*1 Jewish law gives numerical quantification to FORMER HABIT...
It must have been done 3 times.  This numerical quantification is
based on an oral tradition and cannot be derived from the Biblical
text.

*1 The verse explicitly continues: AND DO WHAT IS PROPER IN GODS
EYES. This would imply that LISTEN TO VOICE connotes OBEYING
while LISTEN TO VOICE means LISTENING TO ALL NUANCES AND GOING
BEYOND THE LETTER OF THE LAW

*2 The verse explicitly continues: ...AND HE DID ALL HIS
FATHER-IN-LAW asked.  Thus listen to VOICE connotes
listening to NUANCES and REASONS and completely complying

*3 LISTEN TO ME would mean an examination of the words.
LISTEN TO MY VOICE would mean an examination of words
and NUANCES--e.g. David asked God to listen to his
helplessness and note his sincerity in pleaing.

*1 Rashi points out 3 equally possible meanings
- Youngest son (Son born while father  was ELDERLY)
- Wisest son (ELDER=WISDOM)
- Son who resembles father (despite old age he still
looks like son)

*2 This is an example of a DOUBLE METONOMY
Blood is ASSOCIATED with life and COVER is
associated with denial. Hence COVER-BLOOD=conceal-murder

*3 NOON is the midpoint between EVE and DAWN. Hence
NOON is the BETWEEN THE EVES.

*4 The context is the proposed marriage of 15 year old
Rivkah to Isaac from another country. The offer had
been made by the servant of Abraham to Rivkahs family

The Biblical text states: Let us(her parents)
ASK HER MOUTH

This is the ONLY time in the Bible that this
phrase occurs(The verb ASK occurs frequently).
Apparently this phrase means
- Lets DISCUSS or LETS GET AN OPINION*10
Such an interpretation is appropriate for a marriage
decision

*5 FIND-GRACE can equally mean I WISH YOU WELL or
YOU WERE WISHED WELL. Rashi points out that GRACE
by itself has this same connotation (Without the
full phrase FIND GRACE). See LIST854g for further
details

*6 Tzade-Lamed-Ayin means SIDE (and hence can refer
to the RIBS). Thus Ex30-04 speaks about the SIDE
OF SIDES--that is the CORNER.

*7 Actually the idiom consists of two parts
- SQUEEZE the blood
- use of the passive (Blood is SQUEEZED)
Hence the idea that the slaughtered animal is
pushed against the altar wall until the blood
oozes forth.

*8 In other words the WHITE PATCHES on the skin
appear to be a DEEP WOUND (rather than a superficial
skin discoloring) *11

*9 The Bible uses a variety of phrases to indicate
lotteries such as
- SHOOT A LOT Jo18-06
- THROW A LOT Jo18-08
- RAISE A LOT Jo18-11
- PLACE A LOT Lv16-08
- CAST A LOT Is34-17 *12

*10 Hence the Rashi on Gn24-57b: The Biblical text
states that Rivkah responded: I WILL GO.

But Rashi, surprisingly states: I WILL GO WHETHER
YOU LIKE IT OR NOT.

Why did Rashi read such an emphasis into the simple
question and answer
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PARENTS: Rivkah, Will you go with this man
RIVKAH: I will go.
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The answer is that the Bible says
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PARENTS: We will DISCUSS THE MATTER with her;
get her opinion
PARENTS: Rivkah, Will you go with this man
RIVKAH: I will go.
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Thus the context shows that Rivkah was not
INTERESTED IN A DISCUSSION--she had already
made up her mind

*11 Rashi appears to say the following
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ALL WHITE appears deep; like the SUNLIT
part appears deeper than the SHADE
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But the sunlit part does NOT appear deeper than
shade. Hence we interpret this Rashi as follows

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[The skin whiteness is not speckled but]
ALL WHITE; [it appears] deep like a BURN
appears deeper than just on SURFACE OF SKIN
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By comparing the capped words in these two
interpretations of Rashi we infer that we interpret
- ChaMMaH as meaning BURN vs SUNLIT
- SHADE as referring to non-burnt skin (vs shade)
We also interpret
-- [The skin is] ALL WHITE (not speckled); It appears...
vs
-- ALL WHITE APPEARS DEEP
(This is a change in punctuation)

*12 Superficially these phrases seem to be the same
However Rashi on Lv16-08 states that PLACE A LOT
means CASTING A LOT and PLACING the WINNING/LOSING
TICKETS on the winners/losers.

*13 Rashis literal langauge is
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Dont have BIG-SMALL stones with one
contradicting the other
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I however have translated the Biblical text as meaning
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Dont have DOUBLE STANDARD STONES--big small;
(and you use them depending on the customer)
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I believe these two translations are the same--
- Rashi emphasized the MECHANICS of the act
- I emphasized the NEW MEANING
aspect of the Biblical words
You need both aspects to fully understand Rashi

*14 An ASTONISHED or STARTLED person temporarily loses
their capacity to respond to the environment (The
STARTLE reflex). Hence an ASTONISHED HEART refers
to an EMOTION (=heart) where one cant respond--
namely APATHY

*15 The phrase ITS YOUR TURN is used in a context
where a favor had been done to a person who
is now asked to reciprocate

*16 See LIST854i for several examples

*17 See LIST854h for several examples


*18 LIST854j below explores several verses with
the idiom: YESTERDAY ...THREE DAYS AGO. These
verses allow us to test the suggestion that
this means LIKE FORMER HABITUAL BEHAVIOR

Rashi on Ex21-29a states a requirement that
an Ox is not considered a habitual Gorer
unless the goring is done on 3 days.

Rashi does not derive this from the verse. Rather
Rashi on Ex21-29a interprets YESTERDAY...THREE DAYS
AGO the same way he does on Ex05-07c as meaning
FORMER HABITUAL BEHAVIOR.

However Rashi supplements his interpretation of
the phrase YESTERDAY...THREE DAYS AGO with the
mention that Jewish law gives a numerical criteria
that an Ox is not considered a Gorer unless the
act has been done three times. This item in Jewish
law is a numerical measurement handed down by
tradition and should not be perceived as being
derived from the Biblical text.

*19 On Gn16-02c Rashi interprets VOICE to mean HOLY
SPIRIT. On Ex04-08a Rashi suggests that God
told Moses that he should tell the Jews that he
(Moses) was being punished for receiving slander.

In both these cases LISTEN TO VOICE seems to mean
- listen to the nuances/consequences/

*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.

All lists may be found at http://www.Rashiyomi.com/lists.htm