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VERSE: Dt32-01a
RASHIS COVERED: Dt32-01a Dt32-12a Dt32-12b
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Dt32-01a
(C) Dr Hendel, Jan-03

  

    


SUCCINT SUMMARY
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Very often Rashi will clarify meaning by finding
supportive interpretation from other verses.

EXAMPLE 1 Dt32-01a
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The verse speaks about HEAVEN and EARTH listening.
We cite about 10 other verses where REWARD and
PUNISHMENT for sins and commandments are dependent
on HEAVEN and EARTH. Hence we are justified in
interpreting HEAVEN and EARTH as referring to
reward and punishment (eg lack of rain etc)

EXAMPLE 2 Dt32-12
-----------------
The verse speaks about God helping the Jewish people
without help from other gods. By citing other verses
we see that reference to deities is one means of
indicating conquest--hence the verse refers to the
autonomy of the Jews in conquering their enemies without
a need for alliances. (cf Ju11-23, 2K18-33)


  

    ITEM 
    DETAIL 

  

    RASHI RULE CLASS: 
    OTHER VERSES 

  

    RASHI SUBRULE CLASS 
    FURTHER DETAILS 

  

    RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE 
    #1 

  

    SEE BELOW 
    LIST210a 

  

    List of verse pairs with 
    references giving details 

  

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    ----------------------------- 

  

    RASHI SUBRULE CLASS 
    MULTIPLE PROOFS 

  

    RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE 
    #6 

  

    SEE BELOW 
    LIST260b 

  

    List of verses with 
    Heaven-Earth = Reward-Punish 










LIST260b
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A list of verses showing that HEAVEN
and EARTH are associated with REWARD
and PUNISHMENT. eg Dt11-14 and Dt11-17
state that if you observe commandments
you will have rain and food while if you
dont observe commandments you will have
no rain nor food.*1






VERSE


HEAVEN and EARTH seen as giving...







Lv26-04


Reward







Dt11-14


Reward







Dt28-12


Reward







Lv26-19


Punishment







Dt11-17


Punishment







Dt28-23


Punishment







Dt04-26


Witnesses*2







Dt30-19


Witnesses







Dt31-28


Witnesses







Dt32-01


Witnesses



















COMMENTS







*1 This is an example of METONOMY(having
words refer to RELATED ITEMS) So
here heaven and earth refer to the
punishment associated with heaven
and earth--the proof of this is
that this association is a recurring
theme in the Bible as shown above)

*2 These 4 verses refer to HEAVEN and
EARTH as WITNESSES---again we can link
this WITNESS idea to the REWARD and
PUNISHMENT idea*10










LONGER FOOTNOTES








*10  In Jewish law WITNESSES carried out
execution orders (See Dt17-07)
Hence we can see an additional pun here
- if the Jews sin then the WITNESSES,
HEAVEN and EARTH, will punish them.

But to properly understand the above
verses it is sufficient to simply
note the association of HEAVEN,EARTH
with REWARD and PUNISHMENT without
bringing in extra puns.













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