*1 Hence the fire did not burn their clothes
The idea that the FIRES mentioned in Dt05
or Ex20 was the FIRE OF PROPHECY vs REAL
FIRE is supported by many verses and
themes (Dt05-21). There are other Biblical
supports for this idea but this will suffice
for now.*10

*2 Also echoed in Rashi Lv07-07b (OFFERING PRIEST
means PRIESTS WHO COULD OFFER)

*3 Thus the request to kill the Jews is seen as a WISH
(BROAD interpretation)not as something real

*4 That Bilam didnt know what his donkey knew is
interpreted literally. That he claimed to know
Gods thoughts is considered a LIE(Broad, non-
literal interpretation).

*10 It does not detract from the greatness of the
miracle of revelation that the FIRE means FIRE
OF PROPHECY.

For Judaism does not view Gods greatness in His
ability to make a mountain smoke with Fire.

Rather Judaism views Gods greatness in His
ability to make people burn with Spiritual Prophecy

*1 The verse speaks about the ritual of
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Gathering the people to hear the reading of the law
once every 7 years
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*2 Dt31-12 speaks about the 4 groups
- MEN WOMEN INFANTS ALIENS

Dt31-13 speaks only about CHILDREN

*3 The same in each verse

*4 Notice how MEN come to HEAR LEARN FEAR OBSERVE
while
CHILDREN WHO DO NOT YET KNOW come to HEAR-LEARN-FEAR

Thus the extra word OBSERVE is conspicuously added
to Dt31-12. From this difference Rashi infers the
fundamental principle that
- Different groups
- come for different purposes.*10

*10 From the verse we can explicitly infer that

- ADULTS come to HEAR-LEARN-FEAR-OBSERVE
- CHILDREN come to HEAR-LEARN-FEAR

We can then generalize this approach of the verse that
- different groups (Adults, children, aliens, women)
- come for different purposes.


Namely
- WOMEN comes principally to HEAR-LEARN-FEAR (and observe
their commandments)

- INFANTS come to enable those who bring them to obtain
reward

- ALIENS come to learn to REVERE and respect prophecy
(Not in the verse or Rashi but logical). From this
verse I infer that the Noachides BESIDES having
7 laws also have an 8th law----to respect prophetic
orders (else how could they be held accountable
for their actions).

The basic thrust of Rashi is that the ALIGNMENT teaches
us that
- DIFFERENT GROUPS
- COME FOR DIFFERENT PURPOSES.

Rashi (and I) then state how this general principle
is implemented. Even if you disagree with my interpretation
the IDEA of assigning roles to each person is fundamental.

*1 Here is the way to use this list. We use the first row

Verse Column
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First we look up the verse Ex19-22a AND ALSO THE PRIESTS
WILL SEPARATE.

Text Column
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We see the text---- PRIESTS separate.

Also Column
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This column indicates that ALSO includes the FIRSTBORN
(who functioned as priests).

So the verse is read as follows
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God told Moses: The Priests ALSO (besides the firstborn)
will separate
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In other words the word ALSO is interpreted to include
the FIRSTBORN besides the PRIEST. The FIRSTBORN are
EXTRA to the priest.

To make this easier to see I have CAPPED both FIRSTBORN
and PRIESTS.

*2 So here without the word ALSO I would say that God punishes
nations which subjugate us. With the word ALSO I say that God
both punishes the nation AND with 10 plagues AND with letting
the Jews out with wealth.

*3 God criticized Moses for wanting an IMMEDIATE fulfillment
of the prophecy that the Jews will be redeemed. God said
I ALSO gave prophecies to the Patriarchs (And they did
not demand immediate fulfillment)

*4 7:2--7 Kosher animals vs 2 non-kosher animals--
is only mentioned by the ANIMALS. The word ALSO
implies the 7:2 ratio was preserved by the birds ALSO.

*5 Just as when Sarah couldn't have children she gave her
husband(Abraham) her maid (Hagar) so too when Rachel
could have children she gave her husband her maid

*6 Laban had tricked Jacob into marrying Leah vs. Rachel.

*7 Jacob had tricked Isaac into blessing him. Isaac says
he is ALSO blessed. In other words, EVEN if he hadnt
tricked me he would still be blessed.

*8 The Non-jews complained about the lack of food in
the desert. The verse continues THEY RETURNED AND
COMPLAINED, ALSO THE JEWS. The word ALSO connotes
that the Jews complained with the same cynicism
as the non-jews.

*9 Gn21-27 confirms this since it states
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Who would have expected Sarah to NURSE CHILDREN
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The plural CHILDREN connotes that Sarah nursed
the children of several women at the birthday
party.

*10 The three methods are
- ALSO connotes an EXTRA extraneous object
- ALSO connotes a DERIVED object
- ALSO connotes a SIMILAR RELATIONSHIP or method

See http://www.Rashiyomi.com/dt23-19c.htm
for a previous presentation of this list

*11 The argument is that if
- Esauv tries to Kill Jacob
- Jacob will defend himself and kill Esauv first
- But then Esauv-s followers will kill Jacob
- And Jacobs followers will kill Esauvs followers
- and the two groups of followers will fight

Rashi cites an obscure Talmudic passage from Sotah that
both Jacob and Esauv died on the same day---but this
Homily is clearly allegorical--furthermore the Talmud
refutes this and claims that they were buried on the
same day (But died on different days)


*12 Rashis point is as follows
- Nu04-02:03 (Census KEHATHITES)
- Nu04-22:23 (Census GERSHONITES)
- Nu04-29:30 (Census MERRARITES)
All three verse pairs require census but their language
differs slightly. Hence the word ALSO indicates that
the three tribes are all COUNTED the same way.

*13
Jo09 talks about how the Givonim fooled Joshua---
they dressed up and made believe they came from
a far-away place. The purpose of the deceipt was
to get Joshua to make a treaty with them.  Joshua
honored his treaty but made the Givonim water
drawers and log cutters.

Jo09-04 states
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And they(The Givonim) ALSO behaved deceiptfully
and they came to Joshua....
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Rashi interprets the word ALSO to indicate that
similar acts of deceipt happened in the times of Moses.
Rashi states on Dt29-10a
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Dt29-10a speaks about the people standing
before God---from the WOOD CUTTERS to
the WATER DRAWERS. Just as Joshua made
the Givonim water drawers but kept the
treaty which they earned thru deceipt so
too other nations came in the time of
Moses (We don't know who), deceived Moses,
who made a treaty, honored it but made these
people WOOD CUTTERS and WATER DRAWERS.
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Rashi's inference is CONJECTURAL but reasonable
and based on the ALSO in Jo09-04 which indicates
that SOMEONE else did a similar thing (deceipt,
treaty and WOOD CUTTERS)

*1 Cf Gn18-08 Abraham was standing FOR them his guests
An alternate approach would be to say that the phrase
STAND ON (AYIN LAMED) idiomatically means SERVE

*2 Rashi on this verse shows that literal translation of Ex28-23
MAKE ON THE CHOSHEN would lead to contradictions
Hence Rashi retranslates AYIN LAMED as FOR vs ON. Hence
Rashi translates Ex28-33 as MAKE FOR THE CHOSHEN.
We need not go into details here--for our purposes the
important point is that AYIN-LAMED can mean FOR.

*3 The MIDRASH RABBAH points out that there are two
meanings of AYIN LAMED in this verse since it
could also mean that Moses should WAIVE HIS HAND
CONCERNING HEAVEN(To initiate the plague of boils)