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VERSE: Ex20-04b
RASHIS COVERED: Ex20-04b Ex20-04a
Ex20-04b
(C) Dr Hendel, Jan-03


VERY BRIEF SUMMARY
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Many Rashis focus on basic commentary tasks
like MEANING and GRAMMAR. But certain Rashis
focus on ALIGNMENTS of almost similar verses
These small differences in these alignments
can alert us to subtle nuances

EXAMPLE
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Ex20-04 says Dont make IDOLS: (that is)images
Dt05-08 says Dont make EITHER idols OR images

The small difference betweent these verses
implies that idol production is prohibited
-whether the idol was personally made to
represent some heavenly or earthly item

-whether the idol was just made (but is not
designated as an image of anything).This
can happen if idols are manufactured.

Thus both MANUFACTURE and PERSONAL IDOL
MAKING is prohibited.
ITEM DETAIL
RASHI RULE CLASS: ALIGNMENT
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS NUANCES
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #11
SEE BELOW LIST307a
Alignment of 2 verses Prohibiting idolatry
LIST307a
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Alignment of Ex20-04 and Dt05-08 both of which talk about
the prohibition of making idols. The two verses state
- Dont make IDOLS: that is, images of heaven or earth
- Dont make EITHER idols OR IMAGES

This subtle contrast reminds us of the triple prohibition against
- idols we OWN (but did not make)
- idols we MAKE (for ourselves as images of heavenly items)
- idols we MANUFACTURE (even though no one thinks of them as
representing anything...they are just manufactured and used
because everyone else uses them)
VERSE PHRASE #1 #2 PHRASE #3
Ex20-04 Dont make GRAVEN OBJECTS or An Image of anything in Heaven
Dt05-08 Dont make GRAVEN OBJECTS : An Image of anything in Heaven
Differs *1 *2 *3
COMMENTS
 
*1 These phrases are the same

*2 One verse uses a COLON while another verses uses a conjunction
This gives two different readings.
-Ex20-04 Do make EITHER Graven objects OR images of heaven...
-Dt05-08 Dont make graven objects: THAT IS, images of heaven..

So the two verses hint at GRAVEN OBJECTS which are images
and GRAVEN OBJECTS that are just there (without being
images).

This nuance nicely fits the prohibitions emanating from
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VERSE           PROHIBITS
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Ex20-03         OWNING idols
Ex20-03         MAKING an idol
Ex34-19,Lv26-01 MANUFACTURING idols
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In other words a person say who is a LABORER in an idol
factory or who manages such a factory can claim
- these are mass produced
- no one DESIGNATES them as images of anything
- the masses just wear them
- the idols bring in money;no one necessarily believes in them
The Bible however prohibits these idols EVEN though they
were not made individually as representing something in
heaven.

So the Bible covers two cases
- you cannot make for yourself a idol that represents an image
- you cannot make idols that are not images
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