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VERSE: Lv26-13b
RASHIS COVERED: Lv26-13b Lv26-13c Lv27-02b Lv27-03a Lv27-03b
Lv27-08c
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SUCCINCT SUMMARY ---------------- The RASHI WORD MEANING method seeks to present dictionary meaning. Rashi uses 10 vehicles to infer word meaning. Many Biblical word meanings follow the rule of METONOMY. METONOMY means that a word can refer to a closely related item--for example AMERICA DEFEATED IRAQ really means THE AMERICAN PEOPLE DEFEATED THE IRAQUI PEOPLE. Here AMERICA metonomically means AMERICANS. EXAMPLE Lv26-13b ---------------- - The Hebrew word Mem-Tet-Hey means STICK/POLE - The Hebrew word Mem-Vav-Tet means POLE-LATCH Both these words come from the same Hebrew root. Here the POLE-LATCH is named METONOMICALLY by POLE Thus the verse is translated -------------------------------------------------- I, God, will break the LATCHES of your [slave] yokes -------------------------------------------------- EXAMPLE Lv26-13c ---------------- The Biblical phrase -------------------------------------- I will take you out of Egypt STANDING -------------------------------------- means -------------------------------------- I will take you out of Egypt PROUDLY -------------------------------------- Here the emotional state of PROUD is METONOMICALLY named by a related physical state, STANDING. EXAMPLE Lv27-02b ---------------- The Biblical phrase --------------------------------------------- When a person vows in VALUES OF SOULS --------------------------------------------- means for example that the person vows ------------------------------------------- I donate my son's soul to the sanctuary ------------------------------------------- In other words the phrase VOW SOUL metonomically refers to vowing the VALUE OF THE SOUL to the sanctuary. EXAMPLE Lv27-03a Lv27-03b ------------------------- Rashi distinguishes between - FEE - FEE SCHEDULE The word FEE refers to what each person charges. So one grocer may charge one dollar for a quart of orange juice while another may charge seventy five cents. The word FEE SCHEDULE refers to FIXED FEES independent of labor and transportation costs of each individual. So a FEE SCHEDULE may allow only 80 cents for a quart of Orange Juice, one dollar fifty for two quarts. Rashi interprets the Biblical phrase --------------------------------------- the MALE YOUR-VALUE is fifty dollars for 20-60 year olds --------------------------------------- to mean --------------------------------------------- if a person vows:'The worth of my son's 20 year old soul to the temple' then the person does NOT pay based on his particular son's worth and talents, but rather, the person vowing pays according to a FEE-SCHEDULE. The FEE-SCHEDULE looks at GENDER and AGE GROUP. So for example - MALE 20-60 has a value of FIFTY shekel --------------------------------------------- Here Rashi METONOMICALLY identifies FEE with FEE SCHEDULE. Rashi goes a step further. Rashi states - VALUE means FEE - YOUR-VALUE means FEE-SCHEDULE since it connotes what you must absolutely pay Rashi observes that the grammatical construction YOUR-VALUE to coin a new term is peculiar. Rashi states ---------------------------------------- I don't know [a precedent] for this term ---------------------------------------- LIST871m below presents other examples of Biblical METONOMY | ||
ITEM | DETAIL | |
RASHI RULE CLASS: | WORD MEANING | |
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS | NEW MEANINGS | |
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE | #7 | |
SEE BELOW | LIST871m | |
List of | words which mean related items-METONOMY |
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List of words which mean related items-METONOMY*10 | ||||
VERSE | BIBLICAL PHRASE | TRANSLATION | NOTES | |
Lv26-13c | Redeem you STANDING | PROUDLY | ||
Lv26-13b | break the STICK of yoke | break LATCH of yoke | ||
Lv27-02b | vow SOUL | vow VALUE OF SOUL | ||
Lv27-03a | YOUR-VALUE | Fee Schedule | ||
Lv27-03b | YOUR-VALUE | Fee-Schedule | ||
Lv27-08c | what his HAND can GRAB | what he can AFFORD | ||
Gn49-26d | BREASTS | Ejaculation | ||
Gn49-26c | EJACTULATION and WOMBS | Many happy children | ||
