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Volume 16 Number 13
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===================== OVERVIEW OF HILIGHTS IN THIS ISSUE ========
Whats new and hot in this issue?
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ITEM WHATS NEW & HOT IN THIS ISSUE
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NEW FORMAT A New Year...And a New Format:Hope you like it*1
6dozen Rashis For the next 10 issues: The 71 Rashis on A-L
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*1 -Postings are briefer emphasizing Question-Answer form
-Lists are placed on bottom (So those who wish to avoid
them may do so)
-Every posting starts with a VERY BRIEF SUMMARY
-Reference is made to the Rashi Workbook and the 30 rules
-Questions from readers will occur in every issue(If
you continue to cooperate by trying to stump me)
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================ Rashis covered in this issue ===================
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VERSE RULE BRIEF DESCRIPTION
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Gn19-17a GRAMMARr 7 meanings of AYIN-LAMED:Near,Besides...
Gn12-20a GRAMMARr 7 meanings of AYIN-LAMED:Near,Besides...
Lv07-12a GRAMMARr 7 meanings of AYIN-LAMED:Near,Besides...
Gn08-01d GRAMMARr 7 meanings of AYIN-LAMED:Near,Besides...
Gn45-14a GRAMMARr 7 meanings of AYIN-LAMED:Near,Besides...
Gn45-14b GRAMMARr 7 meanings of AYIN-LAMED:Near,Besides...
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VERSE: v010301a
Dt23-14a
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Will Shulman (Rashi Shomrei Emunah Class)
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Rashi is Simple
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DATE:
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12-26-02
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RE:
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AYIN-LAMED means NEAR/BESIDES
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COMMENTS
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QUESTION
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You stated that AYIN LAMED means NEAR/BESIDES
For Example Dt23-14a is translated as
KEEP A SPADE near YOUR ARMY UTENSILS
Thus your point of view is that ON and NEAR
are two distinct meanings of AYIN LAMED
However based on my army days I can suggest
a unified approach. People traditionally
wear ARMY BELTS from which hang all their
utensils.
Hence the statement KEEP A SPADE AYIN-LAMED
YOUR ARMY UTENSILS can simply be translated
as KEEP A SPADE ON YOUR ARMY UTENSIL BELT
Such an approach unifies the meaning of ON
and NEAR
Will Shulman
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LONGER FOOTNOTES
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ANSWER
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Yasher Coach Will.
Actually Rashi himself alludes to a unified
approach on some verses. Your army belt
analysis is a welcome contribution to
that group of Rashis. We will go over that
group of Rashis at a later date.
Russell Hendel;http://www.RashiYomi.Com
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RASHI RULE USED: QUESTION
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VERSE: Gn19-17a
RASHIS COVERED: Gn12-20a Gn19-17a Lv07-12a
Gn45-14a Gn45-14b Gn08-01d
Gn19-17a
(C) Dr Hendel, Jan-04
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QUESTION
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Ex01-05a states that PHAROHS DAUGHTER WAS WALKING ON THE NILE
But Rashi states that the Hebrew word AYIN-LAMED means NEAR.
Thus Rashi translates the verse: PHAROHS DAUGHTER WAS WALKING
NEAR THE NILE. Is this the real meaning of AYIN-LAMED? Can
other examples be produced.
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The Hebrew word AYIN-LAMED which is usually translated as
ON in fact has half a dozen meanings in addition to the special
idiomatic meanings it has with other words. Here are some
examples: AYIN-LAMED can mean a) ON, b) WITH, c) AT THE TIME OF
d) TOWARDS, e) FOR, f) NEAR, g) BESIDES. Furthermore in
conjunction with other words it can have idiomatic meaning--for
example it can mean a) DEPRESSED, b) THEREFORE or SINCE.
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DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS:
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GRAMMARr
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RASHI SUBRULE CLASS:
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SPECIAL CONNECTIVE WORDS(ON,TO,FOR,...)
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RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE
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#9
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SEE BELOW
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LIST004c
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A list of verses
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Where AYIN-LAMED-means WITH,BY *1
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COMMENTS
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*1 There are about 6 dozen Rashis on AYIN-LAMED. We shall
spend about 10 issues presenting all these Rashis.
