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VERSE: Nu04-22a

RASHIS COVERED: Nu04-22a Nu04-26a

====================== Nu04-22a ================================

SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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One of Rashis 10 major goals is to explain grammar the same
way modern textbooks explain grammar. One goal of grammar
is to clarify the meanings and usage of SPECIAL WORDS. We call
this the Rashi METHOD/SUBMETHOD of GRAMMAR / SPECIAL CONNECTIVE
WORDS(ON,TO,FOR,...)

EXAMPLE Nu04-26a ON can mean FOR
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Nu04-26 states
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[They are appointed] on...the yard-door cover ON (AYIN LAMED)
the Tabernacle and Altar
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Rashi comments
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ON (AYIN LAMED) can mean FOR. Hence the verse is translated
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[They are appointed] on...the yard-door cover FOR (AYIN LAMED)
the Tabernacle and Altar
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LIST004b below presents other verses where AYIN LAMED means FOR

EXAMPLE Nu04-22a ALSO can refer to SIMILAR RELATIONSHIPS
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Nu04-2:3 Nu04-22:23 Nu04-29:30 state
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Raise the KEHATHITES, from 30-50, all those who come to
serve God, count them ...

Raise the GERSHONITES ALSO, from 30-50, all those who come
to serve God, count them...

--------- Count the MERRARITES from 30-50, those who
come to Serve God
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Notice the word ALSO by the GERSHONITES. Also notice
the absence of the word RAISE by the MERRARITES.

Rashi comments
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The word ALSO indicates that the census for
all three families was to be identical (That is
ALSO indicates SIMILAR RELATIONSHIPS)
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LIST005k brings verses with all 3 uses of ALSO (a)extra
object, (b) derived object and (c) similar relationship)
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ITEM                     DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS:        GRAMMARr
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS:     SPECIAL CONNECTIVE WORDS(ON,TO,FOR,...)
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #9
SEE BELOW                LIST004b
A list of verses         Where AYIN-LAMED-means FOR/TO
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SEE BELOW                LIST005k
A list of verses with    ALSO used in three ways

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========================= LIST005k ===============================
List of verses with      ALSO used in three ways*10
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VERSE    THEME           TEXT              ALSO
======== ==============  ================  =======================
Ex19-22a Extra Object    PRIESTS separate  FIRSTBORN separate*1
Ex12-31b Extra Object    YOU leave         ELDERS leave
Ex18-18b Extra Object    YOU will wither   ELDERS will wither
Dt26-13c Extra Object    Give MAASER       Give TERUMAH
Gn15-14a Extra Object    Egypt punished    4 Kingdoms punished*2
------   ---------       ------------      --------------
Gn17-16b Derived Object  Sarah has child   has nursing capacity*9
Dt22-22a Derived object  ADULTERERS die    FOETUS dies
Ex12-31c Derived object  JEWS will leave   INFANTS will leave
Ex06-04a Derived Object  VISION of God     TREATY of God
Dt12-31a Derived Object  Offer CHILDREN    Offer PARENTS
Gn42-22a Derived object  JOSEPH's blood    JACOB'S blood
Gn19-21a Derived object  Spare LOT         Spare his CITY
Dt23-19c Derived object  Hire of WHEAT     FLOUR also prohibited
Gn27-45b Derived object  Lose CHILDREN     Lose their FOLLOWERS*11
-------------------      --------------    -----------------------
Nu04-02a Relational*12   Census GERSHON    Census 3TRIBES same way
Ex06-04a Relational*3    Mshe/Abrm propht  Long term/not immediate
Ex06-05a Relational*3    Mshe/Abrm propht  Long term/not immediate
Gn07-03a Relational*4    7 Kosher;2 Traif  ditto animals/birds
Gn30-03b Relational*5    Hagar/Sarah bore  Bilhah/Rachel bore
Gn29-27c Relational*6    Marry Leah now    Marry Rachel now
Gn27-33d Relational*7    You are blessed   He is blessed anyway
Nu11-04b Relational*8    Complain / Cry    non-jews / Jews
Gn44-10a Relational      He dies/We slave  He slave/We free
Gn30-30b Relational      Amass food/wealth For Laban/Myself
Ex07-23a Relational      Hardened heart    Didn't pay attention
Nu22-19a Relational      Stay tonight/gone 1st group / 2nd group

NOTES
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*1 Here is the way to use this list. We use the first row

   Verse Column
   ------------
   First we look up the verse Ex19-22a AND ALSO THE PRIESTS
   WILL SEPARATE.

   Text Column
   -----------
   We see the text---- PRIESTS separate.

   Also Column
   -----------
   This column indicates that ALSO includes the FIRSTBORN
   (who functioned as priests).

