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VERSE: Lv04-33a
RASHIS COVERED: Lv04-33a Lv14-12a Lv25-02a Nu06-02c
Lv03-03c Lv01-09a Lv05-09b Lv05-12a
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SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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One of Rashis 10 main tasks is to explain
GRAMMAR the same way modern Hebrew books
explain GRAMMAR. We call this the Rashi GRAMMAR rule.
Rashi had three broad sub-rules in explaining GRAMMAR
(1) A major component of Hebrew GRAMMAR are the rules
governing conjugations of VERBS, or HEBREW ROOTS.
There are 7 grammatical modes with half a dozen
parameters: tense, person, gender, plurality,
connective words...
(2) Another component of GRAMMAR deals with
PREFIXES-SUFFIXES and other letters, or small words,
that indicate changes in meanings.This PREFIX-SUFFIX
subrule includes the rules governing the rules of
plural, gender, pronouns etc. We are still making
discoveries of PREFIX-SUFFIX rules today.
(3) Finally a more advanced part of GRAMMAR deals
with the rules of entire SENTENCES. The SENTENCE
rules includes the rules governing sentence order,
apposition, and compound sentences
Today we deal with the following rule
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The Hebrew prefix LAMED means FOR and connotes
purpose, goal and intent.
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Here are some examples where FOR connotes
purpose, goal and intent.
Example 1: Lv04-33a
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Rashi translates Lv04-33 as follows
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slaughter it FOR THE SAKE of a sin offering
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Example 2: Lv14-12a
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Rashi translates Lv14-12 as follows
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slaughter it FOR THE SAKE of a guilt offering
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Example 3: Lv25-02a
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Rashi translates Lv25-02 as follows
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Observe the Sabbath FOR THE SAKE of God
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Example 4: Nu06-02c
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Rashi translates Nu06-02 as follows
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he vows to abstain from wine FOR THE SAKE
OF GOD
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Example 5: Ex25-02a
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Rashi translates Ex25-02 as follows
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Take temple donations make FOR MY SAKE
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Note that any one of these Rashis might appear, by itself,
as homiletic. But the rules taken together create a list
which justifies the rule.
LIST705b below summarizes these examples.
LIST705a presents a sister rule that FOR ME/FOR YOU
connotes PERSONAL BENEFIT
The second rule governs PRONOUN EMPHASIS.
- A single letter suffix/prefix pronoun
does not indicate emphasis
- a full-word pronoun does indicate
unspecified emphasis.
Example 1: Lv03-03c
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Lv03-03 states as follows
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If he brings an UP offering
then he must offer IT
male,unblemished, 1 year:
He brings ONLY IT to the entrance of the temple
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Here we have followed the translation that
- suffix VAV is translated as IT
- The Hebrew OTHO is translated as ONLY IT
Rashi comments on the contrast between IT vs ONLY IT
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- OFFER IT has no emphasis
- OFFER ONLY IT connotes restriction.
Here is a plausable way to implement these two
requirements
- If the animals of Abe and Bob got mixed up
then we still make the offering even though
we dont know who is the true owner
- If however a kosher offering was mixed with
a non-kosher offering (e.g. the animal had a
blemish) then you can't offer either animal
because ONLY the Kosher offering can be offered
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Examples 2-4
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In the following verse the Biblical phrases
- IT is an UP offering
- IT is a SIN offering
- IT is a GUILT offering
connote unspecified emphasis. My opinion is that
Rashi used the OTHER VERSE method to infer the
emphasis.
- We have seen above that offerings have to be
slaugthered with proper intent
- So the following verses tell us that this
proper intent is a NECESSARY REQUIREMENT:
Without it the offering is invalid.
Example 2: Lv01-09a IT is an UP offering
Example 3: Lv05-09b IT is a SIN offering
Example 4: Lv05-12a IT is a SIN offering
LIST706a below summarizes this rule.
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ITEM DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS: GRAMMARr
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS PRONOUNS
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #9
SEE BELOW LIST705b
List of verses with LAMED indicating purpose,goal,intent
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RASHI SUBRULE CLASS PRONOUNS
SEE BELOW LIST706a
List of verses with OTHO/HU meaning ONLY IT
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======================= LIST705b =================================
List of verses with LAMED indicating purpose,goal,intent
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VERSE TEXT OF VERSE FOR=*1
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Lv04-33a slaughter FOR a sin offering INTEND it for offering
Lv04-12a slaughter FOR a guilt offering INTENT it for offering
Lv25-02a observe Sabbath FOR God OBSERVE for sake of God
Nu06-02c abstain from wine FOR God ABSTAINS FOR God
Ex25-02a Take temple donations FOR ME Dedications are FOR God
NOTES
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*1 The general idea here is there is a requirement that
the acts of slaughter, observance and abstention be
done with the given intent (So if you slaughtered an
animal in the Temple for a meal (and forgot it was
an offering) then you can no longer offer it to God
because it is missing intent.
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======================= LIST706a ================================
List of verses with OTHO/HU meaning ONLY IT
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VERSE TEXT OF VERSE
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Lv01-03c Offer it as a 1 year male*1 Even if 2 animals were mixed
Lv01-03c Bring ONLY IT to the temple But not if animals were mixed
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Lv01-09a IT is an UP offering Intent is necessary*2
Lv05-09b IT is a SIN offering Intent is necessary*2
Lv05-12a IT is a SIN offering Intent is necessary*2
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*1
Here is a plausable way to implement these two
requirements
- If the animals of Abe and Bob got mixed up
then we still make the offering even though
we dont know who is the true owner
- If however a kosher offering was mixed with
a non-kosher offering (e.g. the animal had a
blemish) then you can't offer either animal
because ONLY the Kosher offering can be offered
*2
My opinion is that
Rashi used the OTHER VERSE
method to infer the emphasis.
- We have seen in LIST705b
that offerings have to be
slaugthered with proper intent
That is you must slaughter them for
the sake of an offering.
- So the current verses tell us that this
proper intent is a NECESSARY REQUIREMENT:
Without it the offering is invalid. So if
you slaughtered animals for the sake of
food you cant offer them.
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