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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
COMING SOON The FAQ will be posted on website soon
COMMENTS

LONGER FOOTNOTES

LIGHTNING SUMMARIES
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Lighting summary of Rashis with emphasis on Rashi rules*10
# LIST BRIEF SUMMARY OF RASHI EMPHASIZING USE OF RASHI RULES
12 343h Nu35-20:23 If he PUSHES/SHOVES/HITS with HATRED/ENMITY/AMBUSH
10 313q LAND SALE reverts in Jubillee;INHERITANCE never reverts
1 210z BLOOD REDEEMER=NEAREST OF KIN;ATONEMENT=MONETARY ATONEMENT
NOTES
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*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.
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Rashis covered in this issue
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VERSE RULE BRIEF DESCRIPTION
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Nu35-31a OTHER VERSES REDEEMER=relative;ATONEMENT=monetary
Nu35-12a OTHER VERSES REDEEMER=relative;ATONEMENT=monetary
Nu36-08b ALIGNMENT Inheritance no reverts;3 HATRED words
Nu35-20a ALIGNMENT Inheritance no reverts;3 HATRED words
Nu35-23a ALIGNMENT Inheritance no reverts;3 HATRED words
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VERSE: Nu35-31a
RASHIS COVERED: Nu35-31a Nu35-12a
Nu35-31a
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SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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One of Rashis five main goals is to illuminate verse meaning
using cross references to OTHER VERSES. In certain cases
OTHER VERSES help determine precise meaning.

EXAMPLE: Nu35-31a ATONEMENT=MONETARY
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Nu35-31a refers to not taking ATONEMENT (KOFER) for the
murderer. This is illumined by Ex21-30 which explains
that ATONEMENT refers to MONETARY ATONEMENT

EXAMPLE: Nu35-12a BLOOD REDEEMER
--------------------------------
Nu35-19 speaks about a BLOOD REDEEMER. This is further
amplified by Lv25-25:26 which explains that (FIELD) REDEEMER
is the NEAREST OF KIN
ITEM DETAIL
RASHI RULE CLASS OTHER VERSES
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS FURTHER DETAILS
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #1
SEE BELOW LIST210z
List of verses pairs with one verse illuminating another
LIST210z
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List of verses pairs     with one verse illuminating another
LIST210z CONTINUES LIST210a
VERSE TEXT OF VERSE OTHER VRSE DETAILS
Nu35-31a Dont take MURDER RANSOM Ex21-30 Monetary Ransom
Nu35-12a The REDEEMER OF BLOOD*5 Lv25-25:26 Nearest of Kin
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 is also an element of IDIOM (NEW MEANING HERE)
That is Lv25-25:26 speaks about the REDEEMER(=Nearest
of Kin) while Nu35-19 speaks about the BLOOD REDEEMER
However the concepts are similar....the REDEEMER
in each case is the NEAREST OF KIN.
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VERSE: Nu36-08b
RASHIS COVERED: Nu36-08b Nu35-20a Nu35-23a
Nu36-08b
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SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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Rashi frequently makes powerful inferences from the alignment
of ALMOST similar verses. The minor variations between these
almost similar verses suggests nuances and differences.or
even meaning.

EXAMPLE Nu36-08b SALE vs INHERITANCE in Jubillee
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Lv25-13 states that SOLD land reverts to original owner in YOVEL
Nu36-08b states that INHERITED land never reverts back in YOVEL

EXAMPLE Nu35-20:21 vs Nu35-22:23
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Nu35-20:21 speaks about WILLFUL murder. The Bible describes
how a murderer might PUSH/THROW/HIT with ENMITY/HATRED/AMBUSH

Nu35-22:23 speaks about NEGLIGENT murder. The Bible describes
how a negligent murderer might PUSH/THROW/---- without
ENMITY/HATRED/AMBUSH/BEING AN ENEMY

An alignment of these 2 verses shows that
- they both discuss murder by PUSH/THROW/HITTING
- a crucial issue is whether there was ENMITY/HATRED/AMBUSH

By aligning these verses we gain unifying insight into
the common words used; we also infer how to FILL IN the
verses.
ITEM DETAIL
RASHI RULE CLASS: ALIGNMENT
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS MEANING
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #12
SEE BELOW LIST343h
List of words meaning SMITING/HATRED in Nu34-20:23
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RASHI SUBRULE CLASS 2 CASES
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #10
SEE BELOW LIST313q
List of verses with Return of land to owner in Jubillee
LIST343h
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List of words meaning    SMITING/HATRED in Nu34-20:23
Nu35-20:21 Verb Nu35-22:23 Verb Nu-20:21(Adj) 22:23 (Adjective)
PUSH PUSH S-N-H A-Y-Vah
THROW THROW Tz-D-Y-H Tz-D-Y-H
SMITE ----- A-Y-Vah Not his ENEMY(OYv)
*1 *2 *3 *3
COMMENTS
*1 The Bible in Nu35-20:21 describes WILLFUL murder and uses
the verbs PUSH WITH HATRED, THROW WITH HATRED, SMITE WITH
HATRED

*2 The Bible in Nu35-22:23 describes NEGLIGENT murder
and uses the verbs PUSH/THROW. Although it does not
use the verb TO SMITE we can see thru the alignment
that it is intended (Rashi Nu35-23a)*10

*3 A comparison of the adjectives in both columns shows some
criss-crossing (eg AYVAH is used with PUSH vs SMITE).

The adjectives used S-N-H, A-Y-Vah Tz-D-Y-H all seem to
denote WILLFUL HATRED. This is consistent with the explicit
phrase in Nu35-23...HE WAS NOT HIS ENEMY as well as with
the fact that Tz-D-Y-H normally denotes HUNTING (Cf the
English HUNTING HIM DOWN to denote malicious hatred)

In summary: The words used mean HATRED(Rashi:Nu35-20a)

LONGER FOOTNOTES

*10 The full text is as follows
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- If he PUSHED him -------------------- without HATRED or
- If he THREW on him ------------------ without AMBUSH or
- [If he------------] a lethal stone--- he wasnt his ENEMY
----------------------------------------------------------

Clearly the intent of the last phrase is IF HE HIT HIM WITH
A LETHAL STONE.

This obvious ellipsis is consistent with the verbs used
in the previous verses describing willful murder:PUSH, THROW
HIT (Rashi Nu35-23a)

LIST313q
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List of verses with      Return of land to owner in Jubillee
VERSE TOPIC Land stays with WHO
Lv25-13 Sale Land reverts to original owner
Nu36-08b Inheritance Land stays with buyer*1
COMMENTS
*1 The comparison is not intrinsically needed
to understand the text. Rather...the comparison
enhances the argument presented
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If the women of the tribe marry out of the
tribe then their fathers
estate, when inherited, will leave the tribe
AND ALSO NOT COME BACK EVEN IN JUBILEE
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