The 10 RashiYomi Rules 
Their presence in Rashis on Parshat ChaYaY SaRaH 
 Vol  2#4 - Adapted from Rashi-is-Simple  
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The goal of this Weekly Rashi Digest is to use the weekly Torah portion to expose students at all levels to the ten major methods of commentary used by Rashi. It is hoped that continual weekly exposure to these ten major methods will enable students at all levels to acquire a familiarity and facility with the major exegetical methods.

1. RASHI METHOD : OTHER VERSES   
This example applies to Rashis Gn24-32a Gn24-10a 
URL Reference: (c) http://www.Rashiyomi.com/gn24-16a.htm 

The other verse  method seeks to confirm the contents of a target verse by cross referencing other verses which either confirm the target text or add details to it. Additionally the other verse  method can shed light on word meaning. 

This example combines two Rashi methods. 

Rule #7, formatting, discusses how repetition indicates emphasis. 

Rule #1, other verses, discusses how inferences may be obtained from other verses. 

Using these two basic ideas in mind we notice the repeated underlined word, camel in the following verse Gn24-10 which states   And the servant took ten camels, of the camels of his master, and departed; having all goodly things of his master's in his hand; and he arose, and went to Aram-naharaim, unto the city of Nahor.   וַיִּקַּח הָעֶבֶד עֲשָׂרָה גְמַלִּים מִגְּמַלֵּי אֲדֹנָיו, וַיֵּלֶךְ, וְכָל-טוּב אֲדֹנָיו, בְּיָדוֹ; וַיָּקָם, וַיֵּלֶךְ אֶל-אֲרַם נַהֲרַיִם--אֶל-עִיר נָחוֹר.  

Rashi explains the repetition as indicating emphasis. Consequently, Rashi interprets the word repetition camel camel as meaning special camels. 

However we don't yet know what was special about Abraham's camels. To identify this specialness Rashi uses, rule #1, other verses: Verse Gn24-32 states   And the man came into the house, and he ungirded the camels; and he gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men that were with him.   וַיָּבֹא הָאִישׁ הַבַּיְתָה, וַיְפַתַּח הַגְּמַלִּים; וַיִּתֵּן תֶּבֶן וּמִסְפּוֹא, לַגְּמַלִּים, וּמַיִם לִרְחֹץ רַגְלָיו, וְרַגְלֵי הָאֲנָשִׁים אֲשֶׁר אִתּוֹ.  

Notice, how the removal of muzzles took place only after the animals were safely away from other people's property. Hence the Rashi comment: Abraham's servant took Abraham's special camels---Abraham's camels were always muzzled while in public grounds so that they should not inadvertently graze from other property not belonging to them. 

2. RASHI METHOD : WORD MEANINGS / new meanings 
This example applies to Rashis Gn24-17b 
URL reference: (c) http://www.RashiYomi.com/gn24-17b.htm  

The word meaning  method seeks to present dictionary meaning. Rashi uses 10 vehicles to infer word meaning. A major word meaning submethod is the synonyms method. Rashi will sometimes explain synonyms; that is he will take 2 words whose meaning is known, and explain the subtle differences in nuance between them.. 

Verse Gn24-17 states   And the servant ran to meet her, and said: 'Give me to slurp, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher.'   וַיָּרָץ הָעֶבֶד, לִקְרָאתָהּ; וַיֹּאמֶר, הַגְמִיאִינִי נָא מְעַט-מַיִם מִכַּדֵּךְ.  Rashi comments on the distinction between the Hebrew roots גמא versus שתהּ Rashi: גמא means to slurp while שתהּ means to drink.

Undoubtedly this interpretation enhances the test Eliezer performed on Rivkah. Eliezer wanted to see just how charitable Rivkah was--would she give charity to a rif-raf slave that requested some water to slurp. 