Gn30-35c | sheep with WHITE | WHITE PATCHES | ||
Ex30-07b | FLAMES of candellabrah | OIL PANS hold flames | ||
Ex27-20a | CLEAR OIL | OIL without dregs | *4 | |
Gn30-39a | aroused by STICKS | REFLECTION OF STICKS | *11 | |
Ex14-07c | FIRST-SECOND-THIRD | PRES-VicePres-Secrtry | ||
Ex22-02b | He has BLOOD | Guilty of BLOODSHED | ||
Nu35-27a | He doesnt have BLOOD | Not a MURDERER | ||
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Gn23-04b | PLOT OF GRAVE | Burial Plot | *12 | |
Dt25-09a | Spit IN FACE | Spit TOWARDS HIM | *1 | |
Lv05-04a | Swear by lips | Verbally(Explicitly) | *2 | |
Ex28-08a | Belt OF his AYPHOD | Belt USED with AYPHOD | *3 | |
Ex28-31a | the dress OF AYPHD | Aypohd USED with DRES | *3 | |
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*1 Cf However Lv15-08a Spit ON Him = Actually spit on him The rule seems to be that SPIT ON HIM is literal whereas SPIT ON FACE (use of FACE vs FULL PERSON) means SPIT TOWARDS HIM *2 eg If I am angry and mentally curse or if I am angry and start ranting and raving without however fully articulating everything on my mind -- in these two cases I may have sworn IN MY MIND but I have not sworn WITH MY LIPS (Explicitly) *3 Contrast Ex20-03a OTHER GODS=GODS OF OTHER PEOPLE vs Ex21-02a JEWISH SLAVE = SLAVE AND JEWISH Technically the possessive --OF-- can mean - OWNED BY (eg OTHER GODS = gODS of OTHERS) - PROPERTY (eg JEWISH SLAVE=SLAVE who is JEWISH) - ASSOCIATED WITH (eg BELT OF GARMENT=Belt USED with Garment) Note Rashi proves the JEWISH SLAVE=SLAVE WHO IS JEWISH by citing an other verse Dt15-12 *11 *4 Rashis real point here ('What is bothering Rashi') is that the METONOMY rule requires that CLEAR OIL could either mean - literally clear oil - oil producing a clear flame Rashi advises us that here it is literal Rashi also cites the Talmud Menachoth which outlines the production process *5 So - VALUE = FEE - YOUR-VALUE = FEE SCHEDULE(Fixed amount for each gender and age group)*13 | ||||
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*10 The difference between this list; LIST871m and the sister list, LIST871d, of IDIOMS BY METONOMY is that - LIST871d lists new phrases that have entered the language as idioms--for example, HOLY COINS refers to COINS USED/RELATED TO THE HOLY TEMPLE - LIST871m lists one time usages of metonomy-- for example SHEEP WITH WHITE refers to SHEEP WITH WHITE PATCHES. The difference is that HOLY COINS always refer to TEMPLE-RELATED coins while WHITE does not always refer to WHITE PATCHES---in other words it is a one time use of the RELATED MEANING rule. The metonomy of most of the examples in this list can be inferred from context. *11 It is important to emphasize that SHEEP do NOT get aroused from merely seeing something patched (which reminds them of sheep of the opposite gender). Rather JACOB FIXED the STICKS IN THE WATER. The water in the troughs was FLOWING water. Hence the reflection of the sticks in the water gave the appearance of MOVING / PULSATING ITEMS WITH PATCHES. It is these MOVING / PULSATING items with patches that aroused the female sheep since the pulsating bobbing sticks resembled aroused males. Once the females became aroused the males mated them. So Jacobs trick was to mimic LIVE MALE PATCHED SHEEP by using water reflections of PATCHED STICKS. *12 The Hebrew word A-Chu-Zah by itself can refer to a plot of land (without any additional words): ------------------------------------------------------ Cf Gn47-11 Gave them a PLOT Cf Lv25-46 These slaves shall be a PLOT for inheritance Cf Nu27-04 Give us please a PLOT among our brothers ------------------------------------------------------ *13 Rashi admits that ----------------------------------------------------- I don't understand (know of a precedent) for the peculiar grammatical construction: YOUR-VALUE ----------------------------------------------------- Rashi was NOT stating that he did not know what YOUR-VALUE vs VALUE means. In fact he says explicitly ------------------------------------------------- the value was fixed for each gender and age group ------------------------------------------------- Rather what Rashi did not know was a precedent for the peculiar grammatical form: YOUR-VALUE |
