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VERSE: Nu21-01b
RASHIS COVERED: Nu21-01b Nu21-01c Nu21-04b Nu21-13b
========================= Nu21-01b =========================
SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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One of Rashis main methods is the skillful use of
cross-references to illuminate other verses.
EXAMPLE Nu21-01b
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Nu21-01b speaks about the CANAANITES IN ARAD IN THE SOUTH
This is illuminated by Nu13-29 which states that AMALEK
lived in the SOUTH. Hence ARAD was an AMALEK nation in liason
with Canaanites
EXAMPLE Nu21-01c
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Nu21-01c speaks that Jews coming thru THE SCOUTED PASS
This is illuminated by Nu10-33 which relates how the
ARK SCOUTED out before the Jews to show them the path
EXAMPLE Nu21-04b
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Nu21-04b states that the Jews circled EDOM. This is
further illuminated by Nu20-21 which explains that
EDOM would not allow the Jews passage THRU their land
EXAMPLE Nu21-13b
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Nu21-13b states that the Jews circled the country of
MOAB. This is further illuminated by Ju11-17 which
states that MOAB did not allow the Jews passage thru
their land.
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ITEM DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS OTHER VERSES
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS FURTHER DETAILS
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #1
SEE BELOW LIST210z
List of verse pairs with 1 verse illuminating the other
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RASHI RULE CLASS: ALIGNMENT
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS NUANCES
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #11
SEE BELOW LIST308d
List of verses with Jews praying for conquest
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=================== LIST210z ====================================
List of verses pairs with one verse illuminating another
LIST210z CONTINUES LIST210a
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VERSE TEXT OF VERSE OTHER VRSE DETAILS
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Nu21-01b ARAD Canaanites in South Nu13-29 ARAD is AMALEK*11
Nu21-01c the SCOUTED PATH Nu10-33 ARK showed way
Nu21-04b Jews circled EDOM Nu20-21 Didnt allow Passage
Nu21-13b Jews circled MOAB Ju11-17 Didnt allow passage
Nu10-31c You APPRECIATE journeys Ex18-11 APPRECIATE MIRACLES
Lv23-25a Offerings of New Year Nu29-01:06 New Year offering
Lv23-37a Libations of offerings Nu15-01:11 Libation Minchah
Lv14-10b 3 tenths flour for MNCHA Nu15-01:11 Libation Minchah
Lv14-20a Take the MINCHAH Nu15-01:11 Libation Minchah
Lv14-21a 1 tenth flour for MNCHAH Nu15-01:11 Libation Minchah
Lv09-22a Aaron BLESSED the nation Nu06-22:27 PRIESTLY BLESSING
Lv09-22b Aaron went DOWN Lv09-07 DOWN from the Altar
Lv06-05b Wood,Daily,Offerings Nu-28,15*5 Daily First*5
Lv06-14c A CUT minchah Lv02-06 Method to CUT Mnch
Lv06-03c Remove altar ashes Lv01-16 Ashes placed on EAST
Lv06-03c Remove altar ashes Ex27-03 Removal utensils
Ex31-08b Offer Ketoreth on altar Ex30-34:38 Ketoreth ingredients
Ex27-02a horns FROM the altar Ex25-36 SCULPTORED,nt sldred
Ex21-13d Refuge for murderers Nu25-09:15 Refuge city places
Ex19-05b Guard My CONVENANT Ex24-07:08 GIVING OF THE TORAH
Ex14-12a Better we die in Egypt Ex05-21 Jews curse Moses
Ex06-05b I remember My Treaty Gn15-13:21 I promisd redemption
Ex06-06a Therefore Gn15-13:21 I promisd redemption
Ex06-06c I will redeem the Jews Gn15-13:21 Promisd great wealth
Ex06-20a Amram married AUNT Nu26-59 Grandpa-s daughter
Ex06-05b God remembers TREATY Gn15-14 God will redeem us
Ex06-06c God will REDEEM US Gn15-14 Get great wealth
Gn49-05a Simon/Levi are BROTHERS Gn34-25 BROTHERS kill city*4
Ex22-16a the DOWRY OF VIRGINS Dt22-29 50 Biblical dollars
Gn33-09a I dont need your money Gn27-41*3 Hatred for stealing
Gn20-23b Childbirth=Lose DISGRACE Is04-01*1 Woman singl=disgrace
Gn30-37a A LIVNEH stick Ho04-13 LIVNEH=name of tree
Gn30-36b Permit me to leave*2 Gn31-46 You STOLE my daughtr
Gn28-22b This willbe HOUSE OF GOD Gn35-01:08 altar;remove idols
Gn23-02a Abraham CAME Gn21-33:34 CAME from BeerShva
Lv01-12a the THANK YOU OFFERING Ps127-01 4 Thank Yous
Lv01-05a Slaughter Sacrifice 2Chr30-17 A Levite Can
Dt26-05d A FEW Jews came to Egypt Gn46-27 70 people came
Gn21-23b I treated you NICELY Gn20-15 I gave you LAND
Dt25-13b Dont have big STONES Lv19-36 Big STONE WEIGHTS
Gn26-05e because ABRAHAM OBEYED Gn22-18 He offered Isaac
Ex13-17c Jews afraid of war Nu14-42 Defeat of Jews
Ex17-10b Chur 1Ch2-18:19 Kalevs son
Ex35-30a Chur 1Ch2-18:19 Kalevs son
Ex24-14c Chur 1Ch2-18:19 Kalevs son
NOTES
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*1 Rashi states the following: "If MOTHERS make mistakes it
is because they raise children; if SINGLE women make
mistakes it is because they try to pick people up"
Rashi should be perceived as giving ILLUSTRATIONS of
why being without children is disgraceful for women
*2 Jacob did not NEED permission to leave with HIS wife
But his father-in-law would perceive it as STEALING
his daughter.
