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VERSE: Gn35-01a

RASHIS COVERED: Gn35-01a Gn33-13c Gn33-14a Gn35-22a

==================== Gn35-01a ==============================

SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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One of Rashis 6 main goals is to explain
Grammar the same way modern textbooks do.
We call this the Rashi rule of GRAMMAR

Although a major part of GRAMMAR deals
with the conjugation of verbs, there are other
parts of GRAMMAR. One important GRAMMAR SUBRULE
in the rule governing either
- how PARAGRAPHS are ORGANIZED in an essay or
- how SENTENCES are ORGANIZED in a paragraph
That is, why does one sentence or paragraph
come after another sentence or paragraph?

Rashi knew 4 methods of connecting consecutive
paragraphs or consecutive sentences
- CAUSE
- ENABLEMENT
- CONTRAST
- UNIFYING THEME

EXAMPLE Gn35-01a
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A rough summary of Gn31 - Gn35 is as follows
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- Gn31 God orders Jacob to return to his fathers house
- Gn32 But Jacob is afraid of Being with Brother Esauv
- Gn33 Jacob journeys instead to Succoth
- Gn34 Dinah gets raped
- Gn35 God tells Jacob to return to BethEl
-------------------------------------------

Rashi notes that
-----------------------------
If Jacob had IMMEDIATELY fulfilled the order
of Travelling to his fathers house he
wouldnt have stayed in Succoth and his
Daughter would not have gotten raped.
------------------------------

Thus Rashi sees a CAUSAL connection
between the chapters. Dinah was raped
because Jacob did not IMMEDIATELY fulfill
the prophetic order.

EXAMPLE Gn31-13c Gn31-13d
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Gn31-13:15 states that
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Esauv requested of Jacob: Let us travel to
father together.

Jacob responds: But the children and cattle
are young; [If] [I were to go with you] and
the cattle are rushed even one day
[then] the cattle could die.

Jacob continues: Therefore you Esauv [by
contrast with me], [go at your own pace even
if you] leave me behind, and I will travel
gently till I get to father.
----------------------------------------------

In translating these verses I have inserted
bracketed expressions corresponding to the
way Rashi interprets the text. The bracketed
words inserted by Rashi emphasize both
- the causal nature(rushed sheep lead to death)
- the contrasting nature(I go gently;you normally)

Thus Rashi is applying the PARAGRAPH CONNECTIVE
PRINCIPLES of causality and contrast. Other
Rashis illustrating causality and contrast are
presented in LIST061a and LIST061b below.
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ITEM                     DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS:        GRAMMAR
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS:     CONSECUTIVE CHAPTERS
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #9
SEE BELOW                LIST061a
A list of paragraphs     having CAUSAL connection
-----------------------  -------------------------------
SEE BELOW                LIST061b
A list of paragraphs     having a CONTRASTING connection
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================= LIST061a ================================
A list of paragraphs     having CAUSAL connection
===========================================================
VERSE    TOPIC IN 1st CHAPTER  TOPIC IN 2nd CHAPTER
======== ===================== ============================
Gn35-01a Dinah is raped        Prophetic order to leave*6
Gn33-13c Young Sheep           IF pushed they will die*7
Gn29-01a God WITH Jacob        Jacob travelled SMOOTHLY*5
Nu06-02a Adulterous wife rite  Nazaarite from wine*1
Gn38-01a Brothers sell Joseph  Judah leaves brothers*1
Gn23-03c Abraham offers Isaac  Sarah dies*1
Gn02-20a Adam Eve are Naked    Snake gives Eve Apple*2
Lv10-02a Non-allowed sac       Death of Aarons sons*3
Lv10-02a Death of Aarons sons  No wine to serving priest*3
Lv10-03d Death of Righteous    God honored*4

NOTES
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*1 Thus "whoever see the humiliating Adulterous wife rite"
   will be so shocked that he will abstain from wine

   Similarly "Judah advised his brothers to sell Joseph"
   and so when they regretted it they blaimed him and he
   had to "separate from them."

