The 3 meanings of ALSO:#9 of 9
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10 YEAR Ayelet RASHI-YOMI CYCLE
May 8, 2000
Rashis 29-31 Of 7800 (0.4%)

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The following 9 unit series is devoted to the Rashis on the Hebrew
word
>GAM (Also)
A person completing this series will have proficiency in the 3
methods that the word
>ALSO
is understood. In previous modules we have explained the 3
meanings of ALSO




THEME/METHOD 1: ALSO can mean AN EXTRA RECIPIENT
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EXAMPLE: (Gn20-5a) Sarah ALSO said she was Abrahams sister
RASHI: Sarah, and her maids ALSO, said Abraham was a brother




THEME 2: ALSO can means a DERIVED or RELATED PRODUCT
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EXAMPLE:
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Dt23-19c Bringing a prostitutes payment to God is ALSO disgusting
RASHI: eg If she was payed with wheat then
>bringing WHEAT to the temple is disgusting
>bringing FLOUR from that wheat is ALSO disgusting




THEME 3: ALSO refers to a similar ANALOGOUS RELATIONSHIP
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EXAMPLE:
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Ex07-23 says that at the plague of blood, that

>Pharoh hardened his heart(didn't listen)
>and didn't pay attention ALSO TO THIS

But at the 'stick turning into a snake' Ex07-13 only says

>Pharoh hardened his heart(didn't listen)

Hence we have the
>RASHI:(Ex07-23a)
>Pharoh didn't pay attention to the plague of BLOOD
>Pharoh ALSO didn't pay attention to the 'stick to snake'




In this last issue we complete examples of method 3
>ALSO refers to ATTRIBUTES of a RELATIONSHIP/ACTIVITY




A {LIST} summarizing all Rashis on ALSO may be found at the
bottom of the posting. The 3 methods of intepreting ALSO
are presented at top. This 9 unit series should be available
Sunday at the Rashi Yomi WebSite
>http://www.shamash.org/rashi/chevruta.htm


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EXAMPLE 21: Gn44-10
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Gn44-10  (When Joseph's brothers returned from Egypt
and Joseph's goblet was searched for in Binyamin's
sack(planted their unbeknown by Joseph) the brothers
protested saying

>'If you find the goblet let that
>       >a) person die and
>       >b) we will become slaves'

Joseph's searcher then said

>'ALSO as you have spoken now (that
>  >a) he should die and
>  >b) you all should be slaves
>is true But I will be forgiving)
>  a) the stealer of the goblet will (only) be a slave
>  b) the rest of you will be free
>
>RASHI
>
Rashi's point is that Joseph's searcher forgave BOTH
>the other brothers (by not making them slaves) and
>ALSO Binyamin (by making him a slave and not killing him)
He forgave BOTH---hence the word ALSO!




EXAMPLE 22: Gn30-03b
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>Gn30-03b(After Leah had 4 children and Rachel had none
>        Rachel said to Jacob)
>
>
>                        ...here is my maidservent
>        Bilhah, come to her, let her give birth..
>        and I ALSO will build a house from her

>RASHI
>
Rashi explains that the word ALSO refers to a similar relationship
>Sarah built a house from Abraham and Hagar
>Rachel wanted to build a house from Jacob and Bilhah



EXAMPLE 23: Gn27-44d
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The text is discussing how Jacob came to Isaac, disguised as
Esauv in order to obtain Esauv's blessing.

>Gn27-44d And Isaac said (when Esauv came with a meal for
>        Isaacs blessing)

>        Who is this (referring to Jacob)
>        who just came with food ...and I blessed him and
>        he ALSO IS BLESSED
>
>RASHI:
>
>He(Jacob) just received YOUR(Esauv) blessing
>He ALSO receives HIS blessing
>(For I had intended to bless BOTH of you with
>blessings for each son.)

Thus this Rashi indicates that the word ALSO refers to a similar
ACTIVITY of BLESSING which would have gone to Jacob anyway.


