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RASHIS COVERED: Dt34-12c Dt33-29c Dt33-29d VERY BRIEF SUMMARY There are 6 major Rashi methods. The DICTIONARY METHOD where Rashi explains meaning of words & the GRAMMAR METHOD where Rashi explains verses by GRAMMAR are obvious. In the OTHER VERSE method Rashi illumines the verse using OTHER VERSES. -Dt34-12c states Moses did awesome things to eyes of ALL ISRAEL Dt09-17 gives the details: Moses broke tablets to ALL ISRAEL -Dt33-29c states that Jewish enemies will deny and FALSIFY Jos09-09 explains:Givonim DISGUISED themselves to get treaty -Dt33-29d states that Jews step on HIGH. Js10-10 explains HIGH=LEADERS(Js10-10 Jews step on leaders) --------------------------------------- TODAYS RASHI RULE: OTHER VERSES TODAYS RASHI SUBRULE: FURTHER DETAILS --------------------------------------- BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE RULE and SUBRULE The rule of OTHER VERSES simply means that Rashi is explaining one verse by citing an OTHER VERSE One way of doing this is to cross reference a verse that speaks about the SAME topic but gives FURTHER details. STANDARD EXAMPLE The following example comes from the Passover Hagaddah Dt26-05 states that - With only a FEW PEOPLE did the - Jews go down to Egypt FURTHER DETAILS on the meaning of the Biblical phrase FEW PEOPLE is provided in Gn46. EXERCISE: Before reading the Rashi try reading Gn46 yourself and see if you can discover the further details. RASHIS SOLUTION --------------- Rashi cites Gn46-27 - The total number of people who - came with Jacob to Egypt is 70 Thus the Rashi method of OTHER VERSES in this case has explained to us that the FEW PEOPLE that went down to Egypt refers to SEVENTY people STANDARD REFERENCES FOR THIS RULE --------------------------------- http://www.Rashiyomi.com/other-20.htm TODAYS EXAMPLE -------------- We give the OTHER VERSES supporting 3 verses in the blessings mentioned in Dt33 and Dt34. | ||
| VERSE-1 | TEXT OF VERSE | VERSE-2 FURTHER DETAILS |
| Dt34-12c | Wonders to Jews | Dt09-17 Broke tablets*10 |
| Dt33-29c | Enemies falsify | Js09-09 Givonim hide identity*1 |
| Dt33-29d | Jews step on high | Js10-10 Jews step on conquered kings*2 |
| COMMENTS | ||
*1 Recall that the Givonim impersonated themselves
so as to fall Joshua into making a treaty with
them. Thus the phrase YOUR ENEMIES WILL FALSIFY
THEMSELVES is a blessing that the enemies will
fear the Jews.
*2 So the other verses JEWS STEP ON THE NECKS OF THE
CONQUERED KINGS clarifies the word HIGH in Moses
blessing AND YOU WILL STEP ON THE HIGH PLACES
HIGH PLACES is a metaphor referring to the HIGH
PEOPLE OF SOCIETY (The TOP or HEADS--the leaders)
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*10 Rashi makes a pun on Ex34-01 or Dt10-02
and quotes God as saying
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Congratulations on breaking the tablets
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But Rashi did not derive the fact that
God approved of breaking the tablets
from a pun on Ex34-01 and Dt10-02
Rather we derive Gods approval of Moses
breaking the tablets from the EXPLICIT
command to PLACE THE BROKEN TABLETS IN
THE ARK.
Thus God explicitly commanded to commemorate
the breaking of the tablets. It is this explicit
command that shows that God approved of the
breaking.
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