*3 Gn27-41 states that Esauv hated Jacob for stealing the
blessing. Gn27-44 states that after a few years this
hatred would subside. Hence Gn33-09 with its statement
I DONT NEED YOUR MONEY confirms these other 2 verses.
*4 Rashi is NOT commenting on the MERE coincidence that
Shimon and Levi are called BROTHERS in two places.
-Gn49-05 talks about Shimon and Levi KILLING and
PLUNDERING
-Gn34 also talks about SHIMON and Levi KILLING
and plundering.
Thus the cross reference is clear. The accident
that they are called BROTHERS in both places
simply spices up the correspondence.
*5 There are many verses which explicitly confirm
Lv06-05b - that the DAILY UP OFFERING must be
the first offering of the day and the last (any
other offerings must be offered strictly inbetween
them). Here is a partial list of verses where this
principle is enunciated
Nu28-15,23,24,31 Nu29-06,11,16,22,25...Lv03-05*10
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*10 Lv06-05b only speaks about THE UP..but in light
of these other verses the word THE clearly refers
to the DAILY UP.
Rashi(following the Talmud) further declares
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We also derive from this verse (Lv06-05b) That:
Just as no offering can be offered BEFORE
the DAILY UP (the DAILY UP must be the FIRST)
so no offering can be offered AFTER the
EVENING DAILY UP (the EVENING DAILY UP must
be the LAST).
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My own opinion is that Rashi simply indicates
a derivation by analogical logic (not by
verse derivation). In other words since all
the other verses state
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this offering must be offered AFTER (AL)
the MORNING DAILY UP
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we infer (by LOGIC, not by VERSE) that
the EVENING DAILY UP should have a similar
status (no offering offered AFTER)
*11 Rashi makes additional comments
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- Amalek disguised themselves as Canaanites
- Jews however werent fooled
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This is not homiletic. However the Rashi method
used is ALIGNMENT. Further details are found below
in LIST308d
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===================== LIST308d ==================================
List of verses with Jews praying for conquest
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VERSE PHRASE 1 PHRASE 2 PHRASE 3
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Nu21-01b God, Please help me to conquer THIS NATION
Ju11-30 God, Please help me to conquer AMON
Differs *1 *2 *3
NOTES
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*1 This phrase is the same in both verses
*2 This phrase is the same in both verses (LITERALLY:
GIVE THEM INTO MY HAND
*3 Notice how in one verse it is give me AMON while in
the other it is give me THIS NATION
We know from LIST210z (comparison of verses Nu21-01b
and Nu13-29) that ARAD THE CANAANITE=AMALEK (because
they both dwelt in the south.)
It therefore seems reasonable that (Rashi)
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- Amalek made a deal with the Canaanites--possibly
they intermarried and intermingled.
- His Goal was to confuse the Jews who were preparing
a war against Canaanites not against Amalekites
- But the Jews sensed something wrong (probably
because they saw inconsistencies from Canaanite
customs in their dress, speech etc).
- Thus the Jews prepared for General war with
an unknown enemy*10
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*10 Rashi in typical fashion dresses the above idea in
child like exaggeration. Rashi states
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- Amalek dressed like Canaanites
- He wanted to fool the Jews so that they
should pray to defeat Canaanites
- But since he was really Amalekite their
prayers would not be answered and he would
win the war. But the Jews outsmarted him by
praying to defeat THIS NATION whomever it was
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This is silly--you cant fool God in prayer. God
is not literal--He looks into ones heart.
Therefore we have re-interpreted as follows
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- Not only did Amalek dress like the Canaanites;
they also probably made liasons and intermarried
- Amalek did not just want the Jews to pray
against the Canaanites--Amalek wanted Jews to
FOCUS AND PREPARE for Canaanite war (not study
Amalek military customs)
- Amalek did not really think that God was a literalist
that could be fooled. He wanted the Jews to focus
on Canaanite practices. But the Jews outsmarted him...
besides PRAYING to defeat an unknown nation, they
also PREPARED/FOCUSED for a war with an unknown nation
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By so interpreting Rashi, he becomes mature and deep
instead of shallow and child like
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