*1 Moses cleverly shows that Dt33-21 could equally refer to
- Gad who behaved righteously with Jews by fighting for them
- Moses who argued the case of the Jews before Gad

Rashi intends that BOTH interpretations are
simultaneously true
- The purpose of PROSE is to INFORM
- The purpose of POETRY is to EVOKE

*2 The following background will help understand Dt33-21
- Gad was satisfied with the trans-Jordan lands
of the conquered land of Sichon and Og
- But Moses argued that if they just inherited these
lands it would be unfair to the rest of the Jewish
people who had to fight a conquest of Israel
- So Gad offered to lead the conquest of Israel and
only then return to their trans-Jordan home

*3 The FIRST simple meaning of the text is that
- Yissachar             Zevulun    had partnership of
- farmer                sea farer  for purposes of
- produce               export

But in their spare time BOTH YISSACHAR/ZEVULUN needed to
study calendar making in order to
- navigate the sea
- plan planting/sowing seasons.

Hence the SECOND simple meaning of the text is that
- Yissachar                 Zevulun had partnership of
- seaons calculation        star navigation
and were experts in calendar laws which in Jewish law
is considered a deep part of Scholarship.

Note: The simple meaning of the text as imparted by the
above OTHER VERSES is that BOTH
- Zevulun and Yisachar engaged in Torah/Calendar study
- Zevulun and Yisachar engaged in business
Judaism advocates combining Torah study with business

*4 Interestingly Rashi on Gn06-16 offers TWO interpretations of
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Make a LIGHT for the ark
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- Opinion 1: LIGHT=SPARKLING GEM (To scatter light)
- Opinion 2: LIGHT=Window

However Gn08-06b seems to prove that OPINION 2 is
correct.

How then do we explain Rashi's 1st opinion? Simple!
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- Opinion 1: LIGHT=Window+Sparkling Gem(to intensify light)
- Opinion 2: LIGHT=Window (Without any Gem to scatter light)
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This is an exemplary method for approaching Rashi--we make
both opinions defensible and reasonable!

*5 The Generation of the Tower wished to
- Build a tall tower
- Make a NAME for themselves
So that the Society (vs God) could protect the individual

Rashi sees the person whose name is
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Wing-Name
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as one of the leaders of the Tower builders
- he was interested in Making a NAME for himself
- he was interested in HEIGHT/VISIBILITY (=WING)

This is slightly conjectural (no further supportive
proof is provided. The point to emphasize is that
Rashi is using the OTHER VERSE method.

*1 An example of SYNECHDOCHE--naming the whole
by the part

*2 An example of METONOMY--naming by something
related

*3 An example of naming by either
- Form (eg Pentagon)
- Function (e.g UN)
- Feel (e.g. Hardship)
We call this the FFF rule.

*4 RULE
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* ALeph nun hey = WHERE
* UNTIL Aleph Nun Hey= until WHEN

*5 SAVING MONEY FROM A BAD EMPLOYER has the
same FORM as SAVING MONEY FROM BANDITS (The money
is TRANSFERRED FROM one domain TO another)

SAVING MONEY FROM A BAD EMPLOYER also has the
same FEEL of overcoming resistance as SAVING
MONEY FROM BANDITS

*10 Rashi:
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Since generally sexually-perverse acts are
called EGYPTIAN-LIKE and CANAANITE LIKE we infer
that EGYPT and CANAAN were exemplary in sexual
perversity.
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Here Rashi uses the SYNECHDOCHE principle to
explain the reason for naming sexual perversity
as EGYPT-LIKE and CANAANITE-LIKE.

*11 For reasons of space we have abbreviated.
Nu09-15c literally translated states
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SANCTUARY FOR TENT OF TABLETS
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Ex31-21c literally translated states
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The Sanctuary of Tablets
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The following terms all refer to the Temple
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* Sanctuary
* Sanctuary of Tablets
* Sanctuary for the Tent of Tablets
* Sanctuary of the tent of Meeting
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While Rashi explains the details
of some of these terms it seems
reasonable to simply view them
all as IDIOMS. Some further comments on
the terms are presented below.

Technically the literal Hebrew term is
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* Sanctuary of TESTIMONY
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However the TABLETS with the 10
COMMANDMENTS are called the TESTIMONY
(See Ex31-18 or Ex25-16)Hence we have
translated this phrase as the
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* Sanctuary of Tablets
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The temple is called the
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* Sanctuary of Meeting
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because God designates the Temple
as a meeting place for Prophecy
(Cf. Ex25-22)

*12 The verse states
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until it comes out of your nose
and becomes strange
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Rashi translates the whole item as meaning
DISGUSTING. Clearly this is an example of
NEW MEANINGS.

*13 Here are a few uses of Pay-Tet-Resh
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* SPROUTING buds (SPROUTING) 1K06-19
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* SPROUTING(Leaving) from before King (1S19-10)
* SPROUTING (releasing) water (Pr17-14)
* SPROUTING from Womb (Nu08-16)
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We clearly have here a naming by FORM.

*14 Rashi gives an alternative explanation
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This refers to Adam whose stature extended
from ONE OF HEAVEN TO THE OTHER
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Rashi here unifies both parts of the verse
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- go back in history to ask
- ask Adam
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The statement that ADAM's stature extended
from one of heaven to the other simply meant
that ADAM like NOACH and ABRAHAM unified the
whole world. We metaphorically indicate the
impact of such people by using words like
GREAT, BIG. The statement
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Adam's stature extended from one end of the
world to the other
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simply means that
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Adam's influence extended from one end of
the world to the other since he unified the
world
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Here again Rashi identifies a PERSON with
the LOCATIONS of his REIGN.

*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