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    4. RASHI METHOD: ALIGNMENT
    BRIEF EXPLANATION: Aligning two almost identically worded verselets can suggest
    • (4a) 2 cases of the same incident or law
    • (4b) emphasis on the nuances of a case
    • (4c) use of broad vs literal usage of words
    This examples applies to Rashis Ex15-11a
    URL Reference: (c) http://www.Rashiyomi.com/ex15-05b.htm

    Note the alignment in the following Biblical verselets, in Ex15-11a, both of which describe God's greatness:
    • Who is like unto Thee,O HaShem,
      • among the mighty?
    • who is like unto Thee,
      • glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
    The underlined phrases form a common stem -- who is like unto thee -- while the remaining phrases are seen, by virtue of the alignment, as complementing each other. Hence Rashi translates Aleph-Lamed-Yud-Mem as meaning mighty since this complements the other words holiness, praise, wonders.

Advanced Rashi: Superficially Rashi seems to be using the REFERENCE-meaning method. Rashi cites several verses where the Hebrew Aleph-Lamed-Yud-Mem means might.

However Aleph-Lamed-Yud-Mem can mean lots of things might, gods, leaders. It is the alignment that drives Rashi to select one meaning over the others --- Rashi selected the meaning might since this meaning of Aleph-Lamed-Yud-Mem is consistent with the other attributes that align with might: might, holiness, and wonderous. Thus we believe the major driving force behind this Rashi is the alignment which defines a context which in turn suggests which meaning of Aleph-Lamed-Yud-Mem to select.


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