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VERSE: Nu13-03a
RASHIS COVERED: Nu13-03a Dt34-05b Dt33-38a Nu26-56a
Nu03-16a Nu09-18a Dt19-15c Nu04-27a
Lv27-08c Gn43-07c
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(C) Dr Hendel, Jan-03 | ||
VERY BRIEF SUMMARY ------------------ A chief function of Rashi is simply to explain MEANING the same way the dictionary explains meaning But Rashi had multiple vehicles for explaining meaning. For example Rashi will not only explain the meaning of INDIVIDUAL words; Rashi will also explain the meaning of New PHRASES. EXAMPLE ------- Todays example is a good one. Each word in the phrase ------------ ON THE MOUTH ------------ is well known and understood. But together these well known words form a NEW PHRASE whose meaning is not known. Rashis job is to explain this new meaning. Rashi suggests ----------------------------------- ON THE MOUTH OF means INTERACTIVELY ----------------------------------- Our job in this list, (after Rashi), is to show how Rashi took this basic idea (ON THE MOUTH=INTERACTIVE) and APPLIED it in differing situations. EXAMPLE ------- Nu04-27c ...their work assignments ON THE MOUTH of priests RASHI: ...their work assignments ACCORDING to the priests The typical work situation of course involves not a fixed everyday assignment but an INTERACTION between SUPERVISOR and worker EXAMPLE ------- Dt19-15c ...court cases will be ON THE MOUTH of witnesses RASHI: The witnesses must appear---in particular, testimony by affidaivits and translators are not accepted Clearly Rashi is emphasizing the nuance of INTERACTION. The witnesses (to form a proper testimony) must INTERACT with the court. See below for more examples. | ||
| ITEM | DETAIL | |
| RASHI RULE CLASS: | WORD MEANINGS | |
| RASHI SUBRULE CLASS | NEW MEANINGS | |
| RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE | #7 | |
| SEE BELOW | LIST854a | |
| Verses with phrase | ON THE MOUTH OF | |
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(C) Dr Hendel, Jan-03 | |||
We compactly depict below verses with the phrase ON THE MOUTH OF The fundamental unifying meaning is INTERACTIVELY We show 3 distinct uses of this idea of INTERACTION -- situations intrinsically requiring INTERACTIVITY(eg Supervision,Testimony) -- Prophetically INTERACTING with God -- KISS DEATH (Death accompanined by prophetic INTERACTION) We also have occasion to show the very delicate iteraction between the SIMPLE MEANING of the text and some exotic HYPERBOLE/AGGADAH of Chazal. | |||
| VERSE | VERSE TEXT--AL PI means ACCORDING | AL PI=INTERACTIVELY..that is | |
| Nu34-05b | Aaron Died ACCORDING TO GOD | PROPHETIC INTERACTION *6 | |
| Dt33-38a | Moses Died ACCORDING TO GOD | PROPHETIC INTERACTION *6 | |
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*6 Using our fundamental meaning equation -------------------------- AL PI HASHEM=INTERACTIVELY -------------------------- We have translated ----------------------- Death ACCORDING to God ---------------------- as ------------------------------ Death by PROPHETIC INTERACTION ------------------------------ The Talmudic sages translate it as follows ------------------------- They died by a KISS DEATH ------------------------- KISS DEATH is the technical term for DEATH ACCORDING TO GOD. No one has left us any information about what this means. However I would SIMPLY approach this esoteric subject by examining its context (Dt34). Recall Moses desparately wanted to go to Israel --here at the time of Death God INTERACTIVELY TALKS TO HIM about this---God shows him the entirety of Israel and its history but does not let him go in. So it would seem that KISS DEATH refers to God preparing the soul to leave this world by answering the soul on those matters it wanted but couldnt get during its lifetime | |||