3. RASHI METHOD : GRAMMAR / conjugation 
This example applies to Rashis  Gn24-29a Gn24-60a 
URL reference :(c) http://www.RashiYomi.com/gn24-29a.htm  

The grammar  method seeks to apply and teach Hebrew grammar.  One component of grammar deals with the four basic methods--cause, contrast, enablement, similarity--by which different sentences fit into a paragraph and different phrases fit into a sentence.. 

This example combines two Rashi methods. 

Rule #7, formatting, discusses how repeating keywords indicates bulleting. 

Rule #3, grammar, discusses how paragraphs may be developed using the 4 methods of cause, contrast, enablement, similarity.

Verse Gn24-29:30 states   And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban; and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the fountain. And it came to pass, 
•	when he saw the ring, and the bracelets upon his sister's hands, and 
•	when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying: 'Thus spoke the man unto me,' 
that he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the fountain.  
 וּלְרִבְקָה אָח, וּשְׁמוֹ לָבָן; וַיָּרָץ לָבָן אֶל-הָאִישׁ הַחוּצָה, אֶל-הָעָיִן. 
•	 וַיְהִי כִּרְאֹת אֶת-הַנֶּזֶם, וְאֶת-הַצְּמִדִים עַל-יְדֵי אֲחֹתוֹ,
•	 וּכְשָׁמְעוֹ אֶת-דִּבְרֵי רִבְקָה אֲחֹתוֹ לֵאמֹר, כֹּה-דִבֶּר אֵלַי הָאִישׁ;
 וַיָּבֹא, אֶל-הָאִישׁ, וְהִנֵּה עֹמֵד עַל-הַגְּמַלִּים, עַל-הָעָיִן.  Note how the underlined words of the verse---and it came to pass when,... that--- explicitly define a causal connection: Because Laban saw wealth (bracelets and rings) therefore he ran (enthusiastically) to meet Laban. 

By using another Rashi rule, the format rule, rule #7, we can obtain even more insight. Notice in the above passage how the word when is repeated twice. The repeating keyword creates, according to the formatting rule, rule #7, a bullet effect. In other words, the verse emphasizes two items that impressed Laban. 
•	Laban was impressed by bracelets and rings or wealth 
•	Laban was also impressed by the words of Eliezer, who undoubtedly mentioned Abraham.
According to Rashi Laban wanted not only wealth but Laban also wanted the blessings God promised Abraham!

We can further strengthen this Rashi point, indicated by the Biblical bullets, by reviewing the text of Laban's blessings to Rivkah. Verse Gn24-60 states   And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her: 'Our sister, 
•	be thou the mother of thousands of ten thousands, and 
•	let thy seed possess the gate of those that hate them.'  
 וַיְבָרְכוּ אֶת-רִבְקָה, וַיֹּאמְרוּ לָהּ--
•	אֲחֹתֵנוּ, אַתְּ הֲיִי לְאַלְפֵי רְבָבָה;
•	 וְיִירַשׁ זַרְעֵךְ, אֵת שַׁעַר שֹׂנְאָיו.  
Notice the underlined phrases. Laban uses almost identical language to that found in the actual blessing of Abraham, by God. Verse Gn22-17 which contains God's blessing to Abraham states  Because in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying 
•	I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the seashore; and 
•	thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;   
כִּי-בָרֵךְ אֲבָרֶכְךָ,
•	 וְהַרְבָּה אַרְבֶּה אֶת-זַרְעֲךָ כְּכוֹכְבֵי הַשָּׁמַיִם,
 וְכַחוֹל, אֲשֶׁר עַל-שְׂפַת הַיָּם;
•	 וְיִרַשׁ זַרְעֲךָ,
 אֵת שַׁעַר אֹיְבָיו.  
Laban, by using the same language by which God blessed Abraham, to bless his sister, clearly indicated that he wanted Rivkah to become heiress to those blessings. In summary Laban was interested in meeting Eliezer to obtain both blessings and wealth! 

