#*#*#*#*# (C) 2001, RashiYomi Inc. Dr Hendel President #*#*#*#*# ----------------------------------------------------------- | Rashi is Simple Version 2.0 | | (C) RashiYomi Inc., Dr Hendel President | | http://www.RashiYomi.Com | | PERMISSION to reprint WITH this header if NOT for profit | ------------------------------------------------------------ VERSE: Nu32-41b ====================== THE METHOD OF OTHER VERSES ============== In url http://www.RashiYomi.Com/other-20.htm we presented the method of OTHER VERSES. In this method Rashi clarifies the meaning of one verse, not by doing grammatical analysis, but rather by citing another verse possibly in another book of the Bible. There are six basic techniques of Rashi in these verses. Method 3 involves -------------------------------------------------------- CLARIFYING WITH A SIMILAR VERSE WITH MORE DETAILS -------------------------------------------------------- Here is a simple example: * Nu36-08a speaks about A DAUGHTER WHO INHERITS * Nu27-08 clarifies with details HOW this could happen ------------------------------------------------------ IF A PERSON HAS NO SON THEN HIS DAUGHTER INHERITS HIM ------------------------------------------------------ Similarly Nu32-41b says that YAIR CONQUERED SOME CITIES AND CALLED THEM CHAVOTH YAIR. Rashi clarifies this with further details by bringing the genealogies listed in 1C07-14 and 1C02-21:23. From these verses we see that the genealogies of MENASHEH end at YAIR, that is, he had no children. So Rashi states that HE BUILT THE CITIES AS A MEMORIAL TO HIMSELF SINCE HE HAD NO CHILDREN. The following list presents similar examples. It gives the VERSE, the TEXT OF THE VERSE, as well as THE OTHER (VERSE) and the XTRA DETAILS of that other verse. The EX column refers to the example number in the OTHER series on the Daily Rashi calendar which can be found at http://www.RashiYomi.Com/calendar.htm ================================================================ EX VERSE TEXT OF VERSE THE OTHER THE XTRA DETAILS == ======== ======================== ========= ================ 22 Lv01-05a Slaughter Sacrifice 2Chr30-17 A Levite Can 43 Ex17-10b Chur 1Ch2-18:19 Kalevs son*1 44 Ex35-30a Chur 1Ch2-18:19 Kalevs son*1 45 Ex24-14c Chur 1Ch2-18:19 Kalevs son*1 1 Dt26-05d A FEW Jews came to Egypt Gn46-27 70 people came*2 4 Nu36-08a A daughter who inherits Nu27-08 If no son 20 Gn21-23b I treated you nicely Gn20-15 I gave you land 23 Dt33-09a Didnt know parents Ex32-25:28 Killed Relatives 24 Dt33-09b He obeyed orders Ex32-27:28 kill relatives*3 38 Lv23-08a Give sacrifices to Fires Nu28-19 Give Oxen,....*4 39 Dt25-13b Dont have big stones Lv19-36 Big stone weights 40 Dt11-25a No one will stand to you Dt07-23:24 No survivors*5 3 Nu01-53a Watch temple so no anger Nu16,17*6 Korach rebellion 6 Dt11-25e No one will stand to you Ex23-27 Ill scare them 27 Gn26-05e because ABRAHAM OBEYED Gn22-18*7 He offered Isaac 46 Lv10-03a Rligious death snctifies Ex29-43*8 Justice Emphasis -- Nu32-41b YAIR names cities YAIR 1C02-21:23 He had no child*9 NOTES ----- *1 1Ch2-18:19 mentions explicitly that Chur was Kalevs son. 1Ch2-18:19 also speaks about a man marrying somebody who gave birth to his wife! Rashi in Chronicles suggests the reasonable interpretation that the mother died on the operating table and the father named his new daughter after his deceased wife (Hence his wife gave birth >to his wife< since she had the same name). Chazal give a more homiletic interpretation that Kalev was married to Miryam who was considered dead since she was leprous. Since Kalev nursed her back to health and stayed with her he is considered as if he >RENEWED HER LIFE< and gave birth to her. Since Rashi on Chronicles contradicts Rashi on Chumash I assume he didnt fully accept the Midrash that Miryam was Churs mother. Nevertheless Rashi cited it to show the broad spectrum of interpretation (Rashi will sometimes cite one explanation and let teachers pave thru the other explanations). On the Chronicle verse there are 5 alternative explanations. Be that as it may everyone agrees that the driving force behind Rashi is the OTHER VERSE. *2 As mentioned earlier this type of example is the basis of the Passover Hagaddah. Cross referencing is the most basic type of research but nevertheless can be done by everybody. Such research would enable a proliferation of Torah scholars. *3 The Malbim cites Ex32-27:28. Rashi cites Ex20-03. So Levi both listened to Gods will not to worship idols as well as to Moses order to kill relatives. *4 This example properly belongs in te Rabbi Ishmael series on contradictory verses. In this case we resolve the two contradictory verses using the method of MODALITY. It is INITIALLY required to offer OXEN, LAMBS and GOATS as described in Nu28-19. However if you say only had OXEN then you shouldn't say >Since I cant bring all of them together I will not bring any of them<. Rather you should follow the law in Lv23-08 that says >OFFER TO THE FIRE< (In other words >OFFER WHATEVER YOU CAN<) *5 The point here is that Dt07-23:24 is stated in a CLIMACTIC manner: --God will give you the >NATIONS< --God will give you their >KINGS< --You will erase their >NATIONAL NAME< --There will be >NO SURVIVORS< (The principle of CLIMAX demands that the last phrase be interpreted to refer to SURVIVORS even though it literally only says >No man will stand before you< which could have many meanings) Once we learn that >no man will stand before you< refers to >survivors< (because of the principle of CLIMAX) we then transfer that translation to Dt11-25a. *6 Thus the Korach rebellion gives details on HOW ANGRY God would get if the Levites or Priests had their jobs inteferred with *7 THe exact same phrase >Because Abraham obeyed my voiceVolume 10 Number 16I will sanctify myself with WEIGHT< while Lv10-03 says >I will sanctify myself with those CLOSE to me< The 2 verses and the incident that happened---that Aaron the High Priests sons died because they did something improper shows that God rules by Justice without favoritism to close ones. This makes people appreciate Gods honor and weight and respect him more *9 -From 1C07-14 we see that MACHIR the father of GILAD came from MENASHEH. -From 1C02-21:23 we see that YAIR came from MACHIR. -From 1C02-21:23 we see that the Menasheh genealogies end at YAIR. Hence, Rashi concludes, YAIR had no children. So it is logical that he named the cities he conquered as CHAVOTH YAIR, after his own name, to serve as a rememberance after he dies. Thus we see that Rashi derived the extra details that Yair had no children from AN OTHER VERSE ================================================================ RASHI RULE USED: OTHER VERSES --------------------------------------------------- WARNING: The following additional references may be too wordy However they frequently contain additional information & lists The hyperlinks only work on the main website Volume 10 Number 16 #*#*#*#*# (C) 2001, RashiYomi Inc. Dr Hendel President #*#*#*#*#