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VERY BRIEF SUMMARY
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The Torah coins the term BITE to refer to INTEREST on a loan.
It is Biblically prohibited to have interests on loans. The
Torah uses 2 verb forms--
-- NOUN FORM: Dont give BITES
-- ACTIVE (to bite) and
-- CAUSATIVE (to make someone else bite you).
Clearly
--TO BITE refers to the PERSON LENDING taking INTEREST
--To give BITES also refers to the PERSON LENDING taking interest
--To CAUSE/ALLOW A BITE refers to the LENDER paying the interest

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RASHI RULE USED:                GRAMMARr
RASHI SUBRULE USED:             7 Conjugation Modes
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SEARCH QUERY
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All verses containing words with root Nun-Shin-Caph
(Requires Konkordance or Search engine with grammatical
conjugation capacity)


BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF RULE AND SUBRULE
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One of Rashis 6 main goals is to explain Biblical grammar
the same way modern Grammar books explain Grammar.

STANDARD REFERENCES FOR THIS RULE
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http://www.Rashiyomi.com/rules-01.htm (Essay on 6 Rashi rules)
http://www.RashiYomi.com/grammar.htm (Rashiyomi Grammar page)

TODAYS LIST
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We review and contrast verses with the root Nun-SHin-Caph
We see 3 forms
- NOUN Form (Give a BITE)
- ACTIVE TENSE (To BITE a lender)
- CAUSATIVE TENSE (Make someone take a BITE (from you))

VERY BRIEF SUMMARY
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Dt22-18a and Dt21-18c refer to DISCIPLINING criminal acts.
Thus Dt22-18a discusses disciplining someone who slandered
his wife. Dt21-18c refers to DISCIPLINING a rebellious son
who steals from his parents. We learn the meaning of this
non-specific term DISCIPLINING from an OTHER VERSE Dt25-01:04
which prescribes LASHES as a disciplinary action.
Similarly from Prov23-20 we infer that this rebellious son
is involved with drunkards and meat gorgers. Similarly we
infer from Dt17-06 that death penalties require 2 witnesses
Throughout Rashi uses the technique of OTHER VERSES.

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TODAYS RASHI RULE:     OTHER VERSES
TODAYS RASHI SUBRULE:  FURTHER DETAILS
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE RULE and SUBRULE
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The rule of OTHER VERSES simply means that Rashi
is explaining one verse by citing an OTHER VERSE

One way of doing this is to cross reference a
verse that speaks about the SAME topic but gives
FURTHER details.


STANDARD EXAMPLE
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The following example comes from the Passover
Hagaddah

Dt26-05 states that
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With only a FEW PEOPLE did the
Jews go down to Egypt
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FURTHER DETAILS on the meaning of
the Biblical phrase FEW PEOPLE is
provided in Gn46.

EXERCISE:
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Before reading the Rashi try reading
Gn46 yourself and see if you can
discover the further details.

RASHIS SOLUTION
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Rashi cites Gn46-27
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The total number of people who
came with Jacob to Egypt is 70
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Thus the Rashi method of OTHER VERSES
in this case has explained to us that
the FEW PEOPLE that went down to
Egypt refers to SEVENTY people


STANDARD REFERENCES FOR THIS RULE
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http://www.Rashiyomi.com/other-20.htm

HOW TO USE THESE LISTS FOR SCHOOL PROJECTS
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You can use the LIST below for school projects.
Here is how, if you are a teacher then you
can present the verse in the first column
(eg Dt26-05) and the CHAPTER (but not the verse)
in the 3rd column---e.g. Gn46.

The student is then instructed to discover
the further details. The students solution
can then be compared with Rashis.

TODAYS EXAMPLE
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We give several examples of inferences from other verses.
The first 5 rows are new examples from todays posting.

VERY BRIEF SUMMARY
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One of Rashis tasks is to explain the meaning of words the
same way a dictionary does.  One method of explaining words
is to distinguish the meaning of synonyms. Dt24-06 refers
to RAYCHAYIM and RECEV. There are 4 other verses with the
word RAYCHAYIM--they refer to GRINDING FLOUR--hence we infer
that RAYCHAYIM is a GRINDING set. This is an inference based
on SIMILAR verses with that word. The Hebrew root RECEV means
to RIDE. If we combine RIDE with GRINDSTONES we could suggest
that RECEV refers to the TOP grindstone(That rides on the
bottom one).We use here the method of ROOT MEANING.

