD refers to WORN OUT garments;PUDDLY refers to NEW ones
26 106Q LAMB & BIRD Leper purification have items on 1st,7th,8th day
COMMENTS

LONGER FOOTNOTES

*10 The explanation of the list should be clear
- The first column gives the NUMBER of the RASHI RULE used
All Rashi rules may be found with examples at
http://wwww.Rashiyomi.com/workbook.htm

- The second column gives the LIST ID (eg LIST210z) which
contains many examples of a particular Rashi technique and
includes the example presented in the third column

- The third column gives a lightning summary of the Rashi
with particular emphasis on the Rashi rule used. Thus
if all you see in the 3rd column is
------------------------------------
Aaron BLESSED=THE PRIESTLY BLESSING
------------------------------------
This means that
-- the verse states that Aaron BLESSED
-- but an OTHER VERSE indicates which BLESSING
Aaron gave (He gave the Priestly Blessing)

If the reader is now curious (s)he can review LIST210z
which shows many other examples of the OTHER VERSE method.
Rashis covered in this issue
(C) Dr Hendel, Jan-04

VERSE RULE BRIEF DESCRIPTION
======== =============== =====================================
Lv13-48b ALIGNMENT RAW leather vs PROCESSED leather
Lv13-48c ALIGNMENT RAW leather vs PROCESSED leather
Lv13-55a GRAMMARr HuKaBayS = It was washed(Passive)
Ex09-03a GRAMMARr HuKaBayS = It was washed(Passive)
Ex06-03c GRAMMARr HuKaBayS = It was washed(Passive)
Ex25-40b GRAMMARr HuKaBayS = It was washed(Passive)
Ex08-05a GRAMMARr HuKaBayS = It was washed(Passive)
Dt29-18a GRAMMARr HuKaBayS = It was washed(Passive)
Lv14-20z OTHER VERSES MINCHAH refers to OIL-WINE LIBATION
Lv14-21a OTHER VERSES MINCHAH refers to OIL-WINE LIBATION
Lv14-10b OTHER VERSES MINCHAH refers to OIL-WINE LIBATION
Lv13-55e WORD MEANING BALD=worn out garment;PUDDLY=new one
Lv14-23a BULLET Leper Purfication-1st,7th,8th day
--------- ---------------- -------------------------------------
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VERSE: Lv13-55e
Lv13-55e
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SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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One of Rashis 5 main goals is the explanation of dictionary
meaning. Rashi had a variety of vehicles to explain meaning.

EXAMPLE Meaning by Form
-----------------------
- The BALD refers to WORN OUT GARMENTS (whose surface is
smooth from constant usage).

- The PUDDLY refers to NEW WOOL GARMENTS (whose surface
have lots of lint (that is lint puddles))

Here meaning is determined by FORM (The FORM of old
garments resembles the FORM of bald people...they are
both smooth--similarly both Hairy people and New wool
garments have a similar PUDDLY like form).

Other examples of MEANING BY FORM are presented in the
lists below.
ITEM DETAIL
RASHI RULE CLASS WORD MEANINGS
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS 8 METHODS OF NAMING
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #7
SEE BELOW LIST813a
List of words Named by FORM
LIST813a
(C) Dr Hendel, Jan-04