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VERSE: Lv27-10a
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SUCCINCT SUMMARY ---------------- A powerful but simple Rashi method is the CITATION or CROSS- REFERENCING of an OTHER VERSE for the purpose of adding FURTHER DETAILS to a verse we are studying. We call this the Rashi METHOD of OTHER VERSES and the Rashi submethod of FURTHER DETAILS Lv27-10a -------- Lv27-10 states -------------------------------------------- Do not exchange a BAD dedicated animal for a GOOD one -------------------------------------------- The phrases BAD [SACRIFICE] vs GOOD [SACRIFICE] are illumined by an OTHER VERSE Lv22-18:20 --------------------------------------------------------- If you offer a sacrifice then - A PLEASING SACRIFICE requires unBLEMISHED... - BLEMISHED SACRIFICES do not offer;they are not pleasing --------------------------------------------------------- From this other verse we infer that - GOOD = UNBLEMISHED - BAD = BLEMISHED LIST210y presents many examples of verses illumined by other verses | ||
ITEM | DETAIL | |
RASHI RULE CLASS | OTHER VERSES | |
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS | FURTHER DETAILS | |
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE | #1 | |
SEE BELOW | LIST210y | |
List of verses pairs | with one verse illuminating another |
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List of verses pairs with one verse illuminating another LIST210y CONTINUES LIST210a LIST210z | ||||
VERSE | TEXT OF VERSE | OTHER VRSE | DETAILS | |
Lv27-10a | GOOD:BAD sacrifice | Lv22-18:20 | BAD=BLEMISHED | |
Lv26-11a | MY DWELLING PLACE in you | Ex25-08 | DWELLING PLAC=TEMPLE | |
Lv10-20a | Moses liked refutation | Nu09-08 | Acknowledged no-know | |
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Lv05-02a | IMPURE & INCURS GUILT | Lv07-20 | IMPURE & EATS HOLIES | |
Lv05-02a | IMPURE & INCURS GUILT | Nu19-20 | IMPURE & EATS HOLIES | |
Lv05-02a | IMPURE & INCURS GUILT | Lv22-02:07 | IMPURE & EATS | |
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Lv05-15b | TRESPASS TEMPLE:Pay 1.2 | Lv22-10:14 | Impure eats Terurmah | |
Lv05-15b | Any Temple Trespass | Dt15-19 | Dont shear wool holy | |
Lv05-15b | Any Temple trespass | Dt15-19 | Dont work holy animl | |
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Lv02-14b | Bring FIRST SPRING FRUIT | Ex09-31 | BARLEY*8 | |
Ex32-05b | Aaron built ALTAR | Ex32-02 | Yank wife jewelery*7 | |
Ex32-05c | Holiday to God TOMORROW | Ex32-02 | Yank wife jewelery*7 | |
Ex32-05d | Holiday to GOD | Ex32-02 | Yank wife jewelery*7 | |
Ex18-19c | Bring WORDS OF LAW to Gd | Ex18-16 | peoples LAWSUITS *6 | |
Gn45-24a | Dont get ANGRY ON ROAD*5 | Gn42-21:22 | Fight who did me in | |
Gn45-18a | I-ll give BEST OF LAND | Gn47-11 | BEST OF LAND=Ramsyth | |
Gn35-22b | Reuven slept with Bilhah | Gn49-04*4 | play with Dads beds | |
Gn26-29a | We didnt HARM you | Gn26-16 | we ASKED you to go*1 | |
Gn26-33a | City of SHEVA named for | Gn21-30:31 | OATH=SheVuAh*2 | |
Gn27-27b | FRAGRANT BLESSED FIELD | Lv23-40 | ETHROG=SPLENDOR*3 | |
Gn33-18a | Jacob came WHOLE to city | Gn32-32 | Jacob LIMPED*11 | |
Dt27-12a | Blessings ON Mountain | Jo08-30:35 | ...FACING MOUNTAIN | |
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*1 We ASKED you to go but didnt HARASS you till you went *2 The point being that the city wasnt named for the symbolic use of SEVEN (SHIVAH) lambs to seal the treaty(BUt rather the SEVEN lambs symbolically affirm the OATH=SHEVA for which the city was named) *3 Gn27-27b refers to a BLESSED FRAGRANT FIELD while Lv23-40 refers to a TREE OF SPLENDOR.