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VERSE: Gn30-35b
RASHIS COVERED: Gn32-16a Gn32-16b
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SUCCINCT SUMMARY ---------------- Rashi frequently makes powerful inferences from the alignment of ALMOST similar verses. The minor variations between these almost similar verses suggests nuances and differences or even meaning. EXAMPLE Gn32-15:16 ------------------ The text of Gn32-15:16 is as follows - 200 Goats 20 TI$ - 200 Female sheep 20 Rams - 30 Camels & children - 40 Female cows 10 Oxen - 20 Donkeys 10 &IR Notice how FEMALE COWS are mentioned before OXEN. Therefore from the alignment of the above 2 columns of animal pairs we infer that - the TI$ is the Hebrew word for MALE GOAT (Gn30-35b) - the &IR is the Hebrew word for the MALE DONKEY (Gn32-16b) From the blatant contrast that CAMELS are mentioned with children but not with males, we infer that the Camels led a FAMILY LIFE with a 1:1 male:female ration and with one child per family. Notice the contrast of COARSENESS vs DISCRETION - e.g. for goats the Torah mentions a 1:10 male:female ratio-- this is an example of COARSE description - for camels the Torah mentions the CAMELS and CHILDREN-- this is an example of DISCRETE description. In general the Torah urges us to moral norms by requiring behaviors (such as discretion) even towards animals and inanimate objects | ||
| ITEM | DETAIL | |
| RASHI RULE CLASS: | ALIGNMENT | |
| RASHI SUBRULE CLASS | MEANING | |
| RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE | #12 | |
| SEE BELOW | LIST343L | |
| List of | 5 animal pairs in Gn32-15:16-Male:Female | |
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| RASHI RULE CLASS: | DATABASE | |
| RASHI SUBRULE CLASS | DATABASE | |
| RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE | #27 | |
| SEE BELOW | LIST604a | |
| List of verses where | objects are treated like people | |
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List of 5 animal pairs in Gn32-15:16-Male:Female | ||||||
| 1st# | 1st Mentioned | #2 | 2nd Mentioned | Implies | Rashi*10 | |
| 200 | Goats | 20 | TI$ | TI$=male Goat | Gn30-35b | |
| 200 | Female sheep | 20 | Rams | |||
| 30 | Camels & children | *1 | Camels modest | Gn32-16a | ||
| 40 | Female cows | 10 | Oxen | |||
| 20 | Donkeys | 10 | &IR | &IR=Male dnky | Gn32-16b | |
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*1 CAMELS and CHILDREN implies a FAMILY LIFE. So CAMELS mated one to one with one child (In contrast to other animals such as goats which had a 1:10 ratio) Thus the Torah teaches us to be discrete when talking about modestly behaving people*11 | ||||||
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*10 Notice the remarkable fact that although ALL THREE inferences presented in this list come from an alignment of Gn32-15:16 nevertheless - two of the Rashis occur in Gn32 - one of the Rashis occurs in Gn30,another chapter This is typical of Rashi...very often the REASON for a Rashi does not lie in the verse but in another verse *11 See LIST604a Notice the contrast of COARSENESS vs DISCRETION - e.g. for goats the Torah COARSELY mentions a 1:10 male:female ratio-- - for camels the Torah discretely mentions the CAMELS and CHILDREN-- From this we infer that the CAMELS led a family life--they mated one on one with one child. The Torah treats these animals discretely by not mentioning mating ratios but mentioning children The implication for us is that we should speak discretely about modest couples | ||||||