List of words            Named by FORM (eg ORANGE(color-fruit))
# VERSE WORD IN VERSE MEANING
-- Lv13-55e The BALD Worn out(Smooth) garment
-- Lv13-55e The PUDDLY*7 New wool garments*7
-- Gn41-42c The Gold NECKLACE Linked circular Items*6
-- Gn37-07b the stalks STOOD UP stand vertically*1
- Lv17-07a GOATS Demons*2
- Dt23-14a EARS for utensils Weapon belt*3
- Nu04-20a dont come when SWALLOWING when packing*4
- Gn30-37a LIVNEH Tree White colored (LVN)
- Gn30-37c ARMON tree LEAVE-PILES (araymah)
- Gn30-37d LOZ tree TWISTED twigs(Loz)*5
(1) Ex25-31d The THIGH of the Menorah The Menorah Bottom
(2) Ex40-22a On the THIGH of the temple in the North
(3) Ex40-22b On the THIGH of the temple in the North
(4) Lv01-11a On the THIGH of the Altar Bottom
(5) Ex25-31f A BUD ornament looks like a bud
(6) Ex25-31g The FRUIT ornaments looks like a fruit)
(7) Ex25-31h The FLOWER ornament FORM of a FLOWER
(8) Lv13-03b CLOUD WHITE Color of CLOUD
(9) Ex28-32a Garments MOUTH-HEAD Garments Neck
(10 Ex28-33a POMEGRANATE ornament Looks like POMEGRANATES
(12 Ex25-04a The BLUE thread died BLUE
(13 Ex25-04b The RED thread died RED
(16 Lv13-55d PChTheTh(Deep wound) Looks like a pit(PCTh)
(17 Lv13-18a SHCHIN (Boil-deep wound) Looks like a pit(SCH)
(18 -------- PENTAGON Named by its shape
(21 -------- Cherry (color) Looks like cherry(Fruit)
COMMENTS
*1 The original meaning of the word Q-W-M is to
AWAKE. From this it means STAND UP. When applied
to inanimate objects it refers to a vertical standing

*2 Demons in dreams often appear with HORNS Hence
it is reasonable to call them GOATS

*3 This root seems to be very controversial.
For example some people (Radack cites them) suggest
that the root is Zayin-Nun (WEAPON) with an added
prefix of Aleph.

Hence Rav Hirsch suggests that the etymology is
PERSONAL (ALEPH) WEAPONS.

I would simply say that the UTENSIL BELT with
hanging cases on both sides looks like 2 ears
on a head. Thus the meaning is based on FORM.*10



*4 The verse literally is translated as follows
----------------------------------------------
So they (The Kehatites) shall not come
and look as the holy (objects) are being packed
-----------------------------------------------

For possible further examples see footnote *11

*5 cf these verses showing that LOZ means TWISTED
or DEVIANT Pr03-21, Pr03-33,Pr02-15. (Rashi
cites the French name of these trees)


*6 The Hebrew root Resh-Beth-Dalet means
- Necklace(Gn41-42c, Ez16-11)
- Quilt(Pr07-16, Pr31-21)
These are the only 4 occurences in the Bible.

Both NECKLACES and QUILTS have the FORM of
LINKED CIRCULAR items.*12


*7 The root GIMEL-BETH can mean PUDDLE or HIGH (Puddles
are HIGH spots on the ground). I think the HAIR on
a persons head and the LINT on a new wool garment
resemble a PUDDLE OF HAIR LIKE PROTRUSIONS. Again
the emphasis is on naming by form. *13

LONGER FOOTNOTES

*10 To be fair Rashi explains TWO words in this verse
- The Hebrew Aleph-Zayin-Nun means WEAPON
- The Hebrew AL which usually means ON can also
mean BESIDES.

For the 6 meanings of AL see
http://www.RashiYomi.com/al-5.htm

Or visit the Rashi word page,
http://www.RashiYomi.com/words.htm


*11 Radack in his book, Biblical roots, lists 3 meanings
-------------------------------------------------
a) SWALLOW as in Jr51-34--He SWALLOWED me like a
Crockodile

b) DESTROY as in La02-02 - God has DESTROYED, without
mercy

c) HIDE/PACK as in Nu04-20
-------------------------------------------------

It is debatable whether there are other verses
illustrating this meaning of HIDE. Radack suggests
Jb27-30 and Jb10-08. I would say Is19-03---
------------------------------
God will HIDE (conceal) their advice
------------------------------
the metaphor of HIDING ADVICE is similar to the tone
at 2S15-31.

Suffice it to say that there is much controversy
on all the proper meaning of all these verses. However
our translation of Nu04-20 seems to be standard

*12 One subtle point about seductresses using quilts:
The quilt is both a COVER and an EXPOSURE (because
of the many air spaces in the quilt). Hence
a seductress COVERED with a quilt also EXPOSES herself
(and thereby seduces).


