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VERSE: Nu04-22a
RASHIS COVERED: Nu04-22a Nu04-26a
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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
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[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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List of verses with ALSO used in three ways*10
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VERSE THEME TEXT ALSO
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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
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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
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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
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First we look up the verse Ex19-22a AND ALSO THE PRIESTS
WILL SEPARATE.
Text Column
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We see the text---- PRIESTS separate.
Also Column
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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
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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.
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*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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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
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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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