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VERSE: Nu03-39a

RASHIS COVERED: Nu03-39a Gn33-03a Dt29-28a Gn37-12a Nu09-10a

===================== Nu03-39a =================================

SUCCINCT SUMMARY
----------------
The BULLET method refers both to
    - use of PARAGRAPH structure to indicate content
    - use of BOLD, ITALICS, UNDERLINE etc to indicate meaning

    The BULLET method seeks Biblical analogies equivalant to
    the modern methods of BOLD, ITALICS, UNDERLINE....

    There are several instances where Biblical words are
    DOTTED on top. Rashi, following the Talmud, perceives
    this DOTTING as EQUIVALANT to the modern method of
    STRIKEOUT. A STRIKEOUT indicates
    - an idea which had some validity
    - but parts of it are invalid/missing(hence the STRIKEOUT)


EXAMPLE 1 -- Gn33-03
---------------------
    So when the verse Gn33-03 says
    -------------------------------------
    ESAUV HUGGED AND ---KISSED--- JACOB;
    -------------------------------------
    with the word ---KISSED--- dotted, Rashi states

    -----------------------------------------------
    It is known that Esauv hated Jacob. But at that
    moment Esauv forgot himself and KISSED Jacob.
    Thus the KISS was PHYSICALLY there but not
    EMOTIONALLY there.
    -----------------------------------------------

    Note how Rashi interprets the DOTTING as indicating
    STRIKEOUT, SOMETHING MISSING.

EXAMPLE 2 -- Nu03-39
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BIBLE TEXT:
Moses and --AARON-- counted the Levites

RASHI:
AARON is DOTTED/STRIKEOUTED indicating something
missing--he wasnt counted among the Levites

EXAMPLE 3 -- Dt29-28a
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BIBLE TEXT:
Private sins are punished by God; but public sins
(even if committed by individuals) result in punishment
of the Jews and their --CHILDREN--

RASHI:
The word CHILDREN is DOTTED/STRIKEOUTED indicating
something missing. In fact the punishment of the community
for the public sins of individuals did not take place till
the Jews reaccepted the convenant in the times of Joshua.

EXAMPLE 4 - Gn37-12a
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BIBLE TEXT:
The brothers travelled to shepard
[eth] their father-s sheep in Schem

[The Hebrew connective word ETH introducing the phrase
---[eth] their father-s sheep in Schem--is dotted]

RASHI:
Their real goal was not to do their job(sheparding)
but to have a good time for themselves. Hence the word
ETH is DOTTED indicating something missing--they did
go to shepard the SHEEP but true intent was missing since
they went for themselves.

EXAMPLE 5 - Nu09-10a
--------------------
BIBLE TEXT:
A person who is FAR AWAY will make Passover in month 2

RASHI:
The word FAR AWAY is dotted---he doesnt have to be
ABSOLUTELY far away; but rather as long as he couldnt get
to the Temple court for the slaughtering--as long as he couldnt
get there in time, he observes the 2nd Passover. [Here the
dots indicate a STRIKEOUT, something missing--he doesn't have
to be ABSOLUTELY FAR away---as long as he couldn-t get their
in time]

In all these cases the STRIKEOUT indicates that the meaning
of the STRICKEN word or the clause it introduces is STRICKEN
(missing something) in its meaning

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT [Typo Error]
----------------------------
This posting, with minor modifications occurs in w21n25.
However Nu03-39 is incorrectly referred to there as Nu03-09.
This typo is corrected here.

LIST106v belows summarizes these examples
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ITEM                     DETAIL
======================== =======================================
RASHI RULE CLASS:        BULLETS
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS      EMPHASIS METHODS
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #26
SEE BELOW                LIST106v
List of words with       DOTS ON TOP=STRIKEOUT=something missing
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======================== LIST106v ==================================
List of words with DOTS ON TOP=STRIKEOUT=something missing*10
====================================================================
VERSE    Text of verse(Dotted word is CAPPED) What is missing
======== ==================================== ======================
Gn33-03a Esauv hugged Jacob and KISSED him    No real love*11
Nu03-39a Moses & AARON censussed the Levites  Aaron not counted*1
Dt29-28a We/CHILDREN punished for open sins   After entry to Land*2
Gn37-12a brothers went to shepard the SHEEP   Went for themselves*3
Nu09-10a a FAR AWAY person observes Pesach 2  Couldnt get to Tmpl*4

NOTES
-----
*1 That is even though Aaron was a Priest and hence from the
   tribe of Levi he wasnt counted among the Levites (indicating
   his special status) (So AARON was MISSING from the census
   and hence the word is DOTTED)

*2 Joshua renewed the convenant by assembling the Jews--
   publicly blessing those who followed the convenant and
   publicly cursing those who violated it. Only after this
   convenant renewal was the Jewish community punished as
   a whole for the publicly committed sins of individuals

   Again the DOTTEDNESS indicates something missing--the
   rule given is not effective immediately but only after
   a while.

*3 So their SHEPARDING OF THE SHEEP is missing something --
   intent; their real purpose was to go for themselves to
   have a good time

*4 So the FAR AWAY is missing something...it doesnt have
   to be ACTUALLY FAR AWAY but only as long as he couldnt
   get to the Temple court in time for the slaughtering

----------------------- LONGER FOOTNOTES ----------------------

*10 The BULLET method refers both to
    - use of PARAGRAPH structure to indicate content
    - use of BOLD, ITALICS, UNDERLINE etc to indicate meaning

    The BULLET method seeks Biblical analogies equivalant to
    the modern methods of BOLD, ITALICS, UNDERLINE....

    There are several instances where Biblical words are
    DOTTED on top. Rashi, following the Talmud, perceives
    this DOTTING as EQUIVALANT to the modern method of
    a LEFTOVER STRIKEOUT. A LEFTOVER STRIKEOUT indicates
    - an idea which had some validity
    - but parts of it are invalid/missing(hence the STRIKEOUT)

    (Continued in *11)

*11 So when the verse says ESAUV HUGGEST AND ---KISSED--- JACOB;
    with the word ---KISSED--- dotted, Rashi states
    -----------------------------------------------
    It is known that Esauv hated Jacob. But at that
    moment Esauv forgot himself and KISSED Jacob.
    Thus the KISS was PHYSICALLY there but not
    EMOTIONALLY there.
    -----------------------------------------------

    Note how Rashi interprets the DOTTING as indicating
    LEFTOVER STRIKEOUT and SOMETHING MISSING.

    Furthermore note how this example illustrates that
    what appears to be homiletic and Midrashic is in
    reality pure peshat--simple meaning. For to assert
    that DOTS/STRIKEOUT means that SOMETHING is missing
    is a SIMPLE MEANING of the text similar what is done
    in modern literature.

    In passing: Rashi had several competing opinions to
    select from--he chose that interprettion which was most
    consistent with the idea of DOTTING meaning MISSING SOMETHING
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