4. RASHI METHOD : ALIGNMENT
This example applies to Rashis  Gn24-47a Gn24-23a 
URL reference :(c) http://www.RashiYomi.com/gn24-47a.htm 

The alignment  method seeks to extract nuances from the minor differences in the alignment  of two almost identical verses. The contrast of the two almost identical verses points either to a) two cases , b) several nuances , or c) an equality of the verses which leads to an understanding in meaning . 

Recall the process by which Eliezer selected Rivkah as a wife for Isaac. Recall that Eliezer tested Rivkah to see if she was charitable--she in fact fed Eliezer and his camels even though Eliezer only asked for water for himself. Eliezer was so excited that he immediately gave her a ring , confident that God had showed him Yitzchak's wife. He then asked how about her family lineage 

However when Eliezer restates the story to Laban, Rivkah's brother, he first mentions inquiring about her family lineage and only then mentions giving her the ring. 

Here are the two texts aligned. 
Actual Episode: Verse Gn24-22:23 states   And it came to pass, as the camels had done drinking, that the man 
•	(Ring) took a golden ring of half a shekel weight, and two bracelets for her hands of ten shekels weight of gold; 
•	(Family) and said: 'Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee. Is there room in thy father's house for us to lodge in?'
  וַיְהִי, כַּאֲשֶׁר כִּלּו
ּ הַגְּמַלִּים לִשְׁתּוֹת,
•	 וַיִּקַּח הָאִישׁ נֶזֶם זָהָב, בֶּקַע מִשְׁקָלוֹ--וּשְׁנֵי צְמִידִים עַל-יָדֶיהָ, עֲשָׂרָה זָהָב מִשְׁקָלָם.
•	  וַיֹּאמֶר בַּת-מִי אַתְּ, הַגִּידִי נָא לִי; הֲיֵשׁ בֵּית-אָבִיךְ מָקוֹם לָנוּ, לָלִין.  

Story: Verse Gn24-47 states   And I asked her, and said: 
•	(Family) Whose daughter art thou? And she said: The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore unto him. 
•	(Ring) And I put the ring upon her nose, and the bracelets upon her hands.

•	   וָאֶשְׁאַל אֹתָהּ, וָאֹמַר בַּת-מִי אַתְּ, וַתֹּאמֶר בַּת-בְּתוּאֵל בֶּן-נָחוֹר, אֲשֶׁר
 יָלְדָה-לּוֹ מִלְכָּה; 
•	וָאָשִׂם הַנֶּזֶם עַל-אַפָּהּ, וְהַצְּמִידִים עַל-יָדֶיהָ.  

Rashi comments: Notice the order reversal. Eliezer did not want to appear overly religious to Laban. Rather he wanted to appear logical and matter of fact. So he reversed the order when relating the story: family, 1st, and ring 2nd. But during the actual episode Eliezer felt he had an obligation to God to Thank Him immediately without checking 

5. RASHI METHOD : CONTRADICTION 
This example applies to Rashis  Gn24-08a 
URL reference :(c) http://www.Rashiyomi.com/gn24-08a.htm

 The contradiction  method seeks to derive Biblical content by assuming a resolution to contradictory  verses. Rashi had 3 main methods to resolve contradiction : The two contradictory verses could be speaking about a) two stages  of one process, b) two aspects  or attributes of one entity, or c) the contradictory verses could be resolved assuming a broad or literal interpretation  of the words causing the contradiction. 

Verse Gn24-03:04 states   And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that 
•	(No Canaanitess)thou shalt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell. But
•	 (From Family)thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son, even for Isaac.'  
 וְאַשְׁבִּיעֲךָ--בַּיהוָה אֱלֹהֵי הַשָּׁמַיִם,
 וֵאלֹהֵי הָאָרֶץ: 
•	 אֲשֶׁר לֹא-תִקַּח אִשָּׁה, לִבְנִי, מִבְּנוֹת הַכְּנַעֲנִי, אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי יוֹשֵׁב בְּקִרְבּוֹ.
•	  כִּי אֶל-אַרְצִי וְאֶל-מוֹלַדְתִּי, תֵּלֵךְ; וְלָקַחְתָּ אִשָּׁה, לִבְנִי לְיִצְחָק. 
 Verse Gn24-08 states   And if the woman be not willing to follow thee, then 
•	thou shalt be clear from this my oath; only 
•	thou shalt not bring my son back thither.'   
וְאִם-לֹא תֹאבֶה הָאִשָּׁה, לָלֶכֶת אַחֲרֶיךָ--
•	וְנִקִּיתָ, מִשְּׁבֻעָתִי זֹאת;
•	 רַק אֶת-בְּנִי, לֹא תָשֵׁב שָׁמָּה.  

