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VERSE: Lv09-15b
RASHIS COVERED: Lv09-15b Lv10-20a
==================== Lv09-15b =======================================
SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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A powerful but simple Rashi method is the CITATION or CROSS-
REFERENCING of an OTHER VERSE for the purpose of clarifying
a procedure. We call this the Rashi
METHOD of OTHER VERSES and the Rashi
submethod of CITATION.
EXAMPLE Lv09-15b-NATION SIN OFFERING
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The Biblical text at Lv09-15b states
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And he[Aaron] brought near the nation offering
and he took the goat sin offering of the nation
and he slaughtered it and performed sin procedures
LIKE HE DID ON THE FIRST
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Rashi commenting on the phrase LIKE HE DID ON THE FIRST
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LIKE HE DID ON THE FIRST sin offering: That is the
- NATION sin offering had the same procedures as the
- PRIEST sin offering
mentioned in Lv09-08:11
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LIST270a presents many examples of OTHER VERSES used
to clarify existing verses.
We now give an example of the OTHER VERSE method used to provide
further details. Lv10-20 is Moses response to Aarons refutation
of a rebuke by Moses. Lv10-20 states
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And [when] Moses heard [this refutation]
it was good in his eyes
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Rashi, adds further details to this verse
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Moses in general never was embarassed to admit
he was wrong. [Although Rashi does not cite other
verses there are several biblical verses such
as Nu09-08 where Moses readily acknowledges that
he did not know the answer to a question -- in
Nu09-08 Moses acknowledges he does not know the
law for people who missed the opportunityo offer
a Pascal lamb in its proper time because of ritual
impurity]
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LIST210y presents many examples of verses illumined by
other verses
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ITEM DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS OTHER VERSES
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS CITATIONS
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #3
SEE BELOW LIST270a
List of verse pairs with one verse citing the other
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RASHI SUBRULE CLASS FURTHER DETAILS
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #1
SEE BELOW LIST210y
List of verses pairs with one verse illuminating another
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========================== LIST270a ============================
List of verse pairs with one verse citing the other
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VERSE-1 TEXT OF VERSE VERSE-2 CITATION
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Lv09-15b NATION Sin sac like his Lv09-08 Priest sin sac
Lv05-10a BIRD GUILT like BIRD UP Lv01-14 BIRD UP OFFERING
Nu14-28c They-ll die as THEY SAID Nu14-02 better to die here
Dt05-12b Observe the Sabbah*3 Ex16-23 Dont cook on Sabbath
Dt05-16a Honor ones parents*3 Ex15-25 Moses gave laws*3
Lv09-15a Make NATION sin offering Lv09-08 like that of PRIEST*2
Ex06-04b Promise to give Israel Gn17-08 I will give Israel
Ex08-11b Pharoh no listen to signs Ex07-03 Pharoh wont listen
Ex08-15b Pharoh no listen to signs Ex07-03 Pharoh wont listen
Ex12-25b God brings you to Israel Ex06-08 God will give Israel
Ex13-11b God brings us to Israel Ex06-08 God will give Israel
Ex14-12a Jews prefer Egypt Ex05-21 Dont ask Pharoh
Dt15-06a Blessed if observe law Dt28-03 You will be blessed*1
NOTES
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*1 The preceding chapter and paragraphs speak about the
requirement to observe the law
*2 The actual verse Lv09-15 states
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Make the nation sin offering LIKE THE FIRST
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By referring to Lv09-08 we learn that the phrase
LIKE THE FIRST means LIKE THE FIRST SIN OFFERING --
THE ONE OFFERED FOR THE PRIEST (Since there were
2 sin offerings--one for the PRIEST and one for
the NATION)
*3 Here is a more complete story
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- Dt05-12b states Observe Sabbath AS GOD COMMANDED YOU
- Ex16-23 states THIS IS WHAT GOD HAD SAID:Dont cook
on Sabbath
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So both verses seem to be referring to something else
An investigation shows that Ex12, Ex16-23 and Ex15-25:26
are the only times that the Jews received commandments
prior to the decalogue. But Ex12 specifically refers to
Passover commandments. Thus it seems reasonable that
the cryptic reference AS GOD COMMANDED YOU in Dt05-12b
is CITING Ex15-25:26 where God gave GENERAL COMMANDMENTS
A similar argument would support the conjecture that
- Dt05-16a HONOR YOUR PARENTS AS GOD COMMANDED YOU
cites Ex15-25:26
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=================== LIST210y ====================================
List of verses pairs with one verse illuminating another
LIST210y CONTINUES LIST210a LIST210z
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VERSE TEXT OF VERSE OTHER VRSE DETAILS