This list will then grow over the next 10 issues
In the last issue we showed verses where AYIN LAMED
means FOR. Today we continue by showing verses where
AYIN LAMED means CONCERNING
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LIST004c
(C) Dr Hendel, Jan-04
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We present verses with the Hebrew word AYIN-LAMED
AYIN-LAMED has 7 basic meanings and several idiomatic meanings
In LIST004b we reviewed verses where AYIN LAMED means FOR
In todays list we review verses
where AYIN LAMED means CONCERNING or REGARDING
These meanings -- CONCERNING,REGARDING---are similar
to the meaning FOR
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VERSE
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TEXT OF VERSE:AYIN-LAMED MEANS with,on,time of
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Gn12-20a
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Pharoh commanded staff CONCERNING Abraham
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Gn19-17a
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Flee CONCERNING life*1
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Lv07-12a
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...if he offers it CONCERNING Thanksgiving
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Gn08-01d
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God aroused(in Himself)emotions CONCERNING the land*2
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Gn45-14a
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Joe cried ACCOUNT of his brothers steadfastness*3
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Gn45-14b
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Benjamin cried ACCOUNT of his brothers steadfastness
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COMMENTS
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*1 Almost the same as FLEE FOR YOUR LIFE
The point is FLEE CONCERNING LIFE, NOT MONEY
*2 Note how Rashi translates
- RUACH as meaning EMOTIONS not WIND
- AL as meaning CONCERNING not ON
Hence Rashi translates the verse as
- God aroused(in Himself) emotions CONCERNING the flooded
- land
But why does Rashi avoid the obvious translation
- God made a wind come over the land
Rashi-is-Simple: The land was covered with 60 feet
of water. So a wind could NOT come over the land
(because it was covered). Hence Rashi interprets
the verse as EMOTIONS CONCERNING THE FLOODED LAND
*3 Actually this verse is a little more complicated
- NECK is a universal symbol for BACKBONE & STEADFASTNESS
- CRY ON always, in the Bible, means CRY CONCERNING
- CRY OF always, in the Bible, means MOURNING
Hence the verse should be translated as follows--
-Benjamin and Joseph CRIED CONCERNING each others
-steadfastness (that they each remained loyal to
-each other)
See http://www.Rashiyomi.com/gn45-14a.htm
for a complete and delightful discussion
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THE QUICKIE 6 RASHI RULE CLASSES(Version 3.2 Dec 15 2002)
http://www.Rashiyomi.com/rules-01.htm FULL VERSION
http://www.RashiYomi.Com/rules33.htm QUICKIE VERSION
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THE DICTIONARY RULE: Rashi can function as a dictionary.
He presents 2-6 meanings of words
REFERENCE: http://www.RashiYomi.Com/words.htm
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* EXAMPLE 1: AL means ON. AL can also mean
- WITH (Eat Passover WITH matzoh Ex12-09e)
- IN (Place the Matzoh IN the basket Ex29-03)
- TO (The boards shall be even from bottom TO top Ex26-24c)
- NEAR (His borders will be NEAR Tzison Gn49-13b)
- AFTER(Offer Peace offerings AFTER the daily Lv03-05a)
* EXAMPLE 2: KI means IF,PERHAPS,RATHER,BECAUSE,WHEN,THAT
Gn18-15a Gn24-33a
* EXAMPLE 3: YDA means FAMILIAR, not KNOW (eg Dt34-10a)
eg Gn04-01 Adam was FAMILIAR with his wife
* EXAMPLE 4: ON THE FACE OF means DURING THE LIFETIME
Nu03-04a Gn11-28a Ex20-03c Dt05-07a
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THE GRAMMAR RULE: Rashi comments on RARE or SIMILAR usages
REFERENCE:http://www.RashiYomi.Com/grammar.htm