Abraham adjures Eliezer 
•	Part 1 of oath: not to take a Canaanite wife for his son (No Canaanitess), and 
•	Part 2 of oath: to take a wife from his family (From Family). 

Abraham continues that if the woman of his family will not want to marry Isaac, then 
•	Eliezer is free from the oath 
•	But Eliezer still cannot marry Isaac to a Canaanite. 

Which is it? Is Eliezer free from the oath, that is, he can take a Canaanite wife? Or is Eliezer still obligated by the oath not to take a Canaanite wife? 

Rashi resolves this contradiction by studying two aspects of the oath. 
•	If a woman from Abraham's family does not want to marry Isaac then Eliezer is free from Part 2, the From Family oath--that is, he is no longer obligated to marry Isaac to someone from Abraham's family. 
•	But part 1, the No Canaanitess oath, the prohibition of marrying a Canaanite woman, holds independent of whether someone from Abraham's family consented to marry him. 

7. RASHI METHOD : Formatting
This example applies to Rashis  Gn24-16a Gn24-16b Gn24-32a Gn24-10a Gn24-60a 
URL reference :(c) http://www.Rashiyomi.com/gn24-16a.htm
 
Modern formatting  has a variety of vehicles which the writer uses to either create emphasis  or point to an underlying unity . Three common examples of modern formatting are (a) bold-italic-underline , (b) paragraph indentation including use of line spaces, (c) use of bulleted lists . 

Authors use these formatting  devices as follows: (a) All authors know that bold-italic-underline indicates emphasis . The Bible did not use bold-italic-underline but instead uses repetition  to indicate emphasis . (b) Modern authors use indentation  and line spaces between paragraphs to point to an underlying unity  in a paragraph. The Bible indicates paragraph unity  by using the theme-detail-theme , detail-theme , or theme-detail  styles. (c) Modern authors use bulleted lists  to indicate contrastive emphasis --the bullets  together are seen as spanning a domain of ideas while each individual bullet  is seen as indicating a separate and distinct idea. The bible indicates bulleted lists  by either using repeated keywords or parallel structure . 

The reader will recognize the theme-detail-theme , detail-theme  and theme-detail  methods as three of the 13 exegetical methods of Rabbi Ishmael. What we have added is the explanation that the Rabbi Ishmael rules focus on biblical examples : Are these biblical examples understood as exhaustive of the whole law or are they understood as examples to be generalized? Similarly the reader will recognize that we have called the bullet  method is the Rabbi Ishmael rule of context . What we have added to the Rabbi Ishmael exposition is the idea that parallel structure  and repeated keywords are two methods of making inferences from context 

We have presented several examples above that use other Rashi methods combined with the formatting method. Therefore we present today three examples of the formatting method.

Example 1: This example combines two Rashi methods. 

Rule #7, formatting, discusses how repetition indicates emphasis. 

Rule #1, other verses, discusses how inferences may be obtained from other verses. 

Using these two basic ideas in mind we notice the repeated underlined word, camel in the following verse Gn24-10 which states   And the servant took ten camels, of the camels of his master, and departed; having all goodly things of his master's in his hand; and he arose, and went to Aram-naharaim, unto the city of Nahor.   וַיִּקַּח הָעֶבֶד עֲשָׂרָה גְמַלִּים מִגְּמַלֵּי אֲדֹנָיו, וַיֵּלֶךְ, וְכָל-טוּב אֲדֹנָיו, בְּיָדוֹ; וַיָּקָם, וַיֵּלֶךְ אֶל-אֲרַם נַהֲרַיִם--אֶל-עִיר נָחוֹר.  