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RASHI RULE USED:                       WORD MEANINGS
RASHI SUBRULE USED:             METHODS OF INFERENCE
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF RULE
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In inferring meaning Rashi uses about a dozen techniques
They include Looking up similar verses, reviewing meanings
of roots, seeking expert advice, etc. These methods allow
us to infer meanings of new unknown words

SEARCH QUERY
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*-Resh-Cheth-Yud-Mem OR *-Resh-Caph-Beth

STANDARD REFERENCES FOR THIS RULE
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http://www.RashiYomi.com/rules-01.htm       (The 6 Rashi goals)
http://www.Rashiyom.com/means-32.htm (The 13 inference methods)
http://www.RashiYomi.com/words.htm   (The RashiYomi dictionary)

TODAYS LIST
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We list all verses where RAYCHAYIM occurs. This allows
inference from OTHER VERSES. THe meaning of RECEV is inferred
from the ROOT.

VERY BRIEF SUMMARY
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Dt24-06c prohibits, when making a loan, taking as
collateral GRINDSTONES. The Rabbi Ishmael Style rules
require us to GENERALIZE this EXAMPLE--not only is it
forbidden to take as COLLATERAL grindstones, but it is
also prohibited to take as COLLATERAL any UTENSIL used
in food production. This inference is based on the
Rabbi Ishmael rule of GENERALIZATION.


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TODAYS RASHI RULE:       THE RABBI ISHMAEL STYLE RULES
TODAYS RASHI SUBRULE:    GENERALIZATION
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF RULE AND SUBRULE
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Some Rashis deal with GRAMMAR or MEANING. But other Rashis
deal with STYLE. The Great Talmudic Sage Rabbi Ishmael,
laid down 3 style rule classes which divide into a dozen
or so rules.

Today we deal with the GENERALIZATION style. This
style applies to ANY SIMPLY STATED SENTENCE.

The Rabbi Ishmael Style rules then demand that the verse
be interpreted BROADLY as applying to ANY SIMILAR CASE.
This requirement of BROAD interpretation is not because
of grammar or meaning or even because some word in the
verse is extra: Rather, it is a requirement of style.


STANDARD EXAMPLE
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The simplest example I could find occurs at Dt25-04
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Dont MUZZLE
an OX
while it is THRESHING
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STUDENT EXERCISES:
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-- Suppose you didnt want to interpert the verse BROADLY?
How could you interpret the verse STRICTLY? (The answer to
this question facilitates understanding what not to do)

-- How would you apply the Rabbi Ishmael requirement
of BROAD INTERPRETATION to Dt25-04. More specifically
attempt to generalize each CAPPED WORD.


RASHIS SOLUTION
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-- If I interpreted the verse STRICTLY then it would
ONLY be prohibited to MUZZLE an OX while it is
THRESHING

-- The BROAD interpretation prohibits
---- Not just MUZZLING but ANY inteference with eating
---- not just to an OX but to ANY working animal
---- not just while THRESHING but while doing ANY animal work

STANDARD REFERENCES FOR THIS RULE
---------------------------------
http://www.Rashiyomi.com/example3.htm

You can also revu the whole Rabbi Ishmael style
series at http://www.RashiYomi.com/ishmael.htm

Finally you can visit the Daily Rashi calendar at
http://www.RashiYomi.com/calendar1.htm The Rabbi Ishmael
series occured during August and September 2000.

Finally we cite Rashi on Pesachim Folio 6 who explicitly
states that ALL simply stated Biblical verses should
be GENERALIZED.


HOW TO USE THESE LISTS FOR SCHOOL PROJECTS
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You can use the LISTS referenced above for
school projects. Here is how. If you are a
teacher then you can present the verses with
the BROAD-GENERALIZATION style
and ask the students to perform the
2 student exercises listed above.

The students can then compare their analysis with that
of Rashis. This leads to greater appreciation of Rashi.

TODAYS LIST
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Please find below examples of verses in the GENERALIZATOIN
form taken from http://www.Rashiyomi.com/example3.htm.
The GENERAL term is CAPPED in the 2nd column---the BROAD
INTERPRETATION of this general term is presented in the
3rd column.  The new example today is presented on bottom.