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VERSE: Dt33-03a
RASHIS COVERED: Dt33-03a Dt33-03b Dt33-03c Dt33-03d
Dt33-03e Dt33-03f Dt33-03g Dt33-03h
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SUCCINCT SUMMARY ---------------- 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 Rashi could also infer from the general PARAGRAPH STRUCTURE (without any keywords). We call this the the Rashi rule of FORMATTING with the Rashi subrule of PARAGRAPHS. The use of the FORMATTING principle is especially common in POETIC passages. In a poetic passage, EVEN if there is no repeating keyword, each stanza represents a separate distinct item. We have advocated the following method for understanding BIBLICAL POETIC PASSAGES - Identify those stanzas whose meaning is understood - Identify the UNIFYING meaning of the WHOLE passage - Identify the STAGES of this UNIFYING meaning - Read these identified STAGES into the text of each STANZA Note that unlike ------------------------------------------------ - PROSE where we first identify the word / grammer meanings and then determine the meaning of the whole - in POETRY the meaning of the whole comes first and then determines the meaning of the individual stanzas and their words/grammar. ------------------------------------------------ Many people react negatively to this approach since we are READING MEANING into the words to fit our theory of the WHOLE. However this is the nature of POETRY in all languages. There in fact may be controversy on the UNIFIED MEANING giving rise to different interpretations of the poetic passage. EXAMPLE Dt33-03 --------------- There are two UNIFYING MEANINGS, or APPROACHES, to this passage - It is speaking about the reception of the TORAH - It is speaking about the Jews in EXILE Rashi READS meaning into each STANZA by citing OTHER VERSES with rare meanings that support each unified meaning. The stanzas together indicate a CLIMACTIC development of the idea. APPROACH 1---Acceptance of the Torah ------------------------------------ SUMMARY: Rashi thru OTHER VERSES and a UNIFYING THEME identifies four stages - GODS LOVE OF JEWS - JEWS BELONG TO GOD - JEWS CLING/RUSH TO GOD - JEWS RECEIVE PROPHECY Here are the details STAGE 1:LOVE: God loves the NATIONS=TRIBES of Israel (RASHI: See Gn35-11 where the future TRIBE of Benjamin is called a NATION) STAGE 2:BELONGING TO GOD: The [SOULS] of the HOLY beings are in YOUR HAND, OH GOD (RASHI: cf 1S25-29 for the metaphor of SOULS bundled with God) STAGE 3: CLINGING TO GOD: They (the Jews) INSIDED themselves to the Legs of God (RASHI: The noun INSIDE is transformed to a verb, TO INSIDE, TO GO INSIDE; the Jews rushed to the INSIDE (Bottom) of the Mount Sinai where the Torah was received(Cf Ex19-17)) STAGE 4: PROPHECY: They bore YOUR MUSINGS TO YOURSELF=Your Prophecies (RASHI: MUSING TO YOURSELF can refer to prophecy as in Nu07-89) APPROACH 2---Jews in exile --------------------------- SUMMARY: Rashi thru OTHER VERSES and a UNIFYING THEME identifies four stages - GODS LOVE OF NONJEWS (Conquest of Jews) - JEWS BELONG TO GOD (Despite conquest) - JEWS CLING/RUSH TO GOD (Not to non Jewish allies) - JEWS ACCEPT GODS WILL (Punishments from God) Here are the details STAGE 1: LOVE: God loves the NON JEWISH NATIONS (And allows them to attack / subjugate the Jews) STAGE 2: BELONGING TO GOD: But still [despite non Jewish subjugation] SOULS of HOLY JEWS BELONG to God (They do not intermarry) STAGE 3: CLING TO GOD: Jews INSIDE themselves to God (but do not seek refuge from non Jewish allies) STAGE 4: PROPHECY: Jews accept Gods punishments (promised by PROPHECY for transgressions) As can be seen the two APPROACHES are highly similar. Thus this Rashi is a PEACHY example of the POETRY RASHIS. LIST108j below summarizes this PARAGRAPH structure with both APPROACHES | ||