*10 *4 Reuven did not actually sleep with Bilhah. Rather his fathers favorite bedware was kept on Bilhah's bed since Bilhah, Rachels concubine, reminded him of her after Rachels death. Reuven felt that his father should be living with Leah, since Leah was a bonafide wife. Reuven felt it insulting that Jacob preferred a concubine vs a real wife. Hence he switched the bedware from Bilhahs bed to Leahs bed in order to talk his father out of his behavior For our translation of Gn49-04 see footnote *12 *5 Gn45-05 also supports this. *6 Rashis real point is to avoid confusion The phrase WORDS OF LAW usually refers to Gods words of law, the Torah. However in Ex18-19c and Ex18-16 it refers to the LAWSUITS of the people. *7 In LIST901i we have shown that the root Pay-Resh-Kuph means - UNLOAD (in active mode) - YANK OFF (in intense mode - SLIP OFF (in intensive mode) Since the verse is translated as ------------------------------------------ Aaron asked them to YANK the Jewelery off their wives ------------------------------------------ Rashi comes to the conclusion that Aaron was interested in a fight (YANK off wives) and was stalling for time. Rashi learns this from the word YANK. This OTHER VERSE motivates Rashi to reinterpret several verses as also indicating stalling tactics. More specifically Rashi explains the following as stalling tactics - Aaron built an altar---RASHI: To stall for time - Aaron said: A holiday TOMORROW--RASHI: To stall for time - Aaron said: A holiday to GOD--RASHI: He was hoping Moses would return and they would have a real holiday to God. *8 It was Malbim's genious to bring an extra OTHER VERSE - Ex09-31 shows BARLEY ripens first in EARLY SPRING - Ex34-22 shows WHEAT ripens in LATE Spring. Malbim/Rashi applies this distinction to Lv23 - Lv23-10 describes the FIRST BARLEY brought on Passover - Lv23-17 describes the FIRST WHEAT brought on Pentecost --------------------- LONGER FOOTNOTES --------------------- *10 Rashi uses the languages ------------------------------- this refers to an APPLE orchard ------------------------------- But apple orchards are not known for their fragrance. Rather the reference is probably to an -------------- ETHROG orchard -------------- which has a characteristic hypnotic fragrance. The Hebrew word for ETHROG is GOLDEN APPLE.(The beauty of fragrance of an ETHROG ORCHARD was mentioned by the Rav, Rabbi Soloveitchick). *11 Rashi citing the Talmud states ------------------------------------------------------- Jacob came whole - from LIMP - from Monetary gifts to Esauv(Jacob had all his money) - with all his learning ------------------------------------------------------- But there 3 items all emanate from Gn32-32 where we are told that Jacob fought with an angel and won. Since he won - he did not lose money - he did not lose his Jewishness *12 Gn49-04 is translated by us as ------------------------------------- you played with your fathers beds ------------------------------------- Note the PLURAL BEDS vs BED...this shows that two BEDS (not the one bed of BILHAH) was involved We translate the Hebrew root &LH (to go up) as &LL (To play with). - THere are no other cases where &LH means &LL - but interchanges of 1-2-Hey and 1-2-2 roots does frequently occur in the Bible - Finally the verse wouldnt make sense if &LH was translated as GO UP since the phrase ------------------------- Go Up on your fathers bed ------------------------- couldnt refer to intimacy since intimacy is always referred to as GOING DOWN instead of GOING UP. |
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Lightning summary of Rashis with emphasis on Rashi rules*10 | |||
# | LIST | BRIEF SUMMARY OF RASHI EMPHASIZING USE OF RASHI RULES | |
7 | 871m | STANDING=proudly;STICK=latch;HAND CAN GRAB=affordable; | |
7 | 871m | FEE=fee schedule; VALUE SOUL=I vow my son's soul to temple | |
1 | 210y | BAD:GOOD in sacrifices means BLEMISHED:NON-BLEMISHED | |
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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. All lists may be found at http://www.Rashiyomi.com/lists.htm |
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VERSE | RULE | BRIEF DESCRIPTION | |
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Lv26-13b | WORD MEANING | STAND=proud;HAND cAN GRAB=affordable | |
Lv26-13c | WORD MEANING | STAND=proud;HAND cAN GRAB=affordable | |
Lv27-02b | WORD MEANING | STAND=proud;HAND cAN GRAB=affordable | |
Lv27-03a | WORD MEANING | STAND=proud;HAND cAN GRAB=affordable | |
Lv27-03b | WORD MEANING | STAND=proud;HAND cAN GRAB=affordable | |
Lv27-08c | WORD MEANING | STAND=proud;HAND cAN GRAB=affordable | |
Lv27-10a | OTHER VERSES | BAD OFFERING=blemished;GOOD=UNBLEMSH | |
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