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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 Lv14-06a
    URL Reference: (c) http://www.Rashiyomi.com/w13n16.htm
    Brief Summary: There are two TAKINGS: Take the bird; Take the cedar-hyssop-worm died wool; There is one DIPPING: Dip all the above together.

The table below presents an aligned extract of verselets in Lv14-06 Both verselets discuss the lepor-sacrifice procedures done with the cedar, hyssop, worm-died-wool and live bird. The alignment justifies the Rashi assertions that There are two takings: The priest a) takes the bird and b) takes the cedar-hyssop-worm-died-wool; but there is one one dipping: The priest dips the entire bird-cedar-hyssop-worm-died-wool package together.

Verse Text of Verse Rashi comment
Lv14-06
  • the living bird: the priest shall take it,
  • with
    • the cedar wood, and
    • the scarlet, and
    • the hyssop,
By placing the underlined verb, take in the middle of the sentence the Bible indicates that there are two separate bundles: The bird is taken by itself and then the cedar-hyssop-worm-died-wool is taken separately.
Lv14-06
  • and the priest shall dip
    • them and
    • the living bird in....
The priest does one dipping of the entire package of bird-cedar-hyssop-worm-died-wool.

Advanced Rashi: But how do you do two takings and one dipping? Rashi explains further: You tie the cedar-hyssop-worm-died-wool (one bundle) and then take that bundle and the bird (Because of the two bundles there are two takings). You then dip them together.


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