*13 It has come to my attention that we have several lists
on meaning by FORM. Namely
--------------------------------------------------
LIST     VOLUME #  NUMBER #  ITEM NAMED BY FORM
-------- --------- --------- ---------------------
LIST804a Volume 16 Number 22 NOUNS named by form
LIST814a Volume 19 Number 9  VERBS named by form
LIST810b Volume 21 Number 15 NOUNS named by Form
LIST813a Volume 20 Number 9  NOUNS named by Form
---------------------------------------------------

We hope to consolidate these in the near future.
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VERSE: Lv14-23a
Lv14-23a
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SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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Rashi frequently infers conclusions from the OVERALL
PARAGRAPH structure and its development style

EXAMPLE Lv14
------------
- TOPIC: LEPER PURIFICATION CEREMONY

- Lv14-01:20 LAMB VERSION:
------ Day 1: Take Cedar, hyssop...
------ Day 7: Shave whole body
------ Day 8: Offer LAMB sacrifices

- Lv14-21:32 BIRD VERSION
------ Day 1: Not mentioned explicitly in text
------ Day 7: Not mentioned explicitly in text
------ Day 8: Offer BIRD sacrifices

Thus the parallel structure makes it clear that
BOTH the bird and lamb version of the leper purification
ceremony have identical procedures on the 1st and 7th
day and offer their respective sacrifices on the 8th day.
In particular we infer that the Torah was silent about
the 1st and 7th day in the Bird version because it is
identical to the 1st and 7th day in the lamb version.

In this case the inferences are based on PARAGRAPH
STRUCTURE.
ITEM DETAIL
RASHI RULE CLASS: BULLETS
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS BULLETING
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #26
SEE BELOW LIST106Q
Outline of LAMB/BIRD leper purification items
LIST106Q
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Outline of LAMB/BIRD leper purification items
Day Procedure LAMB Lv14-01:20 BIRD Lv14-21:32
Day 1 Hyssop,Cedar,Worm wool Lv14-04:06 Not mentioned*1
Day 7 Shave whole body Lv14-09 Not mentioned*1
Day 8 Offer Lamb or Bird Lv14-10:20 Lv14-23:32
COMMENTS
*1 From the PARALLEL paragraph construction we infer that
BOTH the LAMB and BIRD leper purification ceremony had
- the Shaving procedure on the 7th day
- the Hyssop,Cedar, Worm-wool procedure on the 1st day

The Bible only dealt with the fact that different animals
are brought (LAMB vs BIRD) but on the same 8th day

Hence, here, we have an example of inference from
overall paragraph structure
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VERSE: Lv14-20z
RASHIS COVERED: Lv14-20a Lv14-21a Lv14-10b
Lv14-20z
(C) Dr Hendel, Jan-04


SUCCINCT SUMMARY
----------------
One of Rashis main methods is the skillful use of
cross-references to illuminate other verses.

EXAMPLE Lv14-20a
----------------
Lv14-10b, Lv14-21a, Lv14-20a all refer to various MINCHAH
offerings that are brought in the Leper purication
ceremony. The MINCHAH offerings refer to the OIL-WINE-
LIBATION offerings mentioned in Nu15-01:11 which accompany
the sacrifices. The proportions of items mentioned in Lv
is consistent with the proportions mentioned in Numbers.
ITEM DETAIL
RASHI RULE CLASS OTHER VERSES
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS FURTHER DETAILS
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #1
SEE BELOW LIST210z
List of verse pairs with 1 verse illuminating the other
LIST210z
(C) Dr Hendel, Jan-04