SUMMARIZING LIST:
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The reader who completed all 9 modules on GAM should now
feel comfortable with Rashis, Chumash and Gmarrah where
>GAM=ALSO
is used. The following {LIST} gives a bird eyeview of what we
have covered.

================== THE 3 MEANINGS OF ALSO =================
{LIST} {The 2 dozen Rashis where ALSO means something extra. As
can be seen the something extra can be
>(a) an extra object of a verb or
>(b) a derived object or
>(c) some relational structure.
For reasons of compactness we are brief here. For
further details please see the other postings.}
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VERSE    THEME           TEXT              ALSO
======== ==============  ================  ===================
Ex19-22a Extra Object    Priests separate  FirstBorn separate
Ex06-04a Extra Object    Vision of SHTAI   Treaty of Shatai
Ex12-31b Extra Object    You leave         Elders leave
Ex18-18b Extra Object    You will wither   Elders will wither
Dt12-31  Extra Object    Offer Children    Offer parents
Dt26-13c Extra Object    Give MAASER       Give Teruma
Gn42-28a Extra Object    Money in suitcase Wheat in suitcase
Gn42-28a Extra Object    Money in suitcase Wheat in suitcase*1
Gn44-22a Extra Object    Ben ALSO will die Joe,Rachel died*2
Gn50-18a Extra Object    Brothers ALSO ask Besides MESSENGERS*3
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NOTES:
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*1 Added Dec 28 2000

*2 Added Dec 13, 2001. Note the implication that
   - Rachel died while on a trip Gn35-18
   - Joseph was mugged on a trip Gn37-12:16
   Hence Jacob was worried that Benjamin would ALSO
   come to an ACCIDENT

*3 Added Dec 25, 2001. 
   - Gn50-16 states THE BROTHERS SENT MESSENGERS TO JOSEPH
                    TO ASK FOR MERCY ON THEM

   - Gn50-18 states THE BROTHERS ALSO ASKED FOR MERCY

   Thus the ALSO refers to BOTH the BROTHERS & MESSENGERS
   See http://www.RashiYomi.Com/gn50-16a.htm for more details
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================== THE 3 MEANINGS OF ALSO =================
{LIST} {The 2 dozen Rashis where ALSO means something extra. As
can be seen the something extra can be
>(a) an extra object of a verb or
>(b) a derived object or
>(c) some relational structure.
For reasons of compactness we are brief here. For
further details please see the other postings.}
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VERSE    THEME           TEXT              ALSO
======== ==============  ================  ==================
Dt22-22b Derived object  Adulterers die    Foetus dies
Gn42-22  Derived object  Joseph blood      Jacobs blood
Gn19-21a Derived object  Spare Lot         Spare his city
Dt23-19c Derived object  Hire of Wheat     Flour also prohibited
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================== THE 3 MEANINGS OF ALSO =================
{LIST} {The 2 dozen Rashis where ALSO means something extra. As
can be seen the something extra can be
>(a) an extra object of a verb or
>(b) a derived object or
>(c) some relational structure.
For reasons of compactness we are brief here. For
further details please see the other postings.}
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VERSE    THEME           TEXT              ALSO
======== ==============  ================  ==================
Gn44-10  Relational      He dies/We slave  He slave/We free
Gn07-03  Relational      7 Kosher;2 Traif  ditto animals/birds
Gn15-14a Relational      Egypt punished    4 Kingdoms punished *1
Gn30-03b Relational      Hagar/Sarah bore  Bilhah/Rachel bore
Gn30-30b Relational      Amass food/wealth For Laban/Myself
Gn29-27c Relational      Marry Leah now    Marry Rachel now
Gn27-44d Relational      You are blessed   He is blessed anyway
Ex07-23  Relational      Hardened heart    Didn't pay attention
Nu22-19  Relational      Stay tonight/gone 1st group / 2nd group
Nu11-04b Relational      Complain / Cry    non-jews / Jews



NOTES
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*1 So here without the word ALSO I would say that God punishes
nations which subjugate us. With the word ALSO I say that God
both punishes the nation AND with 10 plagues AND with letting
the Jews out with wealth.


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