Rashi explains the repetition as indicating emphasis. Consequently, Rashi interprets the word repetition camel camel as meaning special camels. 

However we don't yet know what was special about Abraham's camels. To discover this specialness Rashi uses, rule #1, other verses: Verse Gn24-32 states   And the man came into the house, and he ungirded the camels; and he gave straw and provender for the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men that were with him.   וַיָּבֹא הָאִישׁ הַבַּיְתָה, וַיְפַתַּח הַגְּמַלִּים; וַיִּתֵּן תֶּבֶן וּמִסְפּוֹא, לַגְּמַלִּים, וּמַיִם לִרְחֹץ רַגְלָיו, וְרַגְלֵי הָאֲנָשִׁים אֲשֶׁר אִתּוֹ.  

Notice, how the removal of muzzles took place only after the animals were safely away from other people's property. Hence the Rashi comment: Abraham's servant took Abraham's special camels---Abraham's camels were always muzzled while in public grounds so that they should not inadvertently graze from other property not belonging to them. 

Example 2: Verse Gn24-16 states   And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her; and she went down to the fountain, and filled her pitcher, and came up.   וְהַנַּעֲרָ, טֹבַת מַרְאֶה מְאֹד--בְּתוּלָה, וְאִישׁ לֹא יְדָעָהּ; וַתֵּרֶד הָעַיְנָה, וַתְּמַלֵּא כַדָּהּ וַתָּעַל.  While there is no repetition of words there is a repetition of concepts indicated by the underlined phrases: a virgin which no man had known.  Rashi: wryly states: The repetition indicates emphasis. Besides being a virgin, she had not even had serious horseplay with any man. 

Example 3: Finally we repeat the example presented in rule #3, Grammar,which found further support through the format bullet rule: 

This example combines two Rashi methods. 

Rule #7, formatting, discusses how repeating keywords indicates bulleting. 

Rule #3, grammar, discusses how paragraphs may be developed using the 4 methods of cause, contrast, enablement, similarity.

Verse Gn24-29:30 states   And Rebekah had a brother, and his name was Laban; and Laban ran out unto the man, unto the fountain. And it came to pass, 
•	when he saw the ring, and the bracelets upon his sister's hands, and 
•	when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying: 'Thus spoke the man unto me,' 
that he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the fountain.  
 וּלְרִבְקָה אָח, וּשְׁמוֹ לָבָן; וַיָּרָץ לָבָן אֶל-הָאִישׁ הַחוּצָה, אֶל-הָעָיִן. 
•	 וַיְהִי כִּרְאֹת אֶת-הַנֶּזֶם, וְאֶת-הַצְּמִדִים עַל-יְדֵי אֲחֹתוֹ,
•	 וּכְשָׁמְעוֹ אֶת-דִּבְרֵי רִבְקָה אֲחֹתוֹ לֵאמֹר, כֹּה-דִבֶּר אֵלַי הָאִישׁ;
 וַיָּבֹא, אֶל-הָאִישׁ, וְהִנֵּה עֹמֵד עַל-הַגְּמַלִּים, עַל-הָעָיִן.  Note how the underlined words of the verse---and it came to pass when,... that--- explicitly define a causal connection: Because Laban saw wealth (bracelets and rings) therefore he ran (enthusiastically) to meet Laban. 

By using another Rashi rule, the format rule, rule #7, we can obtain even more insight. Notice in the above passage how the word when is repeated twice. The repeating keyword creates, according to the formatting rule, rule #7, a bullet effect. In other words, the verse emphasizes two items that impressed Laban. 
•	Laban was impressed by bracelets and rings or wealth 
•	Laban was also impressed by the words of Eliezer, who undoubtedly mentioned Abraham.
According to Rashi Laban wanted not only wealth but Laban also wanted the blessings God promised Abraham!

