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OVERVIEW:
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In this module we explore Rashis that derive their
lesson from OTHER VERSES.
There are three basic techniques of Rashi in these
verses.
CROSS REFERENCES THAT CONFIRM
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One basic technique of Rashi in these verses is to
>CONFIRM BIBLICAL CROSS REFERENCE<. Thus the Bible
might say >I GOD PROMISE YOU SUCH AND SUCH AS I
HAVE SAID< and Rashi will then indicate where God
has said this.
CROSS REFERENCES THAT CLARIFY
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A Second basic technique of Rashi in these verses is to
>CLARIFY MEANING IN ONE VERSE BY AN OTHER VERSE<.
CROSS REFERENCES THAT DEFINE
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A third technique is where the Bible explicitly says
>DO PROCEDURE X THE SAME WAY I TOLD YOU TO DO PROCEDURE Y<
REFERENCES
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Material in this module comes from
http://www.rashiyomi.com/ov.htm
TODAYS UNIT
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We are finally finishing our long journey on Rashis that use
the technique of OTHER VERSES. We shall have our usual
RashiYomiSummary on Sunday or Monday. I hope you have
enjoyed this module.
We have 2 Rashis left from the above URL. They are both
complicated so we do one today and one on Saturday night.
The Grand summary of 4 dozen Rashis will be presented
on Sunday
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EXAMPLE 48: Ex32-05c
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BACKGROUND
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The Bible is describing how the Jews made a golden calf and
worshipped it. Aaron had just gathered all the jewelery and
the people had made the calf and declared it their god. The
next verse says:
THE VERSE
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>And Aaron SAW; he built an altar; and he proclaimed and said
A HOLIDAY TO GOD TOMORROW<
RASHIS FIRST EXPLANATION
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Rashi gives a simple explanation why Aaron should have
participated
>Aaron was stalling for time; since the people built the
calf, therefore he alone built the altar so as to stall
for time till Moses came down (because it takes longer
for one person to build than many)That is also why he delayed
the holiday till the next day<
In passing Rashi learns that the emphasis that Aaron alone
built the altar (vs the people) from the change in the
plurality of verbs
{LIST}
Verbs/activities connected with the golden calf
The list is used to justify that Aaron took initiatives
to stall for time when he saw how the people behaved
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ACTIVITY PLURAL/SINGULAR
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THEY obtained their wives jewelry Plural
and THEY brought it to Aaron Plural
And HE took it from them Singular
and HE smelted it Singular
and THEY made a calf Plural
and THEY said >this is our god< Plural
And HE Saw Singular
And HE built an altar Singular
and HE proclaimed >a holiday tomorrow< Singular
{END OF LIST}
RASHIS PREFERRED SECOND EXPLANATION
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Rashis second explanation builds on this first explanation
Not only did Aaron stall for time, he also felt he had
to participate. The phrase >And Aaron Saw< means >Aaron
saw how Chur was murdered in trying to stop them<
Extraordinary!
How can Rashi milk from the innocent phrase >Aaron saw<
that Chur tried to rebuke them and was murdered.
THE OTHER VERSE
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By now readers of this RashiYomi are familiar with the
way an >OTHER VERSE< can shed light and change meaning
There is an explicit other verse in Ex32-17:18:
And Joshua heard the voices and said to Moses there is
a war cry in the community. And Moses answered: This
cry does not have the characteristics of a >WAR CALL<
nor does it have the characteristics of a >RAPE<
rather it has the characteristics of >TORTURE<
So this other verse explicitly says that there was murder
So Rashi conjectures that Aaron saw the murder and decided
to try and stall but give in a little to the people.
So Rashi-is-Simple.
The Rest of the Rashi that it was Chur that was murdered
and that he was murdered in trying to stop them is just
a very reasonable guess. For although Chur is listed as
being on par with Aaron and the Elders (See Ex24-14)
nevertheless we never find him mentioned again. So maybe
he was the missing one!
Also: If we know that Chur was both a leader and missing
it would stand to reason that he tried to rebuke the
people (since that was his job) and got murdered while
doing so (Since we find that the Jews frequently wanted
to stone even Moses).
The bottom line: The real driving force behind Rashi is
this >OTHER VERSE< which advises us that someone was
murdered--it was this murder that pushed Aaron into
giving in to the Jews and calling a holiday (in case
Moses did not show up). The Rest of Rashi is a reasonable
conjecture.
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