SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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One of Rashis 5 main goals is to indicate paragraph
structure. One method of paragraph structure is to
use the THEME-DETAIL-THEME style. According to the
THEME-DETAIL-THEME method, the DETAIL is perceived as
a DEVELOPMENT of the general paragraph theme and is
interpreted in that manner. We call this the Rashi
method of RABBI ISHMAEL STYLE with the Rashi submethod
of GENERAL-DETAIL-GENERAL

EXAMPLE Lv05-04b - Lv05-04d
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The Biblical text at Lv05-04 has
the following content/structure
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
THEME:  When a desiring soul swears explicitly
DETAIL:  - - - - - - - - - -  for harm or good
THEME:  For anything that a person swears explicitly
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Rashi (paraphrased)
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The detail
- - - - - - - - -
for HARM or GOOD
- - - - - - - - -
is interpreted as DEVELOPING the paragraph theme.

Hence we interpret
- HARM = harm oneself
- GOOD = give pleasure to oneself
and we generalize this to
- any oath on PERMISSABLE events

Hence we include in these laws
- oaths to harm or give pleasure to oneself
- oaths about the future/past (I will/did throw a stone)
and we only exclude non-personal oaths such as
- I will observe the Sabbath.
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Rashi cites the Sifrah which in fact gives other
approaches of generalization. Suffice it therefore to
observe that the underlying principle is one of
generalizing the DETAIL clause to perceive it as a
DEVELOPMENT of the GENERAL THEME.


LIST460q below summarizes this argument

List of clauses in       Lv05-04 (Personal oath)

SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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A powerful but simple Rashi method is the CITATION or CROSS-
REFERENCING of an OTHER VERSE for the purpose of clarifying
a procedure. We call this the Rashi
METHOD of OTHER VERSES and the Rashi
submethod of CITATION.

EXAMPLE Lv05-10a BIRD GUILT OFFERING
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The Biblical text at Lv05-10a states
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And the second bird he should offer as an
UP offering ACCORDING TO PROCEDURE
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Rashi commenting on the phrase ACCORDING TO PROCEDURE explains
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According to the procedure of offering the BIRD UP offering
explained in Lv01-14:17
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LIST270a presents many examples of OTHER VERSES used
to clarify existing verses.

List of verse pairs      with one verse citing the other

SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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A major Rashi method is the ALIGNMENT method. The
ALIGNMENT rule makes inferences from the alignment of
almost identical verses or phrases. When the inferences
are NUANCES that are implied by the minor differences
in the aligned verses we say that Rashi is using the
subrule of NUANCES.

EXAMPLE Lv05-08b BIRD UP vs BIRD GUILT offering
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We compare the requirement to CUT THE HEAD at the
- BIRD UP offering
- BIRD GUILT offering
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Lv05-08: BIRD GUILT: Cut its head but dont divide
Lv01-15: BIRD UP:    Cut its head --------------
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Rashi comments
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From the absence of the crucial phrase BUT DONT DIVIDE in
the BIRD UP offering we infer that the head is COMPLETELY
cut off in the BIRD UP offering.

From the presence of the crucial phrase BUT DONT DIVIDE
in the BIRD GUILT offering we infer that the priest
cuts one of the two major pipes (wind pipe/food pipe)
in the BIRD GUILT offering
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LIST308q belows summarizes this alignment.

List of verses with      BIRD offering & Cut head procedure

Lighting summary of Rashis with emphasis on Rashi rules*10