   Similarly "Sarah died" from the shock that "Abraham
   offered Isaac."

*2 In other words because the snake saw Adam and Eve naked
   therefore he became Jealous and wanted Adam killed so
   he could marry Eve.

   ALthough this sounds a bit wild there is strong supporting
   evidence. Gn04-01 uses the past perfect form
        "And Adam HAD BEEN FAMILIAR with his wife & they had
        a child"
   So the sequence of chapters is
        "Adam was lonely"
        "God makes Eve"
        "Adam and Eve are naked"
        ------------------------"Snake tempts Eve"
        "Adam has a child with Eve"
   Thus the sequence of chapters (Naked--->child) is
   clearly interrupted by the Snake story.

*3 As explained above Rashi sees these two views as
   complementary
   - First they drank wine and got drunk
   - While drunk they thought it permissable to offer
     sacrifices which should not be offered
   Hence they died for both crimes

*4 Rashi explains the Causal connection
   - when the masses see that God EVEN kills the righteous
     for sins
   - then they are aware how they must also observe
     Gods commandments
   - This leads to more honor for God

*5 So GOOD NEWS facilitates/causes SMOOTH TRAVEL(Rashi)

*6 The full sequence of chapters is as follows
   --------------------------------------------
   - Gn31 God orders Jacob to return to his fathers house
   - Gn32 But Jacob is afraid of Being with Brother Esauv
   - Gn33 Jacob journeys instead to Succoth
   - Gn34 Dinah gets raped
   - Gn35 God tells Jacob to return to BethEl
   -------------------------------------------

   Rashi notes that
   -----------------------------
   If Jacob had IMMEDIATELY fulfilled the order
   of Travelling to his fathers house he
   wouldnt have stayed in Succoth and his
   Daughter would not have gotten raped.
   ------------------------------

   Thus Rashi sees a CAUSAL connection
   between the chapters. Dinah was raped
   because Jacob did not IMMEDIATELY fulfill
   the prophetic order.

   Note Rashi expresses the same theme
   -------------------------------------------------
   Because he delayed doing the prophecy immediately
   therefore he was punished that certain bad
   occurrences happened to him
   -------------------------------------------------

   Rashi expresses this same theme on Gn35-22a
   where we find that Reuven inteferred with his
   fathers marital life.

*7 Rashi can be better understood with the EXPORT-IMPORT LAW
   of logic. The EXPORT-IMPORT law states that
   ----------------------------------------------------
   IF [it rains] then if [I go out] THEN [I will get wet]
   ----------------------------------------------------

   has the same meaning as
   ----------------------------------------------------
   IF [it rains] and [I go out] THEN [I will get wet]
   ----------------------------------------------------

   In other words Rashi identifies the two sentence forms
   - IF p THEN IF q THEN r
   - IF p & q THEN r
   This identification of NESTED CONDITIONALS with a
   CONJUNCTIVE HYPOTHESIS is called the EXPORT-IMPORT law.

   The actual Biblical text reads
   ---------------------------------------------
   The cattle is young
   AND they will be pushed one day
   AND they will die
   ---------------------------------------------

   Rashi simply points out (Using EXPORT-IMPORT) that
   we can interpret this as either
   ---------------------------------------------
   [IF] The cattle is young
   AND they will be pushed one day
   THEN they will die
   ---------------------------------------------
or
   ---------------------------------------------
   IF The cattle is young
   IF they will be pushed one day
   THEN they will die
   ---------------------------------------------