We can further strengthen this Rashi point, indicated by the Biblical bullets, by reviewing the text of Laban's blessings to Rivkah. Verse Gn24-60 states   And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her: 'Our sister, 
•	be thou the mother of thousands of ten thousands, and 
•	let thy seed possess the gate of those that hate them.'  
 וַיְבָרְכוּ אֶת-רִבְקָה, וַיֹּאמְרוּ לָהּ--
•	אֲחֹתֵנוּ, אַתְּ הֲיִי לְאַלְפֵי רְבָבָה;
•	 וְיִירַשׁ זַרְעֵךְ, אֵת שַׁעַר שֹׂנְאָיו.  
Notice the underlined phrases. Laban uses almost identical language to that found in the actual blessing of Abraham, by God. Verse Gn22-17 which contains God's blessing to Abraham states  Because in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying 
•	I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the seashore; and 
•	thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;   
כִּי-בָרֵךְ אֲבָרֶכְךָ,
•	 וְהַרְבָּה אַרְבֶּה אֶת-זַרְעֲךָ כְּכוֹכְבֵי הַשָּׁמַיִם,
 וְכַחוֹל, אֲשֶׁר עַל-שְׂפַת הַיָּם;
•	 וְיִרַשׁ זַרְעֲךָ,
 אֵת שַׁעַר אֹיְבָיו.  
Laban, by using the same language by which God blessed Abraham, to bless his sister, clearly indicated that he wanted Rivkah to become heiress to those blessings. In summary Laban was interested in meeting Eliezer to obtain both blessings and wealth! 

8. RASHI METHOD : DATABASES
This example applies to Rashis  Gn24-52a 
URL reference :(c) http://www.Rashiyomi.com/gn24-52a.htm 

The database  method seeks to discover biblical ideas using the methods of modern database theory and sequential query language (SQL). The Talmudic sages and Rashi were totally familiar and frequently used all aspects of modern database theory. 

Today we ask the query: What verses refer to bowing? The query returns the 11 results listed below.  The 11 verses below show 4 distinct meanings of bowing:
•	giving thanks 
•	acknowledging power 
•	a greeting equivalent to 'Hello.'
•	worship 

Giving Thanks: In the following verses bowing indicates giving thanks. 
•	Verse Gn23-07 states   And Abraham rose up, and bowed down to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth.   וַיָּקָם אַבְרָהָם וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ לְעַם-הָאָרֶץ, לִבְנֵי-חֵת.  
•	Verse Gn24-52 states   And it came to pass, that, when Abraham's servant heard their words, he bowed himself down to the earth unto the LORD.   וַיְהִי, כַּאֲשֶׁר שָׁמַע עֶבֶד אַבְרָהָם אֶת-דִּבְרֵיהֶם; וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ אַרְצָה, לַיהוָה.  

Acknowledging power: In the following verses bowing indicates acknowledging power. 
•	Verse Gn37-10 states   And he told it to his father, and to his brethren; and his father rebuked him, and said unto him: 'What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down to thee to the earth?'   וַיְסַפֵּר אֶל-אָבִיו, וְאֶל-אֶחָיו, וַיִּגְעַר-בּוֹ אָבִיו, וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ מָה הַחֲלוֹם הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר חָלָמְתָּ:  הֲבוֹא נָבוֹא, אֲנִי וְאִמְּךָ וְאַחֶיךָ, לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹת לְךָ, אָרְצָה.  
•	Verse Gn48-12 states   And Joseph brought them out from between his knees; and the bowed down on his face to the earth.   וַיּוֹצֵא יוֹסֵף אֹתָם, מֵעִם בִּרְכָּיו; וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ לְאַפָּיו, אָרְצָה. 
•	 Verse Gn27-29 states   Let peoples bow to  thee, and nations bow down to thee. Be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee. Cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be every one that blesseth thee.   יַעַבְדוּךָ עַמִּים, וישתחו (וְיִשְׁתַּחֲווּ) לְךָ לְאֻמִּים--הֱוֵה גְבִיר לְאַחֶיךָ, וְיִשְׁתַּחֲווּ לְךָ בְּנֵי אִמֶּךָ; אֹרְרֶיךָ אָרוּר, וּמְבָרְכֶיךָ בָּרוּךְ.  

