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 1: Gn21-01b
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Today we introduce a new method to explain
Rashis using the OTHER VERSE method.
- We CITE the verse Rashi is commenting on
- We place in BRACKETS [] the cited verse

The reader can then either
- read the original verse by skipping brackets,OR
- read the original verse WITH the Rashi comments

This method of presentation allows the Rashi comments
to FLOW more naturally.

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And the Lord visited Sarah [with a child]
as he had cited, [in verses Gn15-01:04]
and the Lord did to Sarah
as he had spoken [To Abraham] ....[in verses Gn17-15:16]

For Sarah conceived, and bore Abraham
a son in his old age,
at the set time of which God had spoken to him
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Rashi also points out that the two cited
verses MATCH, WORDWISE with the citations
- The Biblical root Aleph-Mem-Resh, meaning SPOKEN
is used in Gn17-15:16 and
- The Biblical root, Daleth-Beth-Resh, meaning CITED
is used in Gn15-01:04
These citations correspond to the uses of SPOKEN
and CITED in Gn21-01:04.

LIST210u summarizes the above examples, provides
further detail and lists other examples of verse
pairs with one verse illuminating an OTHER VERSE

List of verses pairs     with one verse illuminating another
LIST210u CONTINUES LIST210a and lists LIST210v-LIST210z

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

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Rashi had 10 vehicles to explain meaning. The SYNONYM
submethod takes words with known meanings and shows the
similarity and nuances in each term.
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EXAMPLE 1: Gn19-14a Gn19-14b
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Verse Gn19-14 describing the advice
the angels gave to Lot to flee the city
of Sedom which they were about to destroy states
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And Lot went out, and spoke
- to his GROOMS,
- [to those] who had TAKEN [Rashi: ENGAGED] his daughters,
and said, Arise, get out from this place;
for the Lord will destroy this city.
But they thought he was joking.
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The Rashi comments have already been inserted in brackets.
Rashi distinguishes the two synonyms
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- GROOMS means ALREADY married SONS-IN-LAW
- TAKER OF WOMEN means ENGAGED
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This usage is consistent with other usages of these
terms.

LIST955y presents other Rashis commenting on SYNONYMS

List of                  Synonym pairs
LIST955y continues LIST955z
LIST955z continues LIST955a

SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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Rashi will very often take a verse whose
meaning is ALREADY understood and ADD a consequence
to the verse.

In other words the
- WORDS and
- GRAMMAR
used by the verse are standard and understood.
- OTHER VERSES do not add further details to
the verses meaning.

If Rashi adds consequences or assumptions or methods to
the verses meaning we call this the SPREADSHEET
method since SPREADSHEETS are very often
used to derive consequences from otherwise
understood data.

If the additional inferences are
- numerical, and can be depicted with a
SPREADSHEET of numbers we say Rashi is
using the ALGEBRAIC spreadsheet method
- diagramatic, we say Rashi is using the
GEOMETRIC spreadsheet method
- verbal-logical, we say Rashi is using
the CONSEQUENCE SPREADSHEET method.

EXAMPLE Gn21-30c
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Verse Gn21-30c states that the taking
by Avimelech of 7 sheep will be a symbolic
witness that the well Abraham was disputing
with Avimelech belongs to Abraham. Rashi
gives a plausible reason HOW the taking
of these 7 sheep proves the well
belongs to Abraham
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Abraham did not just dig and own the well.
Abraham was also thoroughly familiar with the
well. He knew what times of day gave the best
water performance. Consequently Abraham's sheep
were healthier than Avimelech's sheep because
Abraham's sheep were better fed. When Avimelech
took the 7 sheep he acknowledged that they
were a gift, a present, something of worth for
a king. This affirmed that Abraham knew the ins
and outs of the well and that he was the real
owner
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Again: Rashi is not relating to us something
that is IN the text but rather something OUTSIDE
of the text. Rashi is presenting a REASONABLE
account of HOW Abraham symbolically affirmed
ownership of the well.

EXAMPLE Gn19-29a
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Verse Gn19-29a states that
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When God destroyed Sedom and Amorah
- God remembered Abraham
- God saved Lot from the destruction...
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The verse is perfectly clear--Lot was saved.
It is also clear WHY Lot was saved since at the
beginning of this chapter we learn how
hospitable Lot was.(Hence the verse mentions
...REMEMBERS ABRAHAM...SAVES LOT...since Lot
learned hospitality from Abraham).

However Rashi adds an additional reason of merit
for being saved
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Recall from Gn12-10:20 that Abraham was afraid
of being murdered when he came to Egypt so that
Sarah could be (legally) married to Egyptian
leadership. To protect himself Abraham said Sarah
was his sister (Hence, there was no reason to murder
him since Abraham could be "bought" for his sister.)
However Lot knew that Sarah was Abraham's wife. He
could have blown the cover and received a hefty reward.
(Note: Lot was "into rewards.") His silence on Abraham's
lie was a meritorious act which saved him later
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LIST690z below presents other Rashis using the
SPREADSHEET METHOD

List of Rashis comments a)By CONSEQUENCE b)Computation,c)Diagram
LIST690z continues LIST690a

Lighting summary of Rashis with emphasis on Rashi rules*10