   So the verse is read as follows
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   God told Moses: The Priests ALSO (besides the firstborn)
   will separate
   --------------------------------------------

   In other words the word ALSO is interpreted to include
   the FIRSTBORN besides the PRIEST. The FIRSTBORN are
   EXTRA to the priest.

   To make this easier to see I have CAPPED both FIRSTBORN
   and PRIESTS.

*2 So here without the word ALSO I would say that God punishes
   nations which subjugate us. With the word ALSO I say that God
   both punishes the nation AND with 10 plagues AND with letting
   the Jews out with wealth.

*3 God criticized Moses for wanting an IMMEDIATE fulfillment
   of the prophecy that the Jews will be redeemed. God said
   I ALSO gave prophecies to the Patriarchs (And they did
   not demand immediate fulfillment)

*4 7:2--7 Kosher animals vs 2 non-kosher animals--
   is only mentioned by the ANIMALS. The word ALSO
   implies the 7:2 ratio was preserved by the birds ALSO.

*5 Just as when Sarah couldn't have children she gave her
   husband(Abraham) her maid (Hagar) so too when Rachel
   could have children she gave her husband her maid

*6 Laban had tricked Jacob into marrying Leah vs. Rachel.

*7 Jacob had tricked Isaac into blessing him. Isaac says
   he is ALSO blessed. In other words, EVEN if he hadnt
   tricked me he would still be blessed.

*8 The Non-jews complained about the lack of food in
   the desert. The verse continues THEY RETURNED AND
   COMPLAINED, ALSO THE JEWS. The word ALSO connotes
   that the Jews complained with the same cynicism
   as the non-jews.

*9 Gn21-27 confirms this since it states
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   Who would have expected Sarah to NURSE CHILDREN
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   The plural CHILDREN connotes that Sarah nursed
   the children of several women at the birthday
   party.

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

*10 The three methods are
    - ALSO connotes an EXTRA extraneous object
    - ALSO connotes a DERIVED object
    - ALSO connotes a SIMILAR RELATIONSHIP or method

    See http://www.Rashiyomi.com/dt23-19c.htm
    for a previous presentation of this list

*11 The argument is that if
    - Esauv tries to Kill Jacob
    - Jacob will defend himself and kill Esauv first
    - But then Esauv-s followers will kill Jacob
    - And Jacobs followers will kill Esauvs followers
    - and the two groups of followers will fight

    Rashi cites an obscure Talmudic passage from Sotah that
    both Jacob and Esauv died on the same day---but this
    Homily is clearly allegorical--furthermore the Talmud
    refutes this and claims that they were buried on the
    same day (But died on different days)


*12 Rashis point is as follows
    - Nu04-02:03 (Census KEHATHITES)
    - Nu04-22:23 (Census GERSHONITES)
    - Nu04-29:30 (Census MERRARITES)
    All three verse pairs require census but their language
    differs slightly. Hence the word ALSO indicates that
    the three tribes are all COUNTED the same way.
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=================== LIST004b =====================
A list of verses   Where AYIN-LAMED-means FOR/TO
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VERSE    TEXT OF VERSE: AYIN-LAMED means FOR/TO
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Nu06-17a Offer a Shlamim FOR the sake of the bread
Ex30-16a Donate it FOR the temple service
Lv23-18a and offer FOR the bread, 7 lambs...
Ex29-36a Make a sin offering FOR atonement
Ex30-16b designate the silver FOR temple stands
Ex28-22a Place--FOR the Choshen--two rings
Ex28-23a Make---FOR the CHOSHEN *2
Nu04-26a The yard-cover door FOR the Temple & Altar
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Gn24-30a He was standing FOR the Camels*1
Gn38-12a He went up to Timnasa to be FOR his sheep*1
Gn34-27a They came FOR the corpses(& booty)*1
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Dt11-29b Give the blessing TOWARDS Mount Grizim
Ex25-37b illuminate TOWARDS the SIDE OF HER FACE
Ex09-22a Waive your hand TOWARDS heaven*3

NOTES
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*1 Cf Gn18-08 Abraham was standing FOR them his guests
   An alternate approach would be to say that the phrase
   STAND ON (AYIN LAMED) idiomatically means SERVE

*2 Rashi on this verse shows that literal translation of Ex28-23
   MAKE ON THE CHOSHEN would lead to contradictions
   Hence Rashi retranslates AYIN LAMED as FOR vs ON. Hence
   Rashi translates Ex28-33 as MAKE FOR THE CHOSHEN.
   We need not go into details here--for our purposes the
   important point is that AYIN-LAMED can mean FOR.

*3 The MIDRASH RABBAH points out that there are two
   meanings of AYIN LAMED in this verse since it
   could also mean that Moses should WAIVE HIS HAND
   CONCERNING HEAVEN(To initiate the plague of boils)
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