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VERSE: Dt14-24a
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(C) Dr Hendel, Jan-04 | ||
VERY BRIEF SUMMARY ------------------ One of Rashis 6 main goals is to explain Grammar the same way modern Grammar books do. Grammar deals with many topics. In this posting we deal with the grammatical rules governing sentences. Most Biblical verses are complete sentences. However in certain rare cases TWO or more Verses form ONE sentence. EXAMPLE: Dt14-24a ------------------- Dt14-24:25 states the following ----------------------------------------- [The verse is speaking about the obligation of bringing the tithes of produce to Jerusalem to be eaten. The verse states] (A1) [IF] But if the road is alot, (A2) too long to carry (A3) IF the place chosen by God(Jerusalem) is far (B1) [or] IF God blesses you with alot (B2) [So that you have too much to carry even though the distance is short] (C) [THEN] buy the tithes...take the money you bought it with to Jerusalem and buy food to eat there.... ------------------------------------------ This Multi-verse sentence has an IF-THEN structure. Two cases are presented under which it is permissable to REDEEM the tithe (that is buy it with money) and carry the money to Jerusalem and buy back food. The two cases are - (Case A)IF Jerusalem is far away then REDEEM tithe - (Case B)IF your produce is great (making a great burden) then REDEEM tithe The bracketed phrases in the above verse indicate transitional material making the overall sentence read smoother. Rashi's contribution here is to explain that the verse phrase ------------------ if God blesses you ------------------ really means --------------------------------------------- if God gives you alot so it is burdensome to travel to Jerusalem (even if it is closer) --------------------------------------------- Rashi made this inference based on the multi-verse structure. LIST070j summarizes this argument. | ||
| ITEM | DETAIL | |
| RASHI RULE CLASS: | GRAMMAR | |
| RASHI SUBRULE CLASS | MULTI-VERSE SENTENCES | |
| RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE | #9 | |
| SEE BELOW | LIST070j | |
| List of clauses in | Dt14-24:25(Jerusalem far away) | |
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(C) Dr Hendel, Jan-04 | ||
List of clauses in Dt14-24:25(Jerusalem far away) | ||
| CASE | TEXT OF VERSE | |
| Case 1 | [IF] But if the road is alot*1 | |
| Case 1 | too long to carry | |
| Case 1 | IF the place chosen by God(Jerusalem) is far | |
| ------ | ------------------------------------------- | |
| Case 2 | [or] IF God blesses you with alot | |
| Case 2 | [So that you have too much to carry even*2 | |
| Case 2 | though the distance is short] | |
| ------ | ------------------------------------------- | |
| THEN | [THEN] buy the tithes...take the money | |
| THEN | you bought it with to Jerusalem and | |
| THEN | buy food to eat there.... | |
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*1 The Overall structure of the verse is -------------------------------------- IF case 1 or case 2 THEN Redeem tithe -------------------------------------- You REDEEM tithe by - buying it - taking the money to Jerusalem - using the money to buy food - which is eaten in Jerusalem *2 Rashis contribution (Dt14-24a) is to identify the verse ---------------------------------- if God blesses you ---------------------------------- to really mean ---------------------------------- God blesses you, you have ALOT, and cant carry to Jerusalem ---------------------------------- In other words Rashi sees this as a second case for not bringing to Jerusalem (Either you cant go because the road is big OR because you have too much to carry) | ||