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VERSE: Nu06-24a
RASHIS COVERED: Nu06-24a Nu06-24b Nu06-25a Nu06-25b Nu06-26a
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SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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Some Rashi comments deal with FORMATTING.
Modern authors FORMAT using such techniques as
BULLETS, PARAGRAPHING, BOLD, ITALICS and UNDERLINE.
The Biblical Author achieved these effects but thru
different means.
For example a modern author might hilight distinct
items using BULLETS. The Biblical Author hilights
distinct items using REPEATING KEYWORDS.
We call this the Rashi rule of FORMATTING with the Rashi
subrule of KEYWORDS AS BULLETS
Rashi could also infer from the general PARAGRAPH STRUCTURE
(without any keywords). We call this the the Rashi rule of
FORMATTING with the Rashi subrule of PARAGRAPHS.
A powerful formatting subrule is the painting of a verse in a
CLIMACTIC DEVELOPMENT manner. We call this the RASHI SUBRULE of
CLIMAX. It is important to emphasize the relevance of the
CLIMAX rule---Rashi is NOT deriving meaning from individual
words but rather Rashi is deriving meaning from the CLIMACTIC
structure which implies meaning by CONTEXT. This difference
of derivation---meanting from PARAGARPH CONTEXT vs. meaning
from INDIVIDUAL WORD MEANINGS is fundamental to understanding
CLIMAX.
EXAMPLE Nu09-21:22
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A classical example of meaning inference
from CLIMAX occurs in Nu09-21:22
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And so it was, when the cloud abode
from evening to the morning, and the cloud was taken up in the morning,
then they journeyed;
- whether it was by day or by night that
the cloud was taken up, they journeyed.
- Or whether it was two days,
- or a month,
- or DAYS,[Rashi: DAYS means a YEAR]
that the cloud stayed upon the tabernacle,
remaining on it, the people of Israel abode
in their tents, and journeyed not;
but when it was taken up, they journeyed.
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The Rashi comment "DAYS means a YEAR" is not because
in other verses the word DAYS can mean YEARS; rather
the Rashi comment "DAYS means a YEAR" is derived
from the CLIMACTIC structure
- day or night
- 2 days
- month
- DAYS.
This example clearly shows that CLIMAX is an independent
method of inferring meaning.
EXAMPLE Nu06-24:26
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Nu06-24:26 presents the Priestly blessing.
When FORMATTED in CLIMACTIC order this blessing
indicates specific meaning to the individual phrases
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- The Lord BLESS you, and
- WATCH you;
- The Lord make his face SHINE upon you, and
- be GRACIOUS to you;
- The Lord lift up HIS COUNTENANCE upon you,
- and give you PEACE.
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The capped words, BLESS, WATCH, SHINE all have
similar meanings. However the CLIMACTIC structure
suggests specific nuances. Rashi comments as follows
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- The Lord BLESS you, and [Rashi: Blessings of Assets]
- WATCH you; [Rashi: 1st Assets-2nd protection from theft]
- The Lord make his face SHINE upon you, and
[Rashi:Assets,protection,happiness]
- be GRACIOUS to you; [Rashi: Social acceptability]
- The Lord lift up HIS FACE upon you,
[Rashi: Religious acceptability]
- and give you PEACE. [No Rashi:Peace is the ultimate climax]
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In certain cases we have rephrased Rashi's literal comments
to indicate the CLIMAX. For example Rashi interprets
Graciously to mean "God will give you grace" and we have
reinterpreted this to mean "Social grace." This
reinterpretation is consistent with the meaning of
the word and with the paragraph structure.
LIST451g summarizes this CLIMAX.
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ITEM DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS: RABBI ISHMAEL STYLE
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS CLIMAX
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #25
SEE BELOW LIST451g
Climactic structure of Nu06-24:26:Bless-Protect-Happy..Peace
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Climactic structure of Nu06-24:26:Bless-Protect-Happy..Peace
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The Lord BLESS you, and Blessings of Assets*1
WATCH you; 1st Assets-2)protection from theft*2
The Lord SHINES upon you, 1) Assets,2)protection,3)happiness*3
be GRACIOUS to you; Social acceptability*4
The Lord FACE you Religious acceptability*5
and give you PEACE. Peace is the ultimate climax*6
NOTES
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*1 Rashi: Nu06-24a
*2 Rashi: Nu06-24b
*3 Rashi: Nu06-25a
Rashi literally says "God will show you a smiling
laughing face."
*4 Rashi: Nu06-25b
Rashi simply says "God will give you grace"
We think it appropriate to interpret this as SOCIAL grace
*5 Rashi: Nu06-26a
Rashi literally says "God will not get angry at you"
We have interpreted this to mean "Religious acceptability"
*6 No Rashi here. But the Rashi-like comment we have made is
made by Rashi on a similar CLIMAX in Lv26-06a.
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