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Lv10-20a Moses liked refutation Nu09-08 Acknowledged no-know
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Lv05-02a IMPURE & INCURS GUILT Lv07-20 IMPURE & EATS HOLIES
Lv05-02a IMPURE & INCURS GUILT Nu19-20 IMPURE & EATS HOLIES
Lv05-02a IMPURE & INCURS GUILT Lv22-02:07 IMPURE & EATS
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Lv05-15b TRESPASS TEMPLE:Pay 1.2 Lv22-10:14 Impure eats Terurmah
Lv05-15b Any Temple Trespass Dt15-19 Dont shear wool holy
Lv05-15b Any Temple trespass Dt15-19 Dont work holy animl
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Lv02-14b Bring FIRST SPRING FRUIT Ex09-31 BARLEY*8
Ex32-05b Aaron built ALTAR Ex32-02 Yank wife jewelery*7
Ex32-05c Holiday to God TOMORROW Ex32-02 Yank wife jewelery*7
Ex32-05d Holiday to GOD Ex32-02 Yank wife jewelery*7
Ex18-19c Bring WORDS OF LAW to Gd Ex18-16 peoples LAWSUITS *6
Gn45-24a Dont get ANGRY ON ROAD*5 Gn42-21:22 Fight who did me in
Gn45-18a I-ll give BEST OF LAND Gn47-11 BEST OF LAND=Ramsyth
Gn35-22b Reuven slept with Bilhah Gn49-04*4 play with Dads beds
Gn26-29a We didnt HARM you Gn26-16 we ASKED you to go*1
Gn26-33a City of SHEVA named for Gn21-30:31 OATH=SheVuAh*2
Gn27-27b FRAGRANT BLESSED FIELD Lv23-40 ETHROG=SPLENDOR*3
Gn33-18a Jacob came WHOLE to city Gn32-32 Jacob LIMPED*11
Dt27-12a Blessings ON Mountain Jo08-30:35 ...FACING MOUNTAIN
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*1 We ASKED you to go but didnt HARASS you till you went
*2 The point being that the city wasnt named for the symbolic
use of SEVEN (SHIVAH) lambs to seal the treaty(BUt rather
the SEVEN lambs symbolically affirm the OATH=SHEVA for
which the city was named)
*3 Gn27-27b refers to a BLESSED FRAGRANT FIELD while Lv23-40
refers to a TREE OF SPLENDOR.*10
*4
Reuven did not actually sleep with
Bilhah. Rather his fathers favorite
bedware was kept on Bilhah's bed since
Bilhah, Rachels concubine, reminded him
of her after Rachels death. Reuven felt
that his father should be living with
Leah, since Leah was a bonafide wife.
Reuven felt it insulting that Jacob
preferred a concubine vs a real wife.
Hence he switched the bedware from
Bilhahs bed to Leahs bed in order
to talk his father out of his behavior
For our translation of Gn49-04 see footnote *12
*5 Gn45-05 also supports this.
*6 Rashis real point is to avoid confusion
The phrase WORDS OF LAW usually refers to Gods words
of law, the Torah.
However in Ex18-19c and Ex18-16 it refers to the
LAWSUITS of the people.
*7 In LIST901i we have shown that the root Pay-Resh-Kuph means
- UNLOAD (in active mode)
- YANK OFF (in intense mode
- SLIP OFF (in intensive mode)
Since the verse is translated as
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Aaron asked them to YANK the Jewelery off their wives
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Rashi comes to the conclusion that Aaron was interested
in a fight (YANK off wives) and was stalling for time.
Rashi learns this from the word YANK. This OTHER VERSE
motivates Rashi to reinterpret several verses as also
indicating stalling tactics. More specifically Rashi
explains the following as stalling tactics
- Aaron built an altar---RASHI: To stall for time
- Aaron said: A holiday TOMORROW--RASHI: To stall for time
- Aaron said: A holiday to GOD--RASHI: He was hoping Moses
would return and they would have a real holiday to God.
*8 It was Malbim's genious to bring an extra OTHER VERSE
- Ex09-31 shows BARLEY ripens first in EARLY SPRING
- Ex34-22 shows WHEAT ripens in LATE Spring.
Malbim/Rashi applies this distinction to Lv23
- Lv23-10 describes the FIRST BARLEY brought on Passover
- Lv23-17 describes the FIRST WHEAT brought on Pentecost
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*10 Rashi uses the languages
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this refers to an APPLE orchard
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But apple orchards are not known for their fragrance.
Rather the reference is probably to an
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ETHROG orchard
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which has a characteristic hypnotic fragrance. The
Hebrew word for ETHROG is GOLDEN APPLE.(The beauty
of fragrance of an ETHROG ORCHARD was mentioned by
the Rav, Rabbi Soloveitchick).
*11 Rashi citing the Talmud states
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Jacob came whole
- from LIMP
- from Monetary gifts to Esauv(Jacob had all his money)
- with all his learning
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But there 3 items all emanate from Gn32-32 where we
are told that Jacob fought with an angel and won.
Since he won
- he did not lose money
- he did not lose his Jewishness
*12 Gn49-04 is translated by us as
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you played with your fathers beds
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Note the PLURAL BEDS vs BED...this shows that
two BEDS (not the one bed of BILHAH) was involved
We translate the Hebrew root &LH (to go up) as
&LL (To play with).
- THere are no other cases where &LH means &LL
- but interchanges of 1-2-Hey and 1-2-2 roots
does frequently occur in the Bible
- Finally the verse wouldnt make sense if &LH
was translated as GO UP since the phrase
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Go Up on your fathers bed
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couldnt refer to intimacy since intimacy
is always referred to as GOING DOWN instead
of GOING UP.
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