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VERSE: Nu23-03a
================= GOD PROPHESIES AT NIGHT =======================
VERY BRIEF SUMMARY
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We know from Nu12-06 (or from Job33-15) that God usually
appears to prophets at night. THerefore when Bilam in Nu23-03
states
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Let us offer sacrifices; MAYBE GOD WILL APPEAR TO ME
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Bilam was referring to the fact that God usually does not
appear by day to prophets
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TODAYS RASHI RULE: OTHER VERSES
TODAYS RASHI SUBRULE: FURTHER DETAILS
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE RULE and SUBRULE
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The rule of OTHER VERSES simply means that Rashi
is explaining one verse by citing an OTHER VERSE
One way of doing this is to cross reference a
verse that speaks about the SAME topic but gives
FURTHER details.
STANDARD EXAMPLE
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The following example comes from the Passover
Hagaddah
Dt26-05 states that
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With only a FEW PEOPLE did the
Jews go down to Egypt
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FURTHER DETAILS on the meaning of
the Biblical phrase FEW PEOPLE is
provided in Gn46.
EXERCISE:
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Before reading the Rashi try reading
Gn46 yourself and see if you can
discover the further details.
RASHIS SOLUTION
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Rashi cites Gn46-27
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The total number of people who
came with Jacob to Egypt is 70
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Thus the Rashi method of OTHER VERSES
in this case has explained to us that
the FEW PEOPLE that went down to
Egypt refers to SEVENTY people
STANDARD REFERENCES FOR THIS RULE
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http://www.Rashiyomi.com/other-20.htm
HOW TO USE THESE LISTS FOR SCHOOL PROJECTS
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You can use the LIST below for school projects.
Here is how, if you are a teacher then you
can present the verse in the first column
(eg Dt26-05) and the CHAPTER (but not the verse)
in the 3rd column---e.g. Gn46.
The student is then instructed to discover
the further details. The students solution
can then be compared with Rashis.
TODAYS EXAMPLE
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We add the above verse (About God appearing at night) to
this long list of examples) (It is now on top) Note the
similarity to the Rashi on Nu36-08a (*3)
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VERSE TEXT OF VERSE OTHER VRSE DETAILS
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Nu22-03a God MIGHT appear to me Nu12-06*2 Prophesy by night
Nu36-08a a daughter who inherits Nu27-08 If no sons*3
Lv14-03a Expel lepers from CAMP Lv13-46 From all 3camps*1
Lv13-46b Expel lepers from CAMP Lv13-46 From all 3camps*1
Nu05-02b Expel impure from CAMP Ex13-19 impure to dead*1
Lv01-12a the THANK YOU OFFERING Ps127-01 4specific cases
Lv01-05a Slaughter Sacrifice 2Chr30-17 A Levite Can
Ex17-10b Chur 1Ch2-18:19 Kalevs son
Ex35-30a Chur 1Ch2-18:19 Kalevs son
Ex24-14c Chur 1Ch2-18:19 Kalevs son
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
Lv10-03a Rligious death snctifies Ex29-43*8 Justice Emphasis
NOTES
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*1 First some background: There were 3 camps
-- There was the TEMPLE which had the highest holiness
-- Outside this was the CAMP OF LEVITES (Nu02-17)
-- Outside this was the CAMP OF TRIBES (Nu02)
These camps surrounded each others like concentric
squares (The Temple in the center, the Levites
surrounding them, the tribes surrounding the Levites)
Nu05-02 states that ALL IMPURE PEOPLE should be expelled
from the camp without specifying which one.Rashi-is-Simple
- Lv13-46 states that the LEPOR should be ISOLATED. Hence
he is expelled from ALL 3 camps
- Ex13-19 states that Moses took the bones of Joseph with
him. But Moses was a Levite and dwelled among the
Levites. Hence we infer that someone who is impure
because of contact with the dead may stay in the LEVITE
camp but may not stay in the TEMPLE CAMP.
- We find no permission for the Zav to be in the Levite
camp and we do have a requirement for the Lepor to
be isolated. Hence we infer that the Zav may dwell in
the Israelite camp (so as to leave the lepor ALONE)
but may not dwell in the Temple or Levite camp.
The Talmud (Pesachim 67) goes into further details and
alternative derivations but the above captures the
flavor of the argument which is based on other verses.
*2 As mentioned above also see Job33-15
*3 In both these cases (MAYBE GOD WILL APPEAR TO ME) and
(WHEN A DAUGHTER INHERITS) Rashis OTHER VERSES sheds
light on THE POSSIBILITY of this happening...that is
WHAT COULD Trigger it off.
If there were no sons then the daughter inherits
Similarly traditional prophecy happens by night
so that if Balak could not be certain of an immediate
prophecy. In each instance Rashi brings other verses
to shed light on the possibility of something occuring
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RASHI RULE USED: OTHER VERSES
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