List of verses pairs     with one verse illuminating another
LIST210z CONTINUES LIST210a
VERSE TEXT OF VERSE OTHER VRSE DETAILS
Lv14-10b 3 tenths flour for MNCHA Nu15-01:11 Libation Minchah
Lv14-20a Take the MINCHAH Nu15-01:11 Libation Minchah
Lv14-21a 1 tenth flour for MNCHAH Nu15-01:11 Libation Minchah
Lv09-22a Aaron BLESSED the nation Nu06-22:27 PRIESTLY BLESSING
Lv09-22b Aaron went DOWN Lv09-07 DOWN from the Altar
Lv06-05b Wood,Daily,Offerings Nu-28,15*5 Daily First*5
Lv06-14c A CUT minchah Lv02-06 Method to CUT Mnch
Lv06-03c Remove altar ashes Lv01-16 Ashes placed on EAST
Lv06-03c Remove altar ashes Ex27-03 Removal utensils
Ex31-08b Offer Ketoreth on altar Ex30-34:38 Ketoreth ingredients
Ex27-02a horns FROM the altar Ex25-36 SCULPTORED,nt sldred
Ex21-13d Refuge for murderers Nu25-09:15 Refuge city places
Ex19-05b Guard My CONVENANT Ex24-07:08 GIVING OF THE TORAH
Ex14-12a Better we die in Egypt Ex05-21 Jews curse Moses
Ex06-05b I remember My Treaty Gn15-13:21 I promisd redemption
Ex06-06a Therefore Gn15-13:21 I promisd redemption
Ex06-06c I will redeem the Jews Gn15-13:21 Promisd great wealth
Ex06-20a Amram married AUNT Nu26-59 Grandpa-s daughter
Ex06-05b God remembers TREATY Gn15-14 God will redeem us
Ex06-06c God will REDEEM US Gn15-14 Get great wealth
Gn49-05a Simon/Levi are BROTHERS Gn34-25 BROTHERS kill city*4
Ex22-16a the DOWRY OF VIRGINS Dt22-29 50 Biblical dollars
Gn33-09a I dont need your money Gn27-41*3 Hatred for stealing
Gn20-23b Childbirth=Lose DISGRACE Is04-01*1 Woman singl=disgrace
Gn30-37a A LIVNEH stick Ho04-13 LIVNEH=name of tree
Gn30-36b Permit me to leave*2 Gn31-46 You STOLE my daughtr
Gn28-22b This willbe HOUSE OF GOD Gn35-01:08 altar;remove idols
Gn23-02a Abraham CAME Gn21-33:34 CAME from BeerShva
Lv01-12a the THANK YOU OFFERING Ps127-01 4 Thank Yous
Lv01-05a Slaughter Sacrifice 2Chr30-17 A Levite Can
Dt26-05d A FEW Jews came to Egypt Gn46-27 70 people came
Gn21-23b I treated you NICELY Gn20-15 I gave you LAND
Dt25-13b Dont have big STONES Lv19-36 Big STONE WEIGHTS
Gn26-05e because ABRAHAM OBEYED Gn22-18 He offered Isaac
Ex13-17c Jews afraid of war Nu14-42 Defeat of Jews
Ex17-10b Chur 1Ch2-18:19 Kalevs son
Ex35-30a Chur 1Ch2-18:19 Kalevs son
Ex24-14c Chur 1Ch2-18:19 Kalevs son
COMMENTS
*1 Rashi states the following: "If MOTHERS make mistakes it
is because they raise children; if SINGLE women make
mistakes it is because they try to pick people up"
Rashi should be perceived as giving ILLUSTRATIONS of
why being without children is disgraceful for women

*2 Jacob did not NEED permission to leave with HIS wife
But his father-in-law would perceive it as STEALING
his daughter.

*3 Gn27-41 states that Esauv hated Jacob for stealing the
blessing. Gn27-44 states that after a few years this
hatred would subside. Hence Gn33-09 with its statement
I DONT NEED YOUR MONEY confirms these other 2 verses.

*4 Rashi is NOT commenting on the MERE coincidence that
Shimon and Levi are called BROTHERS in two places.
-Gn49-05 talks about Shimon and Levi KILLING and
PLUNDERING
-Gn34 also talks about SHIMON and Levi KILLING
and plundering.
Thus the cross reference is clear. The accident
that they are called BROTHERS in both places
simply spices up the correspondence.

