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VERSE: Lv25-44a
RASHIS COVERED: Lv25-44a Lv25-44b Lv25-44c
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SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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Rashi frequently makes powerful inferences from the alignment
of ALMOST similar verses. The minor variations between these
almost similar verses suggests nuances and differences or
even meaning. We call this the Rashi rule of ALIGNMENT
When Rashi identifies two cases from the ALIGNMENT we call
this the Rashi sub-method of TWO CASES
EXAMPLE Lv25-44 Using people as slaves
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Compare the following paragraphs discussing
the right to use people as slaves
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Lv25-39:40 Treat Jews like WORKERS not like slaves
Lv25-44 Slaves from SURROUNDING NON-JEWISH NATIONS ARE OK
Dt20-16:18 Don't allow alive any of the conquered 7 nations
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Rashi
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From the ALIGNMENT of these verses we infer
- Jews, although they can technically be sold as slaves,
cannot be treated as slaves
- Non-Jewish survivors, from the 7 nations the Jews conquer,
must be put to death (Hence we cannot use them as slaves)
- Non-Jews from the nations surrounding Israel can be
used as slaves
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LIST314c below summarizes these arguments
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ITEM DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS: ALIGNMENT
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS 2 CASES
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #10
SEE BELOW LIST314c
Align clauses in Lv25-39:40,Lv25-44,Dt20-16:18. SLAVES:
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Align clauses in Lv25-39:40,Lv25-44,Dt20-16:18. SLAVES:
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VERSES People Involved Residence Slave Use?
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Lv25-39:40 JEWS Any place No*1
Dt20-16:18 NON-JEWS 7 conquered nations NO*2
Lv25-44 Non-Jews Nations SURROUNDING Israel Yes*3 *10
NOTES
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*1 It explicitly states
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Treat them like a WORKER; don't give them MENIAL work
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*2 It explicitly states
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Don't let them live
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Hence you cannot use them as slaves
*3 It says you can use them*10
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*10 Note that our approach, using the ALIGNMENT method, differs
from other approaches using word PICKINESS.
We are not claiming that the verse states
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Nations SURROUNDING Israel
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and hence, those SURROUNDING Israel can be used for slaves
while those IN Israel cannot
Rather we are basing our inference on the ALIGNMENT
- Jews - no
- Non-Jews 7 nations - no
- Non-Jews surrounding - yes
The advantage of our approach is that we infer that
even non-Jews from lands far away from Israel, even though
they are not directly surrounding Israel, can be used as
long as they are not from the 7 nations
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