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In this series we will review all Rashis on
>FULL &
>DEFICIENT SPELLINGS
A person completing this module will be able, him or herself,
to naturally produce the same interpretations as Rashi and
Chazal.
REVIEW ISSUE
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In this issue we review all cases where Rashi interprets
>DEFICIENCY in SPELLING = DEFICIENCY in ACT or PERSON
or
>DEFICIENCY in SPELLING = DEFICIENCY in NUMBER
This review will help consolidate all the examples we have
done so far. The review is exhibited using FILL-IN sentences.
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>>FIRST WE PRESENT EXAMPLES WHERE
>DEFICIENCY in SPELLING = DEFICIENCY in PERSON/ACT
>Gn23-16a >..Abraham payed EPHR N
>RASHI: >EPHR N is spelled DEFICIENTLY because
>EPHRON was a bad ____________ person.
>He promised the field for nothing but then wanted
>the best currency
>Gn25-24b >(Rivkah) ..had TW NS
>RASHI: >The word TW NS is spelled DEFICIENCY because one of
>Rivkah's children, Esauv, was a bad_________person
But by contrast by
>Gn38-27b >(Tamar) ...had TWINS
>RASHI: >Here, the word TWINS is spelled FULLY, because both
>of Tamars' children were RIGHTEOUS _________ people
>(Her children were leaders of the tribe of Judah)
>Dt01-13g >..bring to me qualified men and I will PL CE them
>as judges over you
>RASHI: >The PL CEMENT of Judges is spelled DEFICIENTLY
>since this PLACEMENT is a not an honor but a
>_____________ placement. Indeed if people sin
>because of the incorrect decisions of the judge
>then it is the judge who gets punished not the
>people.
>Nu15-24b >..if the people sin ..then they will bring a
> ELEVATION offering ..and a SIN OF ERING.
>RASHI >The word,SIN OF ERING, is spelled DEFICIENTLY
>since this SIN OFFERING is ______________; it
>is inferior to all other sin offerings--since
>all other sin offerings are brought 1st while
>the ELEVATION offering is brought 2nd; in
>this chapter however the sin offering is
>brought 2nd
>Lv26-42a >I will remember my convenant with JAACOB
>RASHI: >JACOB symbolizes exile. In this verse
>JAACOB is spelled _____ since the ________
>symbolic meaning of JACOB includes not only
>exile but also REDEMPTION, the completion of
>exile(Cf the Explicit statement of this in
>Gn49-01:02)
>>NEXT WE PRESENT EXAMPLES WHERE
>DEFICIENCY IN SPELLING = DEFICIENCY IN NUMBER/PLURALITY
>Lv09-12a >I have placed my rainbow in the convenant as
>a sign for GENERATONS (that I will not
>bring a flood)
>RASHI: >The word GENERATONS is spelled _____________
>Indeed the rainbow is a sign for MOST
>generations but not for ALL generations
>(Since some generations are righteous and
>do not need a sign since they will not be
>destroyed)
>Gn01-28a >And God spoke to them (Adam and Eve) and said
>be FRUITFUL
>& MULTIPLY
>& fill the earth
>& CONQUR IT
>RASHI: >The word CONQUR is spelled __________ since not
>ALL of them (Adam and Eve) were asked to CONQUER
>the world (Only Adam, the man, was requested to
>CONQUER---Eve was not).
>Dt06-09a >And you will place Mezuzoth on your DORPOSTS
>RASHI: >The word DORPOSTS is spelled DEFICIENTLY..since
>not ________DOORPOSTS had to have Mezuzoth. If
>a door had 2 doorposts then only _____of them
>required a Mezuzah
>Lv23-40c >And you will take on Succoth LLAVS, myrtles....
>RASHI: >The word LLAVS is spelled DEFICIENTLY since you
>do NOT have to take _______________LULAVS(the
>same way you take MANY myrtles and MANY aravoth)
>Instead you only need take 1 Lulav
EXAMPLE 19: Gn01-21a
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>Gn01-21a >And God created the great sea MONSTRS
>RASHI: >The word MONSTRS is spelled DEFICIENTLY to show
>that not __________ sea MONSTERS were created.
>Indeed, God only created the MALE sea monsters
>but not the FEMALE sea monsters (Rashi then
>gives some aggadic material on WHY the FEMALE
>sea monsters were not created)
>Dt09-10a >...two TABLTS of STONE (the 10 commandments)
>Ex31-05e
>RASHI: >The word TABLTS is spelled DEFICIENTLY to show
>that not ________TABLETS were needed---only 1
>TABLET was needed (That is: The full set of
>10 commandments were written on each tablet--
>this contradicts the usual picture where 5
>commandments are written on each tablet).
>SUMMARY: DEFICIENCY in SPELLING can mean
------- >DEFICIENCY in ACT or PERSON (a bad person)
>DEFICIENCY in NUMBER or PLURALITY(not all)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: As already pointed out the idea that
>DEFICIENCY in SPELLING=DEFICIENCY in NUMBER
was first advanced by Rav Hirsch who explained several
advanced and difficult talmudic passages.
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ANSWERS: For each fill in try one of the words
DEFICIENT
FULL
ALL MANY or BOTH
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