*5 There are many verses which explicitly confirm
Lv06-05b - that the DAILY UP OFFERING must be
the first offering of the day and the last (any
other offerings must be offered strictly inbetween
them). Here is a partial list of verses where this
principle is enunciated
Nu28-15,23,24,31 Nu29-06,11,16,22,25...Lv03-05*10

LONGER FOOTNOTES

*10 Lv06-05b only speaks about THE UP..but in light
of these other verses the word THE clearly refers
to the DAILY UP.

Rashi(following the Talmud) further declares
--------------------------------------------
We also derive from this verse (Lv06-05b) That:
Just as no offering can be offered BEFORE
the DAILY UP (the DAILY UP must be the FIRST)
so no offering can be offered AFTER the
EVENING DAILY UP (the EVENING DAILY UP must
be the LAST).
--------------------------------------------

My own opinion is that Rashi simply indicates
a derivation by analogical logic (not by
verse derivation). In other words since all
the other verses state
----------------------------------------
this offering must be offered AFTER (AL)
the MORNING DAILY UP
----------------------------------------
we infer (by LOGIC, not by VERSE) that
the EVENING DAILY UP should have a similar
status (no offering offered AFTER)
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VERSE: Lv13-48b
RASHIS COVERED:Lv13-48b Lv13-48c
Lv13-48b
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SUCCINCT SUMMARY
----------------
A powerful Rashi technique is the ALIGNMENT method in which
almost similar verses are aligned. The minor differences
between them sheds light on nuances and details. An equally
powerful use of alignment is to infer meaning of unknown terms

EXAMPLE Lv13-48b, Lv13-48c
-----------------------------
Or if the leprosy is in
--------        SKIN (Garments)
-------- WORKED SKIN (Garments)

From the alignment Rashi infers that
- SKIN refers to RAW LEATHER
- WORKED SKIN is an idiom meaning PROCESSED LEATHER
ITEM DETAIL
RASHI RULE CLASS: ALIGNMENT
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS NUANCES
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #11
SEE BELOW LIST307y
List of phrases Describing leather garments
LIST307y
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List of phrases          Describing leather garments
VERSE or The leprosy is in Type of Skin Garment
Lv13-48b or The leprosy is in SKIN garments
Lv13-48c or The leprosy is in WORKED SKIN garments
Differs *1 *2
COMMENTS
*1 RAW leather

*2 PROCESSED leather
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VERSE: Lv13-55a
RASHIS COVERED: Ex09-03a Ex06-03c Ex25-40b Ex08-05a Dt29-18a
Lv13-55a
(C) Dr Hendel, Jan-04


SUCCINCT SUMMARY
----------------
One of Rashis 5 main goals is the explanation of GRAMMAR
the same way GRAMMAR books explain grammar. A classical
application of Grammar is the conjugation of verbs. There
are many books listing the conjugation of verbs. My favorite
source is the 12 Page appendix to Volume 5 of the Ibn Shoshan
Dictionary. Rashi will particularly focus on conjugations
- with very rare forms or
- common forms but rare meanings

EXAMPLE Lv13-55a
----------------
The verse say AFTER IT HAS BEEN WASHED. Thus the verse
uses a PASSIVE INFINITIVE (it has been washed)(Rashi).
However as we show below the form HuKaBayS is so obscure
that it doesnt really resemble any form--whether passive,
causative or interactive (reflexive). All we can be
certain about is the verse meaning not the conjugation
used.

