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VERSE: Nu05-14a

RASHIS COVERED: Nu05-14a Nu05-14c Nu05-14b

======================== Nu05-14a =======================

VERY BRIEF SUMMARY
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Rashi frequently focuses on MEANING and GRAMMAR.
However some verses must be understood in light of
sister verses which seem to contradict them.

By aligning the contradictory verses we are forced
to resolve them--this is frequently done by noticing
2 STAGES or 2 ASPECTS of some event

Nu05-12:14 states the following about a women suspected
of adultery
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- The women behaves LOOSELY
- she DESCECRATES
- She SLEEPS with someone else
- She SECLUDES with someone else
- She does IMPURE things
- She was not GRABBED (Raped)
- The husband POSSESSES his wife
----------------- and she has done IMPURE things
- OR the husband POSSESSES his wife
----------------- and she has not done IMPURE things
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On the one hand it looks like she committed adultery
On the other hand it looks like she secludes with men
improperly.

WHich is it--ADULTERY or SECLUSION ?

Rashi resolves the contradiction by looking at two
stages of the suspicion.

- In the first stage she DOES seclude but not
  necessaraly sin

- In a later potential stage she might sin(commit
  adultery)

Rashi concludes that the suspected-adulteress chapter
is talking about a women who DOES SECLUDE improperly
but is ONLY SUSPECTED of actual ADULTERY. The water
ceremony then clears her
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ITEM                     DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS:        STYLE
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS      BROAD
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #15
SEE BELOW                LIST512a
Contradictory verses     illustrating 2 stages
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======================== LIST512a ==================================

We present the contradictory verses in Nu05-12:14
and their resolution as 2 stages. Basically the verses should
be read backwards
-- The women secludes with men and this is improper
-- Her husband then warns her against further improper seclusion
-- However the women SECLUDES improperly after the warning
-- (And we dont know if she sinned or not but we do know that)
-- she descecrated her marriage by
-- creating a potential situation where adultery was possible

The 2 key ideas are to
- translate ADULTERY as POTENTIAL ADULTERY
- Identify the DESCECRATION of the marriage with IMPROPER SECLUSION
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TEXT OF VERSES Nu05-12:14          HOW THE VERSES ARE INTERPRETED
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The women behaves LOOSELY          POTENTIAL*1 ADULTERY
she DESCECRATES                    POTENTIAL ADULTERY
She SLEEPS with someone else       POTENTIAL ADULTERY*2
She SECLUDES with someone else     Actual ACT DONE
She does IMPURE things             Violates LAW OF SECULSION
She was not GRABBED (Raped)        Voluntary
The husband                        Before this
-- POSSESSES his IMPURE wife OR    POSSESS*3=warns against seclusion
-- POSSESSES his NON-IMPURE wife   POSSESS*3=warns against seclusion

NOTES
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*1  There is a separate Rashi on this which we will do at
    a later date. This Rashi shows that many words can
    refer to the POTENTIAL of an act rather than the
    actual act.

*2 There has to be the POTENTIAL for adultery
   So eg if she did not seclude for ENOUGH time to have
   an affair(eg she was in a locked room for 5 seconds)
   then we dont perform this ceremony

*3 See http://www.RashiYomi.com/nu05-14b.htm where we show
   that the Hebrew root Kuph-Nun-Hey means POSSESS--eg
   warn his wife against seclusion.
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