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    4. RASHI METHOD: ALIGNMENT
    BRIEF EXPLANATION: Aligning two almost identically worded verselets can suggest
    • (4a) 2 cases of the same incident or law
    • (4b) emphasis on the nuances of a case
    • (4c) use of broad vs literal usage of words
    This examples applies to Rashis Lv10-15b Lv09-20a
    URL Reference: (c) http://www.Rashiyomi.com/lv07-30a.htm
    Brief Summary: SKIN:WORKED SKIN::RAW LEATHER:PROCESSED LEATHER

    Biblical verse Lv13-47:48 states A garment which has the disease of leprosy, whether it is a woollen garment, or a linen garment; Whether it is in
    • the warp,
    • or woof;
      • of linen,
      • or of woollen;
    • or in a skin, or
    • in any worked skin;

    Rashi charmingly comments on the nuances of the aligned difference in the underlined words:
    • skin refers to raw leather;
    • worked skin refers to polished leather.

Advanced Rashi: Note the power and elegance of the alignment method. Without the alignment there would be no reason to interpret skin by itself to refer to raw leather. Indeed, in general, skin need not refer to raw leather. However the alignment - skin vs. worked skin - forces us to perceive the word skin by itself to refer to raw leather.


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