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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 Dt17-19a
    URL Reference: (c) http://www.Rashiyomi.com/w33n4.htm
    Brief Summary: The king must know a) the Jewish laws and b) spirit of the Laws

    The table below presents an aligned extract of verselets in Dt17-19a. Both verselets discuss the obligation of the King to follow God's will. The alignment justifies the Rashi assertion that The King has an obligation to both
    • follow the statutes/laws of the Torah
    • follow/be aware of the stories/miracles of the Torah.

Verse Text of Verse Rashi comment
Dt17-19 ...to watch the words of this Torah Words of Torah refer to the inspirational stories and miracles related in the Torah.
Dt17-19 and these statutes to perform them Statutes of the Torah refer to the actual laws that everyone, including Kings must follow.

Advanced Rashi: In aligning the above two verselets we see other similarities. For example we find watch and perform aligned. Similarly we find this and these aligned. I believe the proper approach to Rashi requires that the reader supply Rashi-like comments to further aspects of the alignment. In this case we could say: Miracles and stories must be watched and kept while laws must be performed. 


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