Dt21-13a
(C) Dr Hendel, Jan-03
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Part 2 of a 6 part series
SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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One of Rashis 6 main goals is to explain MEANING the
same way a dictionary explains meaning. Rashi however
had a variety of vehicles for explaining meaning.
One important vehicle is the explanation of IDIOMS.
An IDIOM is a COLLECTION of words whose meaning is NEW
and different than the meaning of its component words.
EXAMPLES
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- ON THE FACE OF means DURING THE LIFETIME
- FROM DAYS TO DAYS means YEARLY
- DAY DAY means 24 hour period
- THE SUN SHINES ON HIM means HIS POSITION IS CLEAR
- SPREAD THE GARMENT means PROVE THE POINT
In todays list (repeated from a few weeks ago)
we show that The phrase LEFT AND RIGHT means
ANY LITTLE NEARBY BIT and can refer either
-negatively - nothing at all
-positively - spreading out nearby
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VERSE
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TEXT OF VERSE(Meaning of LEFT/RIGHT capped)
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Dt05-29:30
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Watch laws;Dont deviate A LITTLE;walk in WHOLE path*1
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Dt17-11a
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No haugtiness; observe law; dont deviate even a LITTLE
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2C34-02
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He walked in path of King David;didnt deviate A LITTLE
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Pr04-24:27
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remove crookedness;go straight;dont deviate A LITTLE*2
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Jo01-07:08
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Strengthen;Dont deviate A LITTLE;Murmur Torah always*3
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Gn13-09
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If you go on right/left I will go NEARBY*4
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Is54-01:03
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More children;Wider tents;Spreadout NEARBY*5
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COMMENTS
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*1 The rest of verse is consistent with this emphasis of
DEVIATION EVEN A LITTLE (eg walk in WHOLE PATH)*10
*2 The rest of verses are consistent with this emphasis
of DEVIATION EVEN A LITTLE (eg remove CROOKEDNESS;
go STRAIGHT)
*3 The rest of verses are consistent with this emphasis
of DEVIATING EVEN A LITTLE (eg STRENGTHEN, MURMUR ALWAYS
IN WORDS OF TORAH)
*4 These two verses illustrate nuance of EXPANSION*11
*5 These two verses illustrate nuance of EXPANSION in
NEARBY communities (more CHILDREN, WIDER TENTS,...)
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LONGER FOOTNOTES
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*10 Rashi-s actual language is
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Obey the law even if it calls LEFT, RIGHT
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Such an interpretation however is simply a clever
pun.
AS THE OTHER VERSES IN THIS LIST SHOW THE REAL
MEANING OF THE PHRASE left and right IS A LITTLE
BIT and this is consistent with Rashis other comments
*11
(Rashi points out that this interpretation of nearby
is consistent with the fact that Abraham came to
Lots help when he needed it (Gn14))
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