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VERSE: Nu22-01a

RASHIS COVERED: Nu22-01a Nu21-01a

======================= CONSECUTIVE PARAGRAPHS ==================

VERY BRIEF SUMMARY
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There are 4 major ways paragraphs connect: a) CAUSE
b) ENABLING MERIT c) UNIFYING THEME d)CONTRAST
The 2 Rashis in this posting concentrate on
2 paragraph pairs. Nu22-01 explicitly connects Balaks desire
to curse the Jews with the Jewish conquest of 2 nearby kings--
this conquest was A CAUSE of Bilams fear which led him to
want their destruction. Similarly Nu21-01a juxtaposes Aarons
death with the declaration of war by Amalek--Amalek reasoned
that the death of a Righteous person left the nation demoralized
and weak--thus Aarons death ENABLED war.


REFERENCES:
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http://www.RashiYomi.com/nu20-01b.htm
The examples and lists come from the above posting with
these 2 new examples added on.  This posting may also be
found at http://www.RashiYomi.com/h6n21.htm

For other examples of rules of style see the main RashiYomi
grammar page at http://www.RashiYomi.com/grammar.htm

TODAYS LISTS
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We present 4 lists exhibiting examples of the 4 methods
In this list we present examples of juxtaposition from
CAUSE
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#    VERSE    TOPIC IN 1st CHAPTER  TOPIC IN 2nd CHAPTER
==== ======== ====================  ==========================
(01) Nu06-02a Adulterous wife rite  Nazaarite from wine*1
(02) Gn38-01a Brothers sell Joseph  Judah leaves brothers*1
(03) Gn23-03c Abraham offers Isaac  Sarah dies*1
(04) Gn02-20a Adam Eve are Naked    Snake gives Eve Apple*2
(13) Nu22-01a Jews win a war        Moab concerned about war

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.
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=================== ENABLEMENT =================================
 In the examples below the topic in the 1st chapter FACILITATED
 or ENABLED the topic in the 2nd chapter
================================================================
 #    VERSE    TOPIC IN 1st CHAPTER     TOPIC IN 2nd CHAPTER
==== ======== ======================== =========================
(05) Dt20-01a Judicial process         Laws of War*1
(07) Nu20-02a Miryams death            And there was no water*1
(08) Gn21-01a Egypt had chidren        Sarah had a child*2
(14) Nu21-01a Aarons death             Amalek attacks Israel*3


NOTES
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*1 In the merit of our following "Judicial process" we will
   be able to "win wars"

   Similarly after Miryams death there was no water. Thus
   we have that in the merit of "Miryam" the Jews had water


*2 Again a close examination of the BIblical text shows a
   past perfect

        "And God punished Avimelech and his household"
        "And Abraham prayed for Avimelech & his household"
        "But God HAD ALREADY VISITED Sarah with a child"

   In other words Sarah had already had a child.
   The Bible deliberately juxtaposes "sarah having a child"
   with "Abraham praying for Avimelechs household to have a
   child" to teach us
        "That whoever is a kind person and
        prays for others will have their own
        needs met first"

*3 Amalek decided that the death of a righteous person
   would demoralize the people and make winning a war easier
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======================== CONTRAST ==============================
 The examples in this list show 2 paragraphs that CONTRAST
 each other. The key idea is to see the 2nd paragraph
 holding DESPITE the event of the 1st paragraph
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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


NOTES
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*1 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" See *10 for a deeper reason

*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)

------------------------ LONGER FOOTNOTES ----------------------

*10

   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. As such this example would belong to the
   next category

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=================== UNIFYING THEME===============================
 In this list although Rashi comments on the juxtaposition
 of the starred paragraphs the theme of MOSES DEPARTING AS
 LEADER applies to all paragraphs.
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TOPIC OF PARAGRAPH                                   VERSES
==================================================== ============
Pinchas(not Moses)avenges public non-jewish sex      Nu25-11:18
Elazar is to prepare for war with Midyan             Nu26-01:51
Laws of division of Israeli land                     Nu26-52:56
Completion of deaths from sin of Spies               Nu26:57-65
Laws of inheritance for girl-only families*1         Nu27-01:11
Moses makes Joshua leader before his death*1         Nu27-12:23

NOTES
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*1 Rashi only comments on these paragraphs. But clearly
   the unifying theme of Moses departing applies to all
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