EXAMPLE Ex09-03a
----------------
God-s hand WILL BE on your livestock

WILL BE is the ACTIVE MODE, PRESENT TENSE of H-Y-H


EXAMPLE Ex06-03c
----------------
I had not BEEN KNOWN by my name the Creator

BEEN KNOWN is PASSIVE MODE. In other words God did tell
them His name but they never saw Gods creation since eg
God promised them Israel but they never saw this
created (fulfilled). (I.S.(Ibn Shoshan) table 2)

EXAMPLE Ex25-40b
----------------
...the Candellabrah which you are BEING SHOWN in the mountain

BEING SHOWN is present tense, PASSIVE MODE indicating that
God actually showed Moses a Candellabrah design presumably
because Moses had difficulty understanding it (I.S. Table 9)

EXAMPLE Ex08-05a
----------------
(Moses to Pharoh) DARE ME to give a time when the plague
will stop

DARE ME is the INTERACTIVE MODE (I.S. Table 1) of the
root P-A-R (Praise). By DARING Moses to provide a time,
Pharoh is forced to PRAISE God if the plague stops at
that time.


EXAMPLE Dt29-18a
----------------
...and he PATS HIMSELF ON THE BACK saying all is OK

PATS HIMSELF ON THE BACK is the INTERACTIVE MODE (I.S.
Table 1) of the root B-R-Ch which means to BLESS. To
INTERACTIVELY BLESS oneself is to say ALL IS OK
ITEM DETAIL
RASHI RULE CLASS: GRAMMARr
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS Verb Conjugations
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #9
SEE BELOW LIST701f
List of Rare conjugations of verbs
LIST701f
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List of                  Rare conjugations of verbs
VERSE ROOT TENSE MODE TEXT OF VERSE
Lv13-55a C-B-S Infntve Passive*5 After it was WASHED*5
Ex09-03a H-Y-H Present Active Gods hand WILL BE on you
Ex06-03c Y-D-A PAST Passive*1 I was NOT KNOWN as the Creator
Ex25-40b R-A-H Present Passive*2 You ARE BEING SHOWN at mountain
Ex08-05a P-A-R Command Interactive DARE me to stop the plague*3
Dt29-18a B-R-C Past*4 Interactive PATS HIMSELF ON BACK-all is OK
COMMENTS
*1 God-s point is not that God didn't tell the Patriarchs his name,
but rather that God had NOT BEEN KNOWN by that name. In other
words God made promises to the Patriarchs (such as promise of
Israel and redemption from Egypt) but the Patriarchs never
saw these promises fulfilled (Hence God had NOT BEEN KNOWN by
his ability to create--that is they hadnt seen it fulfilled).

In the context, Moses is being reprimanded for wanting
IMMEDIATE fulfillment of prophecy.

*2 Rashi is Simple -- Moses was shown the Candellabrah design
which was sculptored from one piece. From the fact that
the verse explicitly mentions this we infer that Moses had
difficulty in comprehending the design and hence God had
to show it to him.

*3 P-A-R means to PRAISE. The interactive tense means to DARE--
that is, Moses DARED Pharoh to specify a time when the
plague would stop--if the plague stopped at that time
then Gods greatness would be revealed and He would be
PRAISED.


*4 B-R-Ch means to BLESS. Interactive BLESSING means HE PATS
HIMSELF ON THE BACK (He convinces himself that what he
is doing is correct)

*5 This verb is so rare that it is not possible to make any
reasonable comment. Here are some ideas

- Rashi takes it as PASSIVE tense (Nifal)
Now the infinitive of PASSIVE is Hay-A-Cayl. The
rare infinitive of PASSIVE is Hay-A-Chol--this is
conjugation pattern #3490 in Silbermans Grammatical
Form Konkordance (He gives the following examples:
Lv07-18, 2S17-11,Nu09-17, Lv13-14, Ex40-37, Ez43-18,
Lv13-07 ) Clearly however Hay-A-Chol and HuKaBays
are two different forms.

- Silberman himself lists HuKaBays as conjugation form
#7113 -- He thinks it a rare Hitpael or Hifil.

The truth of the matter is that the form is so rare
and obscure that it doesnt really resemble anything!!

All we can be sure is that the verse means AFTER IT
WAS WASHED. The form used doesnt really resemble any
other form (So we should take Rashi SEMANTICALLY not
SYNTACTICALLY)

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