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VERSE: Lv05-15d
RASHIS COVERED: Lv05-15d Lv07-32a Lv07-34a Lv10-15a
Ex29-27b Ex29-26a
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SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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One of Rashis 10 main methods is the explanation of meaning
the same way a dictionary explains meaning. We call this
the WORD MEANING method.
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Rashi had 10 vehicles to explain meaning. The SYNONYM
submethod takes words with known meanings and shows the
similarity and nuances in each term.
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EXAMPLE 1: Lv05-15d
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Lv05-15d describes a GUILT offering
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...and he shall offer a RAM
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Rashi
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The Hebrew
- SIN-HEY means Sheep, one year or less
- ALEPH-YUD-LAMED means Ram, 2 or more years
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Rashi actually shows that the Hebrew root
of ALEPH-YUD-LAMED connotes STRENGTH consistent
with the idea that a RAM is the STRONGER in
the SHEEP heard. However the basic driving force
of Rashi is the SYNONYM method---sometimes the
SYNONYM method can be supplemented with etymologies
or with supportive verses which makes the
SYNONYM observation stronger. However when
further support does not exist the SYNONYM method
has a validity in its own right.
Rashi does not indicate how he knows that the
cutoff point for ram vs sheep is 2 years.
- Perhaps this is general knowledge which shepards
know (That maturation takes places at two)
- Supportive verses show that a one year old
is still considered a sheep (Eg Ex12-05)
EXAMPLE 2: Lv07-32a
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Rashi explains that the two Hebrew words
- Shin-Vav-Kuph - CALF (MIDDLE part of leg)
- Yud-Resh-Caph - THIGH (UPPER part of leg)
Both refer to parts of the leg---one is
the THIGH and one is the CALF.
EXAMPLE 3: Lv07-34a Lv10-15a Ex29-27b Ex29-26a
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During the PEACE OFFERING
- the BREASTCAGE was WAIVED
- the THIGH was OSCILATED
Rashi explains that
- WAIVED is a TO-FRO motion
- OSCILLATED is a UP-DOWN motion.
A peach of a Rashi arises from the dozen or so
verses mentioning the WAIVED BREASTCAGE and
OSCILLATED THIGH. The law (as explicitly
stated in 2-3 verses is that BOTH the BREASTCAGE
and THIGH must be BOTH WAIVED and OSCILLATED).
Rashi comments
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If both actions are done to both organs then
why do the verses always associated WAIVED
with BREASTCAGE and OSCILLATION with THIGH?
We don't know the answer to this question..but
we do know the law that both activities are
done to both organs
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A remarkable Rashi showing that correct
Biblical inference need not answer all questions.
I however provide an explanation in the table below.
LIST955y presents other Rashis commenting on SYNONYMS
LIST955p presents verses with WAIVED BREAST//OSCILLATED THIGH
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ITEM DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS: WORD MEANINGS
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS SYNONYMS
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #7
SEE BELOW LIST955y
List of Synonym pairs
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SEE BELOW LIST955p
List of verses with WAIVED/OSCILLATED, BREASTCAGE/THIGH
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========================= LIST955y =====================
List of Synonym pairs
LIST955y continues LIST955z
LIST955z continues LIST955a
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VERSE WORD BASIC IDEA NUANCES
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Ex29-26a N-W-P OSCILLATE waive to/fro-HORIZONTALLY*2
Ex29-27b R-W-M OSCILLATE oscillate up/down-VERTICALLY
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Lv07-32a $-W-Q Leg CALF (MIDDLE part of leg)
- - - - I-R-K Leg THIGH(Upper part of leg)
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Lv05-15d $-H SHEEP*1 Young sheep (newborn or 1 yr)
Lv05-15d AIL RAM*1 Rams (2 or more years)
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Lv01-17c $-S-& CUT RIP
- - - - K-R-T CUT CUT
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NOTES
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*1 Rashi does not indicate how he knows that the
cutoff point for ram vs sheep is 2 years.
- Perhaps this is general knowledge which shepards
know (That maturation takes places at two)
- Supportive verses show that a one year old
is still considered a sheep (Eg Ex12-05)
*2 Also Lv07-34a See LIST955p for an analysis
of verses with WAIVE vs OSCILLATE
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==================== LIST955p ==========================
List of verses with WAIVED/OSCILLATED, BREASTCAGE/THIGH
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VERSE Which One Text of verse
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Lv07-34 SEPARATE WORDS waived breast*2 // raised thigh*1
Lv10-14 SEPARATE WORDS waived breast // raised thigh*3*1
Nu06-20 SEPARATE WORDS waived breast // raised thigh*1
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Ex29-26 SINGLE COMMAND WAIVE BREAST*4
Lv07-30 SINGLE COMMAND WAIVE BREAST*4
Lv08-29 SINGLE COMMAND WAIVE BREAST*4
Lv07-32 SINGLE COMMAND Right Thigh is RAISED*4
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Lv10-15 DOUBLE COMMAND WAIVE waived breast & raised calf
Lv09-21 DOUBLE COMMAND HE WAIVED breast/right calf*5
Ex29-27 DOUBLE COMMAND breast and calf are Waived/raised
NOTES
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*1 In these verses the BREASTCAGE is always associated
with WAIVING while the THIGH is always associated
with RAISING/OSCILLATION
*2 Perhaps BREASTCASE would be a better translation
*3 Perhaps CALF would be a better translation
*4 In these verse we find ONE attribute associated
with ONE organ (WAIVE the BREAST vs RAISE THIGH)
*5 In these verses we are explicitly told that
- BOTH the BREASTCAGE and the CALF are
- BOTH WAIVED and OSCILLATED
A peach of a Rashi (Lv10-15a) states
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BREASTCAGE is always associated with the attribute
WAIVED and CALF is always associated with the
attribute OSCILLATED. But the law is explicit--
both organs are both waived and oscillated! Why
then does the association suggest that each organ
receive one activity? We do not know
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In other words the Rashi inference is VALID even
though we don't know all rules. I however have
an ingenious explanation*10
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*10 The Peace offering is about God helping us
achieve our desires. That is why the priests
(not the altar fire) eat the BREASTCAGE
and CALF each of which symbolizes desire.
- The breastcage houses the heart the organ
that beats faster during desire
- the calf is the organ of running to activity
The PRIEST teaches us that our desires must be
- sanctified to God (UP/DOWN motion)
- dedicated to people (TO and FRO motion)
However
- the IMMEDIATE desires symbolized by the calf
very often already involve other people and hence
the required emphasis is on involving God
- the LONG RANGE desires symbolized by the
breast cage very often are secret desires
dedicated to God but people are not involved
Hence we are reminded to go TO AND FRO
and involve the community.
However both lessons (Social and Divine)
are needed for both types of desires.
This seems to me to be the simple symbolic
meaning of this well known procedure.
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