A Greeting of Hello: In the following verses bowing indicates a greeting equivalent to a Hello: 
•	Verse Ex18-07 states   And Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, and bowed down and kissed him; and they asked each other of their welfare; and they came into the tent.   וַיֵּצֵא מֹשֶׁה לִקְרַאת חֹתְנוֹ, וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ וַיִּשַּׁק-לוֹ, וַיִּשְׁאֲלוּ אִישׁ-לְרֵעֵהוּ, לְשָׁלוֹם; וַיָּבֹאוּ, הָאֹהֱלָה.
•	 Verse Gn18-02 states   and he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood over against him; and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed down to the earth,   וַיִּשָּׂא עֵינָיו, וַיַּרְא, וְהִנֵּה שְׁלֹשָׁה אֲנָשִׁים, נִצָּבִים עָלָיו; וַיַּרְא, וַיָּרָץ לִקְרָאתָם מִפֶּתַח הָאֹהֶל, וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ, אָרְצָה.  
•	Verse Gn19-01 states   And the two angels came to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom; and Lot saw them, and rose up to meet them; and he bowed down on his face to the earth;   וַיָּבֹאוּ שְׁנֵי הַמַּלְאָכִים סְדֹמָה, בָּעֶרֶב, וְלוֹט, יֹשֵׁב בְּשַׁעַר-סְדֹם; וַיַּרְא-לוֹט וַיָּקָם לִקְרָאתָם, וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ אַפַּיִם אָרְצָה.  

Worship: In the following verses bowing indicates worship. 
•	Verse Ex24-01 states   And unto Moses He said: 'Come up unto the LORD, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and bow ye afar off;   וְאֶל-מֹשֶׁה אָמַר עֲלֵה אֶל-יְהוָה, אַתָּה וְאַהֲרֹן נָדָב וַאֲבִיהוּא, וְשִׁבְעִים, מִזִּקְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל; וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶם, מֵרָחֹק.  
•	Verse Gn22-05 states   And Abraham said unto his young men: 'Abide ye here with the ass, and I and the lad will go yonder; and we will bow, and come back to you.'   וַיֹּאמֶר אַבְרָהָם אֶל-נְעָרָיו, שְׁבוּ-לָכֶם פֹּה עִם-הַחֲמוֹר, וַאֲנִי וְהַנַּעַר, נֵלְכָה עַד-כֹּה; וְנִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה, וְנָשׁוּבָה אֲלֵיכֶם.  
•	Verse Ex20-03:04 states   Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image, nor any manner of likeness, of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; thou shalt not bow down unto them, nor serve them; for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate Me;   לֹא-יִהְיֶה לְךָ אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים, עַל-פָּנָי.  לֹא-תַעֲשֶׂה לְךָ פֶסֶל, וְכָל-תְּמוּנָה, אֲשֶׁר בַּשָּׁמַיִם מִמַּעַל, וַאֲשֶׁר בָּאָרֶץ מִתָּחַת--וַאֲשֶׁר בַּמַּיִם, מִתַּחַת לָאָרֶץ.  לֹא-תִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה לָהֶם, וְלֹא תָעָבְדֵם:  כִּי אָנֹכִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ, אֵל קַנָּא--פֹּקֵד עֲוֹן אָבֹת עַל-בָּנִים עַל-שִׁלֵּשִׁים וְעַל-רִבֵּעִים, לְשֹׂנְאָי.  וְעֹשֶׂה חֶסֶד, לַאֲלָפִים--לְאֹהֲבַי, וּלְשֹׁמְרֵי מִצְוֹתָי.   

Conclusion

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