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VERSE: Ex20-02b

RASHIS COVERED: Ex20-02b Dt06-12a Dt13-06b

============ Ex20-02b =======================

VERY BRIEF SUMMARY
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One of the great charms of Rashi is his
capacity for the straightforward and also
the sublime.

On the one hand Rashi with do many
straightforward tasks such as explaining
MEANINGS of words or GRAMMAR

But Rashi will also do Broad database
studies and reach subtle conclusions

EXAMPLE
-------
Rashi reviews all verses with the
phrase GOD REDEEMED YOU FROM THE
HOUSE OF SLAVES.

There are half a dozen such verses. By
carefully analyzing them Rashi infers
several subtle nuances*10
-- we were slaves to the ROYAL HOUSE
-- we were not slaves to other slaves
-- we werent free from Egypt till the Red Sea
-- Egypt slavery was about economy not race

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ITEM                     DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS:        DATABASE
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS      DATABASE
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #27
SEE BELOW                LIST605d
Verses with phrase       SlaveHouse

---------------- LONGER FOOTNOTES -------

*10 There is some subtlety here. Rashi
    appears to simply cite two of the
    8 verses. Rashi seems to pick on
    one difference in their alignment.

    However by reviewing all 8 verses
    we see a much deeper meaning to
    Rashi.  By examining all differences
    we enrich Rashis statement as one
    comment out of many. We also see
    other supporting verses.

    The reader is invited to read the
    list below and see how the DATABASE
    APPROACH leads to a richer reading
    of Rashi
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======================== LIST605d =============================

The 8 verses containing the phrase GOD TOOK YOU OUT OF
EGYPT THE HOUSE OF SLAVES. Rashi only compares Ex20-02
and Dt07-08. Such a comparison is indeed justified.

But such a comparison is enriched when we review all
8 verses. For indeed Dt07-08 is the only verse in 8
that has its unique phrases (FROM PHAROH KING OF
EGYPT). Thus by reviewing 8 verses vs 2 Rashi becomes
more straightforward and palatable.
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VERSE    Go Out Redeem Egypt     SlaveHouse Pharoh
======== ====== ====== ========= ========== ===================
Ex13-03  Go out        EGYPT     SlaveHouse
Ex13-14  Go out        EGYPT     SlaveHouse
Ex20-02  Go out        EgyptLand SlaveHouse
Dt05-06  Go out        EgyptLand SlaveHouse
Dt06-12a Go out        EgyptLand SlaveHouse
Dt07-08  GO out REDEEM           SlaveHouse From Pharoh of Egypt
Dt08-14  Go out        EgyptLand SlaveHouse
Dt13-06b Go out REDEEM EgyptLand SlaveHouse
Dt13-11  Go out        EgyptLand SlaveHouse
Differs  *1     *2     *3        *4         *5

NOTES
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*1 The same in all verses

*2 The word REDEEM occurs only twice. Why?

   Dt07-08
   -------
   In Dt07-08 the God mentions the OATH to the Patriarchs
   This oath included two promises(Gn15-14)
   - The promise to JUDGE the Slave-owners(Egypt)
   - The promise to give us a GREAT WEALTH

   These two promises correspond to the two items in Dt07-08
   - God showed great force on Egypt(=Judged slave owners)
   - God REDEEMED us from Slavery (The GREAT WEALTH)

   Dt13-06b
   --------
   The chapter is talking about a false prophet who demands
   servitude to idols. This is punishable by death.

   Why? It is not just that we dont recognize the God who
   took us out of Egypt. Rather it is the fact that even
   in Egypt God REDEEMED US---Slavery in Egypt was about
   the economy---Egypt needed slave labor so they made
   up the concept of slave classes (From which you couldnt
   get out).

   God REDEEMED us--yet this false prophet wishes to
   make us slaves to idols not even for the sake of money
   but just to deprive us of our religious freedom. So
   in a certain sense the false prophet is worse than
   Egypt--Egypt did it for money and we could be bought
   out---but the false prophet did it for spite. Hence
   he is put to death.


*3 In Ex13 the Jews had left EGYPT but not the LAND OF EGYPT
   Why? Because they were still afraid of the Egyptians.
   Indeed the Egyptian army pursued them. It was only
   after the RED-SEA miracle that the Jews could be said
   to have truly left Egypt.

*4 The same in all verses. Rashi (Dt13-06b) explains
   that the SLAVE-HOUSE means the PLACE/LAND of slaves

   In other words Rashi is identifying HOUSE as meaning PLACE

   This equation (HOUSE=PLACE) can be justified both from
   Rashi and Radack.

   Radack in his book Biblical Roots shows that HOUSE
   can refer to any special PLACE. House can mean

   --------------------
   VERSE   HOUSE=PLACE
   ------- ------------
   Ps84-05 Nest
   Is14-17 Grave
   Is14-16 Prison
   Es07-08 Palace
   Ex37-14 Clasps
   Jb08-17 Rocky place
   --------------------

   Rashi similarly lists many meanings of HOUSE See
   http://www.RashiYomi.com/gn45-02a.htm

*5 Rashi (Dt20-02b) explains the subtle nuances in
   TAKEN OUT OF EGYPT vs REDEEMED FROM PHAROH KING OF EGYPT

   Rashi points out that there are two types of slaves
   - Slaves in the Royal house
   - Slaves that work under supervisors that are slaves

   So the Torah emphasizes that we werent just tramps--
   rather we were ROYAL SLAVES.

   This has implications---a King would tolerate certain
   things that slave bosses would not tolerate.

   This is consistent with the statement that the Jews
   in Egypt preserved their Hebrew names and their dress
   Only a king would tolerate such expressions of
   individuality from slaves -- a slave slaveowner would
   stifle them.*10

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*10 Technically we use here the following rule of
    Rabbi Ishmael
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    Rabbi Ishmael Rule      Application to this case
    ----------------------- -----------------------------------
    If a class of items     (Such as verses with SlaveHouse)
    has  one different item (Such as FROM PHAROH KING OF EGYPT)
    Then that item          (slaves to Pharoh)
    teachs on ALL items     (slaves to Pharoh;not slave slaves)
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