SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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The GRAMMAR method seeks to explain basic Biblical
grammar the same way modern textbooks explain grammar
GRAMMAR covers a broad variety of topics. Today we
focus on the skillful use of sentence REARRANGEMENT
to clarify meaning.

EXAMPLE Ex30-18c
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The Biblical text at Ex30-18c states
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Make a
-copper lavern and a
-copper foundation TO WASH
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Rashi comments
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The verse should be read
-  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -
Make a
- copper lavern TO WASH, and a
- copper foundation
-  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -
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Notice how Rashi reinterprets the verse
by rearranging the place of the word WASH.
Here Rashi uses the rule of REARRANGEMENT
LIST076a below gives other Rashis whose
principle is REARRANGEMENT

List of verses with      Use of REARRANGEMENT

SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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The BULLET method seeks to make textual inferences from
paragraph and bullet structure.


EXAMPLE: Bulleted text of Ex30-23:24
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The bulleted text reads as follows
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THEME  Moses, Take
THEME  HEAD perfumes
DETAIL               Mor       500 units of weight
DETAIL               Knmn      500 units of weight
DETAIL               KaNH      250 units of weight
DETAIL               Kidah     500 units of weight
DETAIL               Olive oil 1   unit of volume
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The Bulleted structure allows several inferences
- Ex30-24a: Kidah an unknown Hebrew word is a PERFUME
like the other items in the list

Here Rashi uses inference by bulleted structure

- Ex30-23a: There are no units in the opening phrase--
HEAD PERFUMES--hence Rashi re-interprets the phrase
to mean DISTINGUISHED PERFUMES (i.e. the HEAD perfumes
are the CHIEF and BEST perfumes).

BULLETED structure of    Ex30-23:24

SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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The WORD MEANING method seeks to explain dictionary meaning.
Rashi had 10 vehicles to explain meaning. Words can be named
by EIGHT METHODS including naming by FORM, FUNCTION and FEEL.
For example both the UNITED NATIONS and PENTAGON are
organizations which protect. However the PENTAGON is named
by its FORM while the UNITED NATIONS is named by its FUNCTION
and GOAL (To unite nations).

EXAMPLE Ex30-18b
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The Hebrew root, Caph-Vav-Nun means to PREPARE, MAKE FIRM, LAY
A FOUNDATION. Hence the word Caph-Nun means a FOUNDATION TABLE,
a table on which other items --- flowers, wash-basins etc ---
are placed. Here the word Caph-Nun is named by its FUNCTION
and PURPOSE---to be a foundation to other objects.

LIST810c belows presents other examples of items
named by FUNCION

List of words named by FUNCTION(e.g. the U.N.)

SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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The WORD MEANING method seeks to explain dictionary meaning.
Rashi had 10 vehicles to explain meaning. Words can be named
by EIGHT METHODS including naming by FORM, FUNCTION and FEEL.
For example both the UNITED NATIONS and PENTAGON are
organizations which protect. However the PENTAGON is named
by its FORM while the UNITED NATIONS is named by its FUNCTION
and GOAL (To unite nations).

EXAMPLE Ex30-34a Ex30-34b Ex30-34c
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- The DRIP is a perfume which DRIPS from tree bark.
Hence the DRIP is named by its FORM

- The FATTY is a perfume which smells like putrid FAT
Hence the FATTY is named by how it FEELS

- The SHINY is a perfume which is SHINY
Hence the SHINY is named by its FORM

LIST813b below gives others examples of items named by FORM
LIST819a below gives other examples of items named by FEEL
(The best know English example of an item named by FEEL is
HARDSHIP).

SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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The STYLE method seeks to describe paragraph style and
indicate which ideas are main ideas and which ideas are
illustrative examples. The THEME-DETAIL-THEME style
is used to indicate a MAIN THEME followed by
ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES and DETAILS.

EXAMPLE Ex30-34d,Ex30-34e
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Ex30-34 discusses the perfume ingredients of the Temple
perfume. The structure used is GENERAL-DETAIL-GENERAL
- GENERAL: Take perfumes
- DETAILS: ------------- Drippy, Shiny, Fatty perfumes
- GENERAL: Perfumes and
- -------  pure frankincense

Each of these perfumes had specific characteristics
- DRIPPY perfume was gathered from BARK DRIPS
- SHINY perfume came from SHINY looking plants
- FATTY perfume smelled like putrid FAT

The GENERAL-DETAIL-GENERAL style requires that we
perceive the entire unit as a paragraph with a
general theme. Therefore we generalize the DETAILS
listed to ANYTHING SIMILAR to them that fits the
GENERAL theme. Hence we take all similar perfumes
(those that drip, those that are shiny and those
that are bad smelling). The PURE FRANKINCENSE
is mentioned SEPARATELY and is added as is.

LIST450L summarizes this approach

SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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The SYMBOLISM method seeks to find verses which
MUST be interpreted symbolically. The SYMBOLISM
method also tells us the rules governing the
symbolic interpretation.


Rashi gives SYMBOLIC meaning to the items in Ex30-34
- SHINY perfume refers to FLASHY people on the go
- FATTY perfume refers to OBESE people who dont
control themselves and always say yes
- DRIPPY perfume refers to STATELY PEOPLE who do
things BIT by BIT (Drop by drop) and know how
to exercise restraint.
All three people types are needed in the community
and this is symbolized by the KETORETH which had
all ingredients.

LIST975j summarizes these symbolic arguments.

List of words            named by FEEL(e.g. HARDship)

List of words            named by FORM(e.g. brain-STORMING)

List of perfumes in Ex30-27 [PERFUME-drip,putrid-PERFUME]*4

List of correspondence   of Perfume types vs. People types*1

Lighting summary of Rashis with emphasis on Rashi rules*10