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 adding
FURTHER DETAILS to a verse we are studying. We call this
the OTHER VERSE method. There are three submethods to the
OTHER VERSE method.

If the verse actually CITES or refers to an OTHER VERSE we
call this the SUBMETHOD of CITATION.

If the OTHER VERSE explains the meaning of
some term in the first verse we call this the SUBMETHOD
of MEANING.

If the first verse does not cite an other verse and if
no meaning is explained then we call this the SUBMETHOD
of FURTHER DETAILS since the 2nd verse either confirms
the first verse or typically adds FURTHER DETAILS to
the first verse

EXAMPLE: VERSES DISCUSSING THE MOLECH IDOLATRY RITUAL
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The following 4 verses uses phrases describing the
MOLECH idolatry
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Dt18-10a PASSES son and daughter thru fire
Dt18-21  don't GIVE your descendants to be PASSED to the MOLECH
Dt20-02  who GIVES of his descendans to the MOLECH
Dt12-31  they BURNED their sons and daughters to their gods
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Notice the varied language in the above verses
- DESCRIPTION OF WORSHIP is indicated with 3 words
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- PASS
- GIVE
- BURN

- DESCRIPTION OF CHILDREN is indicated with 2 phrases
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- son and daughter
- descendants

- DESCRIPTION OF IDOLS are indicated in two ways
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- Molech
- gods

The verses together lead to the Rashi comment
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The MOLECH worship consisted of
- two parallel bonfires
- the children are passed between them
- The children were not burned to death [but
learned (in a horrible way) that being BURNED
is part of life]
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Rashi infers this because although one verse speaks
about BURNING IN FIRE the other verses speak about
PASSING CHILDREN.

LIST250i summarizes this argument

EXAMPLE: Dt18-09a
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Dt18-09 states
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When you come to the land that God gives you
don't LEARN TO DO the abominations of these non Jews
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The meaning of this verse is illuminated by an OTHER VERSE
which gives further details. Dt12-30 states
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Dont INQUIRE..how do these nations worship their
gods and I WILL DO SIMILARLY
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Hence the Rashi comment
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LEARNING/INQUIRING for the purposes of DOING like
the idolaters is prohibited. But it is certainly
permissable to learn in order to instruct people
on how bad these idolaters were and to keep them
away from their practices
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LIST210x presents other examples of verse pairs
illuminating each other with further details

List of verses           showing meaning of MOLECH idolatry

List of verses pairs     with one verse illuminating another
LIST210x CONTINUES LIST210a LIST210z LIST210y

SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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The FORMATTING rule seeks to explain Rashis based on
the FORMATTING of the Biblical text. FORMATTING techniques
in modern writing include use of bold, italics,underline,
bullets, paragraph indentation and similar items. The Bible
indicated FORMATTING using its own techniques: For example
- the Bible indicates bold,italics, underline thru REPETITION
- the Bible indicates bulleting, thru REPEATING keywords
The Bible can also indicate formatting thru meaning without
any formal structure.

Today we examine the FORMAT of a Biblical paragraph. This
FORMAT is indicated by meaning and not by any special
words. The FORMAT implies certain inferences.

The Biblical paragraph, Dt17-14:20,
has the following structure:
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Dt17-14:15 King must be a Jew
Dt17-16:17 No excessive wives, money, or 3rd world contacts
Dt17-18    Establishment of Reign
Dt17-18:20 Constant reading of Bible to achieve humility
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Rashi, based on the above format, makes the following
comment. Quite simply Rashi sees
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The paragraph clause
- - - - - - - - - - - -
Establishment of Reign
- - - - - - - - - - - -
is seen as a CONSEQUENCE of the previous clauses
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
King has no excessive wives, money or 3rd world contacts
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

This is plausible.  People respect leadership when they
don't abuse it for personal (money and women) matters
and when they avoid excessive contact with troublesome
areas (3rd world contacts)
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LIST107p below summarizes this argument.

PARAGRAPH structure of   Dt17-14:20--Appointing a King

SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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Some Rashi comments deal with FORMATTING.
Modern authors FORMAT using such techniques as
BULLETS, PARAGRAPHING, BOLD, ITALICS and UNDERLINE.
The Biblical Author achieved these effects but thru
different means.

For example a modern author might hilight distinct
items using BULLETS. The Biblical Author hilights
distinct items using REPEATING KEYWORDS.

We call this the Rashi rule of FORMATTING with the Rashi
subrule of KEYWORDS AS BULLETS

EXAMPLE: Dt17-09b Membership on the High Court--Sanhedrin
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The following verse, Dt17-09
discusses membership of the Sanhedrin
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And [when you have a legal question] you will come
- TO THE priest-levites
- TO THE JUDGE--------- that will be in those days
[....and they will tell you the law]
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The REPEATING KEYWORD, TO, indicates a BULLET effect.
There is separate and distinct emphasis on each phrase.
Notice the extra phrase THAT WILL BE IN THOSE DAYS
Rashi comments
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Each person only has the Judge of his days
So even if the current judge is inferior
to the Judges of previous generations
nevertheless you are still
obligated to follow him
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LIST120c summarizes this FORMATTED verse.

EXAMPLE 2: Dt17-19b
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The Biblical paragraph Dt17-14:20 discusses
the rights and obligations of Kings. The King
must write a Scroll of Law. Dt17-19 explains
the reasons
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to watch
- the words of this Torah [Biblical Commandments]
- and these statutes [Prohibitions of excessive
money/wives for kings]
in order to do them.
--------------------------------------------

In this case each phrase is introduced by the
Hebrew word ETH. This repeating Hebrew Keyword indicates
a recurring bulleted theme.

Because the phrases are BULLETED we are justified
in interpreting each phrase/bullet as distinct (That
is in fact why BULLETS are used).

The two themes are interpreted by the bracketed
phrases above. (Rashi actually only presents
the first bracketed phrase--the meaning indicated
by the second bracketed phrase is clear since it
refers to the contents of the current paragraph)

LIST120d below summarizes this argument

BULLETED structure of    Dt17-19b (General/King laws)

BULLETED structure of    Dt17-09b (Judges on high court)

SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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One of Rashis 10 main goals is the explanation of
meaning the same way a dictionary explains meaning.
We call this the Rashi method of WORD MEANING.

Rashi had 10 vehicles by which to explain words.
Rashi frequently explains not, word meaning, but rather
phrase meaning. That is each particular word in the
phrase may have a known meaning but the collection of
words  together form a NEW IDIOMATIC MEANING.
We call this the NEW MEANING or the IDIOM SUBMETHOD.

EXAMPLE: Dt17-09a Dt18-01
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Dt17-09 states
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[If you have a question of law...then]
Come to the
- PRIEST-LEVITES
- To the Judges of the day
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Dt18-01 states
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The PRIEST-LEVITES shall not have
any inheritance from the conquest
of Israel
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In both cases we interpret
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PRIEST-LEVITES refers to the combination
of PRIESTS and LEVITES
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This is a rather simple idiom to understand.
Note that LEVITES by itself could refer to
LEVITES but not PRIESTS. Similarly as the
literal language of Rashi states
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PRIESTS refers to the PRIESTS who are
technically no longer Levites
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Thus the phrase PRIEST-LEVITES means
a combination of both. (The phrase
also occurs in Dt17-18)

LIST854x below presents other examples of Biblical idioms.

List of Biblical idioms..eg FROM DAYS DAYS=YEARLY
LIST854x continues  LIST854d LIST854z LIST854y

Lightning summary of Rashis with emphasis on Rashi rules*10