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VERSE: Nu08-04g
RASHIS COVERED: Nu08-04g Ex25-40a
======================== MOSES WAS SHOWN THE MENORAH ============
VERY BRIEF SUMMARY
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Rashi at Nu04-08g simply repeats an inference he learned in
Ex25-40a. Recall that Ex25 describes the construction of
the Temple. About a dozen Temple objects are described like
the table, Candellabrah etc. The description of 3 of these
objects end with the statement IT WAS MADE AS GOD SHOWED MOSES
However the wording of this statement changes:AS GOD SHOWED MOSES
vs AS GOD IS SHOWING MOSES. These slight differences in phrasing
suggest that God showed the construction of all Temple utensils
to Moses. However the more difficult ones God showed a 2nd time
(REFERENCE: http://www.RashiYomi.com/ex25-40a.htm)
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TODAYS RASHI RULE: ALIGNMENT
TODAYS RASHI SUBRULE: FURTHER NUANCES
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF RULE
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Many Rashis do NOT focus on an internal analysis of the verse.
There may be nothing bothering Rashi in THAT verse. The words
used may all be normal.
But when the given verse is compared with another verse--that
is, when the two verses are ALIGNED together-- we see blatant
differences.
The ALIGNED verses therefore suggest that these ALIGNED
DIFFERENCES were deliberately placed there to emphasize
certain nuances. The standard example will illustrtae this.
STANDARD EXAMPLE
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Recall that the Moabite King BALAK was apprehensive about
Israel journeying throught its territory. It wanted Israel
banished. It hired a professional curse-man, Bilam who would
curse the Jews. Bilam however describes his job SLIGHTLY
differently. Here are the verses.
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BALAK: Nu22-06 I will banish Jews FROM THE LAND
BILAM: Nu22-11 ...... banish Jews -------------
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EXERCISE
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To fully appreciate Rashi perform the following 2 exercises
- What is the minor difference between the aligned verses?
- What NUANCE do YOU think this implies?
RASHIS SOLUTION
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BALAK only wanted Jews away from his land; his goals were
political. By contrast, BILAM wanted them DESTROYED. Hence...
BALAK wanted Jews BANISHED FROM THE LAND. But Bilam wanted
them BANISHED PERIOD (That is destroyed).
STANDARD REFERENCES FOR THIS RULE
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http://www.Rashiyomi.com/align-58.htm
This summary may be a bit too terse. You can browse the
57 postings leading up to by going to
http://www.Rashiyomi.com/align-1.htm
http://www.Rashiyomi.com/align-2.htm etc.
Or you can visit the Rashi Yomi Calendar at
http://www.RashiYomi.com/calendar1.htm
This calendar presents a day by day listing of Rashis.
The ALIGNMENT series occurs between 7-28-01 and 10-10-01.
HOW TO USE THESE LISTS FOR SCHOOL PROJECTS
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You can use the LISTS referenced above for
school projects. Here is how. If you are a
teacher then you can present the two aligned
verses and ask the students to perform the
following exercises
-- What are the minor differences between the verses
-- What nuances do they imply
The students can then compare their analysis with that
of Rashis. This leads to greater appreciation of Rashi.
TODAYS LIST
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We present below the 3 verses that mention that the Temple
utensils were constructed AS GOD SHOWED MOSES.
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VERSE PHRASE1 PHRASE2 PHRASE3
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Ex25-40 See & Make the menorah in its form AS IS SHOWN TO YOU
Ex26-30 ERECT the Mishkan by BLUEPRINT AS HE SHOWED YOU
Ex27-8 Make the altar AS HE SHOWED YOU
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NOTES
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*1 The erection of the Mishkan by blueprint took place AFTER
production of the utensils. We learn this from the
explicit statement in an OTHER VERSE (cf Ex40-01:16)
*2 The form of the other temple utensils were ALREADY SHOWN
But the form of the Candellabrah WAS BEING SHOWN to Moses
(Moses had difficulty understanding the form and God had
to prophetically instruct him in it in more detail)
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RASHI RULE USED: ALIGNMENT
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