ITEM | DETAIL | |
RASHI RULE CLASS: | BULLETS | |
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS | PARAGRAPH STRUCTURE | |
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE | #26 | |
SEE BELOW | LIST108j | |
PARAGRAPH structure of | Dt33-03 - a)Receive Torah b)Exile |
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PARAGRAPH structure of Dt33-03 - a)Receive Torah b)Exile | ||||
STAGE | Jews receive Torah | Jews in Exile | Explanation | |
LOVE | God LOVES Jews*1 | God loves Non Jews | Allow conquest | |
BELONG*2 | Jews BELONG to God | Jews Belong to God | Despite conquest | |
CLING*3 | Jews CLING to God | Jews CLING to God | Despite conquest | |
PROPHECY | Jews receive TORAH | Accept Punishment | as God's will*4 | |
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*1 The verse literally says ------------------ GOD LOVES NATIONS ------------------ Rashi uses the OTHER VERSE method - This could refer to LOVE of NON JEWISH NATIONS If God allows them to conquer Jews - This could refer to LOVE of the 12 TRIBES In Gn35-11 the one remaining tribe of BENJAMIN is called a NATION *2 The verse literally says ------------------------ THEY BELONG TO YOUR HAND ------------------------ Rashi uses the OTHER VERSE method Rashi cites 1S25-29 which states -------------------------------------- the SOUL of my lord will be bound up with the bind of lifehood, with God -------------------------------------- Consequently Rashi interprets ----------------------- BELONG TO YOUR HAND ----------------------- to refer to -------------------------------------------- the SOUL being BOUND in the BOUND OF LIFEHOOD -------------------------------------------- *3 The verse literally says --------------------------------------- They INSIDED to Your Legs, Oh God --------------------------------------- Here Rashi uses the principle of NOUN-VERB TRANSFORMS. We have many familiar examples such as TO FLOWER, TO HAMMER, TO DUST. Hence the verb form TO INSIDE would mean to GO INSIDE Here Rashi picturesquely describes the Jews Rushing to God as similar to little children going inside Grandpa's legs. Quite simply TO INSIDE TO GOD would mean to accept Gods providence and security. In the case of the acceptance of the Torah the metaphor also describes the Jews coming to the FEET OF MOUNT SINAI (Cf Ex19-17) *4 The verse literally says ----------------------------------- The Jews bore Your MUSINGS Oh God ----------------------------------- Rashi uses the OTHER VERSE method The word MUSINGS refers to PROPHECY as indicated in Nu07-89. - For the APPROACH, Acceptance of Torah, the phrase BORE PROPHECY is literal - FOR the APPROACH, Jews in Exile, the phrase BORE PROPHECY means that the Jews accepted punishment as Gods will as communicated in His Prophecies that punishment will follow from sin |
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Lighting summary of Rashis with emphasis on Rashi rules*10 | |||
# | LIST | BRIEF SUMMARY OF RASHI EMPHASIZING USE OF RASHI RULES | |
26 | 108j | God LOVES Jews/Jews BELONG to God/Jews RUSH to God/Torah Prophcy | |
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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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Dt33-03a | POETRY | a)Jews accept Torah b)Jews in Exile | |
Dt33-03b | POETRY | a)Jews accept Torah b)Jews in Exile | |
Dt33-03c | POETRY | a)Jews accept Torah b)Jews in Exile | |
Dt33-03d | POETRY | a)Jews accept Torah b)Jews in Exile | |
Dt33-03e | POETRY | a)Jews accept Torah b)Jews in Exile | |
Dt33-03f | POETRY | a)Jews accept Torah b)Jews in Exile | |
Dt33-03g | POETRY | a)Jews accept Torah b)Jews in Exile | |
Dt33-03h | POETRY | a)Jews accept Torah b)Jews in Exile | |
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