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In Ester 1:7 when it mentions how the feast had different"vessels", Rashi gives his explanation, then finishes off "our Rabbis expounded what they expounded", a very peculiar language in Rashi.
שׁוֹנִים: מְשֻׁנִּיםזֶהמִזֶּה, וְכֵן"וְדָתֵיהֶםשֹׁנוֹת". וְרַבּוֹתֵינוּדָרְשׁוּמַהשֶׁדָּרְשׁוּ:
Not only that, but Rashi is literally just translating the word שונים to mean what is simple meaning is, "different", then by saying "our Rabbis expounded what they expounded", it's seemingly implying that there are deeper meanings as well, but he doesn't mention them
Rashi could have simply said nothing at all in his comment, and the reader would know the simple meaning of the word שונים.
And if he's trying to exclude what one might think it means, seemingly he should have said specifically the difference between the simple meaning and a deeper meaning;
Often Rashi will say one thing, then afterwards add on, "But our Rabbis expounded...", And then he goes on to specify what exactly the Rabbis expounded, instead of just "our Rabbis expounded what they expounded", without any further explanation.
Not only does Rashi often do this, but in the very next comment on that same verse he follows this exact pattern:
וְיֵיןמַלְכוּתרָב: הַרְבֵּה. וְרַבּוֹתֵינוּאָמְרוּ: שֶׁהִשְׁקָהאוֹתָםכָּלאֶחָדוְאֶחָדיַיִןשֶׁהוּאזָקֵןמִמֶּנּוּ:
What did Rashi mean by this phrase? Is he trying to imply something else? To the best of my knowledge Rashi never mentions that specific language anywhere else
Why did he say it?
Any references to commentaries or Sichos would help
