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FOR THE JEWS |
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RASHIS COVERED: Dt32-08a Dt32-09b God gave nations lands
VERY BRIEF SUMMARY
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The Main statement of Dt32-08:09 is that God created
the world and nations for the sake of the Jews. The
Bible gives various details of this
- God gave other nations borders so that Jews could have Israel
- God separated a unified world so Jews could live in peace
- Gods ultimate Goal was the Jews
- Gods desires the Jacobian ideal of a multi-talented nation
Rashi elaborates on this main theme by
(a) explaining the words in the verses
(b) Citing other verses/incidents to support his thesis
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TODAYS RASHI RULE: OTHER VERSES
TODAYS RASHI SUBRULE: FURTHER DETAILS
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TODAYS RASHI RULE: POETRY
TODAYS RASHI SUBRULE: Overall Structure
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF RULE & SUBRULE
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Rashi will sometimes confirm the details of one
verse by citing OTHER VERSES that enrich meaning.
The use of external verses contrasts with the
alternative approach of an internal analysis of
meaning and grammar. These two approaches (OTHER
VERSES) vs (MEANING-GRAMMAR) supplement each other.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF RULE & SUBRULE
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A Rashi comment will sometimes focus on the OVERALL
STRUCTURE of a set of verses. The OVERALL STRUCTURE
gives a THEME & FLAVOR to the whole set of verses.
This THEME & FLAVOR in turn can return and enrich
the meaning of individual verse phrases.
TODAYS LIST
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We present the overall structure of Dt32-08:09
The footnotes present supporting other verses.
A special treat is a discussion of 3 puns in Rashi
We present Dt32-08 today and Dt32-09 tomorrow.
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CONNECTIVE |
TEXT OF VERSE |
| Dt32-08a |
When |
God established nations*1 |
| Dt32-08b |
When |
He separated people*2 |
| Dt32-08 |
[THEN] |
He created national boundaries |
| Dt32-08 |
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for the sake of numbers of Jews*3 |
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COMMENTS |
*1 The Hebrew root used in the verse Hey-Nun-Chet-Lamed
literally means TO PASS AS INHERITANCE. The verse
metaphorically refers to God establishing nations
as GOD Giving them inheritance
We can confirm this meaning of the verse using an
OTHER VERSE with a similar theme
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Dt02-05 For I,God, Seir as an INHERITANCE to Esauv
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Rashi however dwells on some nuances of puns in the
verse. For details on this approach see the longer
footnotes *10 (Tomorrow)
*2 The verse speaks about God separating people out.
Rashi confirms this using the technique of OTHER VERSES
For Example
- Dt02-05 God gave Seir to Esauv
- Dt02-09 God gave Lot, Ar
- Gn11 God separates the nations at the Tower of Babel
Thus Rashis comments should be perceived as EXAMPLES
illustrating the theme of this verse, Dt32-08, based
on OTHER VERSES.
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