SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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One of Rashi's 10 major methods is to explain MEANING the
same way a dictionary explains meaning. We call this
Rashi METHOD of MEANING.

Rashi had 10 sub-methods by which to explain MEANING.
When Rashi shows a UNIFYING MEANING to the disparate
meanings of a single Hebrew root we say that Rashi is
using the UNIFIED MEANING sub-method

EXAMPLE  Root A-Ch-Z, (AXZ) means ...
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GRIP refers to the physical act of GRIPPING. Hence it
also refers to anything PERMANANT. It can mean

a) to Grip (e.g. Grab the grain)
b) medical condition (e.g. gripped by pain)
c) a group of friends (that grip one another in friendship)
They stay PERMANANTLY together in all circumstances
d) overlay of utensil or house (e.g. Gripped by cedars)
It is a PERMANANT overlay
d) a portion or INHERITANCE of land-land you have PERMANANTLY
f) One's REPUTATION and HONOR--the things people say
about you that are PERMANANT and intrinsic to you

List of meanings of root A-Ch-Z (AXZ) = to grip

SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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One of Rashi's 10 major methods is the study of FORMATTING
effects that indicate emphasis. We call this the Rashi method
of FORMATTING.

Modern authors have a variety of methods to indicate FORMATTING
such as a) bold-underline-italics, b) bullets, c) paragraphing.
Modern authors use bold-underline-italics to indicate
emphasis. The Biblical authors use REPETITION to indicate
emphasis. We call this the Rashi sub-method of REPETITION.

EXAMPLE Lv25-26c
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The following verses repeat a theme
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-Lv25-43 If your brother sells himself don't WORK HIM MENIALLY
-Lv25-46 Don't WORK YOUR BROTHERS MENIALLY
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We have CAPPED the REPEATED phrase. Modern formatting would
use BOLDFACE, ITALICS or UNDERLINE. Such formatting creates
EMPHASIS. This EMPHASIS in turn can lead to either broad
or literal interpretation.

In this particular case it seems natural to create emphasis
by interpreting broadly
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Rashi:
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Don't work your brother menially in any case, whether
he is a slave or not. Hence
- a master may not work a slave menially(Lv25-43)
- a king may not order his subjects to work menially
- a head of court may not order his subjects to work menially
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LIST150a below presents other examples where verses are
interpreted broadly because of a REPETITION.

List of verses with REPEATED words interpreted broadly

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. We call this the Rashi rule of ALIGNMENT
When Rashi identifies two cases from the ALIGNMENT we call
this the Rashi sub-method of TWO CASES


EXAMPLE Lv25-44 Using people as slaves
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Compare the following paragraphs discussing
the right to use people as slaves

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Lv25-39:40 Treat Jews like WORKERS not like slaves
Lv25-44    Slaves from SURROUNDING NON-JEWISH NATIONS ARE OK
Dt20-16:18 Don't allow alive any of the conquered 7 nations
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Rashi
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From the ALIGNMENT of these verses we infer
- Jews, although they can technically be sold as slaves,
cannot be treated as slaves
- Non-Jewish survivors, from the 7 nations the Jews conquer,
must be put to death (Hence we cannot use them as slaves)
- Non-Jews from the nations surrounding Israel can be
used as slaves
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LIST314c below summarizes these arguments

Align clauses in         Lv25-39:40,Lv25-44,Dt20-16:18. SLAVES:

SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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One of Rashis 10 major methods is to clarify complex
logical, algebraic and geometric comments with examples.
We call this the Rashi method of SPREADSHEETS. This method
equally applies to ANY ILLUSTRATION BY EXAMPLE whether
- simple illustrative examples
- clarification of algebraic ideas
- clarification of geometric ideas
- clarification thru spreadsheets

EXAMPLE 1: Lv25-43a
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Lv25-43a states
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Don't work a slave MENIALLY
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Rashi (paraphrased) clarifies with illustrative examples
what menially means
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MENIAL does not
- not refer to how much energy is use to do the work
MENIAL does
- refer to lack of purpose
e.g. 'Go chop some wood' when such wood is not needed
- refer to unspecified work
e.g. 'Work till I come home' vs
Work the entire yard' or
WOrk 4 hours'
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EXAMPLE 2: Lv25-45a
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Lv25-44:45 in discussing whom can be used for slaves states
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You can purchase slaves from the nations surrounding Israel
OR
You can also acquire slaves from the sons of the residents
who live with you
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Rashi (Paraphrased) clarifies
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We know from Dt20-16 that Jews are not allowed
to use the 7 nations they conquer Israel from
as slaves since they must kill them because
of their evil. Lv25-44 allows us however to
acquire non-jewish slaves from nations surrounding
Israel. Lv25-45 allows us to also obtain slaves from
the CHILDREN OF RESIDENTS
- that is, for EXAMPLE, a non-Jew from outside Israel
marries a woman from the 7 nations--even though she
must be killed her children follow the father and
therefore may be purchase for slaves
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LIST690a below summarizes these comments

Rashis requiring         Spreadsheets/Algebra

Lightning summary of Rashis with emphasis on Rashi rules*10