   The above two translations use the well known Biblical
   principle that the Hebrew letter VAV can refer to
   any connective.
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======================== LIST061b =================================
A list of paragraphs     having a CONTRASTING connection
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#    VERSE      TOPIC IN 1st CHAPTER     TOPIC IN 2nd CHAPTER
==== ========== ======================== ==========================
(09) Lv26-01a   Being a slave to Non Jew Prohibition of Idolatry*1
(10) Dt29-12a   Curses                   We are before God*2
(11) Lv19-03c   Fear Parents             Watch Sabbaths*3
(12) Dt22-12a   No Shaatnez              Tzitzith*4
(--) Dt09, Dt10 Jews rebel against God   But God still loves Jews*5
(--) Gn31-13d   I will go GENTLY         You will PASS ME*6

NOTES
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*1  Rashi not only connects 2 paragraphs. He also connects
    all Biblical paragraphs in this chapter. See
    footnote *10 for further details


*2 Dt28 gives a long list of curses if the Jews violate
   the commandments.

   Dt29-12 says "You are all STANDING before God today" In
   other words despite the curses for disobediance you are
   still here before God(The implication being that no
   matter how angry God gets he will not destroy you)

   A further support for this theme can come from the
   General-particular-General form

        Dt28    GENERAL:    Curses for disobediance
        Dt29-12 PARTICULAR: You are standing here before God
        Dt29-19 GENERAL:    Curses for disobediance

  Thus the General-Particular-General form shows that Gods
  curses still allow us to "Stand before him"--in other
  words they are educative curses not punitive.


*3 In other words (always) "Observe the Sabbaths"
   DESPITE a request to the contrary "By your parents"

   This can happen if eg your parents ask you to
   desecrate the Sabbath.  You must observe the
   Sabbath even if your parents request to
   the contrary.

   And this can be generalized to all Torah laws(that
   they take precedence over your parents request)


*4 Wear Tzitzith DESPITE the fact that they may have Shaatnez
   Wool and linen together (In the priestly garments made of
   Linen the Tzitzith were made of wool--thus the commandment
   of Tzitzith OVERRIDES the prohibtion of wearing wool and
   linen)

*5 More specifically Rashi (Dt10-12a) states
   ---------------------------------------------
   Despite the 5 rebellions that the Jews did
   against God, nevertheless, God still loves
   the Jews. In fact Dt10-12 states that all
   the Jews need do to earn this love is to
   revere God
   ---------------------------------------------

*6 Rashis point is that Jacob did not ask Esauv
   ----------------------------
   Past me and leave me behind
   ----------------------------

   Rather Jacob suggested contrast
   ------------------------------------------------
   - I must go at a gentle pace
   - you go at a normal pace
   ------------------------------------------------

   A logical consequence of this contrast is that
   Esauv would pass Jacob and leave him behind.

---------------------- LONGER FOOTNOTES ----------------------
*10

   On a superficial level Rashi seems to be connecting 2
   verses.

   Avoid idolatry DESPITE your being a slave to a non jew
   (who encourages its violation). Do not think "I will
   worship idols now and when I am free I will go
   back to believing in God"

   On a profound level Rashi sees a unifying theme to this
   whole chapter. The chapter encourages observing the
   shimitah laws which encourage abstaining from agriculture
   once every 7 years so that people can devote themselves
   to God and study. If one violates these laws he is
   progressively punished. Here is the sequence of
   punishments

   {LIST} {Paragraphs in BEHAR}
   -------------------------------------------------------
   VERSE        LAW
   ------------ ------------------------------------------
   Lv25-01:12   Observe the 7 and 50 year Land sabbaticals
   Lv25-13:24   If not you will have to sell your MOVABLES
   Lv25-25:28   If not you will have to sell your LAND
   Lv25-29:34   If not you will have to sell your HOUSE
   Lv25-35:38   If not you will have to           LOAN
   Lv25-39:46   If not you will have to become a  SLAVE
   Lv25-47:54   If not you'll become a  NONJEWISH SLAVE
   Lv26-01:03   If not you'll be tempted to    IDOLATRY
   ---------------------------------------------------------


   Thus Rashi does not merely teach juxtaposition of verses
   but he also teaches juxtaposition of ALL paragraphs in
   the chapter.
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