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* EXAMPLE 1: BA-ah means CAME;ba-AH means COMING(Gn46-26a)
* EXAMPLE 2:THE SENTENCE: 0.2% of Biblical sentences are 2verses
-(Dt11-07:08) It was not your fathers who saw this;rather you
* EXAMPLE 3: Hitpael has different rules if 1st root letter is
Tzade (USE: Ni-Tz-Ta-Dack not Ni-Th-Tza-Dack--Gn44-16a)
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THE CITATION RULE: Rashi enriches meaning by citing OTHER verses
REFERENCE:http://www.RashiYomi.Com/other-20.htm
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* EXAMPLE 1: Dt26-05d We went down to Egypt with A FEW PEOPLE
ENRICHED by Gn46-27: We went down with 70 people
* EXAMPLE 2: Lv01-05a Non-priests may SLAUGHTER offerings
This law DERIVED from explicit statement in 2Chr30-17
* EXAMPLE 3:Why does Rashi say that Chur is Miriams son(Ex17-10b)
DERIVED from possible interpretation of 1-Chr18-19
* EXAMPLE 4: Gn35-22a Reuven Slept with Bilhah(Fathers concubine)
Gn49-04 Reuven PLAYED with fathers BEDS
CONCLUSION: Reuven inteferred with fathers personal
life(ruffled bedspreads); Bible condemns Reuven by
exaggeration; he is accused of incest which he didnt do
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THE 3 RABBI ISHMAEL RULES: They govern style(broad vs literal)
REFERENCE:http://www.RashiYomi.com/example1.htm thru example9.htm
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* EXAMPLE 1: Simple sentences are always GENERALIZED
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Dt25-04a Dont MUZZLE an OX while it is THRESHING
Rabbi Ishmael: Dont STOP any ANIMAL from eating
while DOING ITS WORK
* EXAMPLE 2: GENERAL-EXAMPLE style always interpreted LITERALLY
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Nu05-12d (GENERAL) If a women DESECRATES her marriage
(EXAMPLE) and commits ADULTERY
Rabbi Ishmael: Nu05 only applies to ADULTERY.
It does not apply to other marriage DESECRATIONS
* EXAMPLE 3: GENERAL-EXAMPLE-GENERAL style intepreted SIMILARLY
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Lv05-21b (GENERAL) If a man DENIES under oath
(EXAMPLE) ..denies a deposit,loan,theft,wages,lost item
(GENERAL) or ANY DENIAL which he denies
RABBI ISHMAEL: These laws apply to any SIMILAR Example
* The law applies to partnerships, movables and monetary objects
* The law does not apply to real-estate or slander
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THE CLIMAX RULE: The Bible should be interpreted in such a manner
that it reflects CLIMACTIC development to a goal
REFERENCE: http://www.RashiYomi.Com/example9.htm
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EXAMPLE 1: Dt19-11a If a man HATES, SPIES, CONFRONTS & KILLS
RASHI: Bible identifies 4 stages to murder(Capped)
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THE FORMATTING PRINCIPLE: Bible had its own method to mimic
bold, bullets, footnotes, paragraphs
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* BOLD: Bible REPEATS words to obtain BOLD emphasis effect
http://www.RashiYomi.Com/doubl-14.htm
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EXAMPLE 1:(Ex12-09c) COOK COOK it in water (So COOKED is bold)
INFERENCE: Prefered to COOK it in water;
But COOK It at all costs(Even if you dont have water)
* BULLETS: Bible indicates bullets by REPEATING KEYWORDS
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Who am I
- THAT I should go to Pharaoh
- THAT I should take the Jews out of Egypt (Ex03-11a)
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RASHI: Repeated word THAT creates BULLET effect
- Pharoh was a difficult king (Bullet one)
- Jews were not yet ready for freedom (Bullet two)
* FOOTNOTES: The Bible indicates FOOTNOTES by ALMOST DUPLICATING
verses but making small minor changes
http://www.RashiYomi.Com/align-58.htm
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EXAMPLE: Ex20-03a
VERSE PHRASE #1 PHRASE #2 PHRASE #3
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Ex20-03 Dont POSSESS the gods of others
Ex20-04 Dont MAKE idols
RASHI: So both POSSESSion & MAKING of idols are prohibited
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