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VERSE: Nu05-19a
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VERY BRIEF SUMMARY
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One of Rashis 6 main goals is to explain
Grammar the same way modern Grammar books do.
Grammar deals with many topics. In this posting
we deal with the grammatical rules governing
sentences. Most Biblical verses are complete
sentences. However in certain rare cases TWO
or more Verses form ONE sentence.
EXAMPLE: Nu05-19:22
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Nu05-18:22 is a 6 verse sentence containing
the curse that the priest administers to
the suspected Adulteress. It has two main
clauses (IF YOU DID...IF YOU DIDNT) as well
as parenthetical phrases. Rashis job is to
clarify its structure.
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VERSE TEXT OF VERSE
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Nu05-19 And the priest swears her
A) IF you didnt commit adultery
THEN be free
Nu05-20 B) If you did commit adultery
Nu06-21 (And the priest swears her)
THEN you will be a curse in your nation
[THEN] you will have swollen belly,fallen thigh
Nu06-22 [THEN] thighs will fall, bellys swell
C) And the women affirms the oath: AMEN AMEN
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LIST070i summarizes this argument.
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| ITEM | DETAIL | |
| RASHI RULE CLASS: | GRAMMAR | |
| RASHI SUBRULE CLASS | MULTI-VERSE SENTENCES | |
| RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE | #9 | |
| SEE BELOW | LIST070i | |
| List of clauses in | Nu05-19:20(Oath of adulteress) | |
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List of clauses in Nu05-19:20(Oath of adulteress) | ||||
| VERSE | FUNCTION | Item | TEXT OF VERSE | |
| Nu05-19a | Intro | And the priest swears her | ||
| IF#1 IF NOT | 1) | IF you didnt commit adultery | ||
| THEN #1 | THEN be free | |||
| ------- | ----------- | ---- | ---------------------------- | |
| Nu05-20 | Parenthetical | 2) | If you did commit adultery*10 | |
| Nu06-21 | IF#2 IF YES | (And the priest swears her) | ||
| THEN #2A | THEN you will be a national curse | |||
| THEN #2B | [THEN] your belly swells, thigh falls | |||
| Nu06-22 | THEN #2C | [THEN] thighs will fall, bellys swell | ||
| ------- | ----------- | ---- | ---------------------------- | |
| Oath affi | rm (-) And | the w | omen affirms: AMEN AMEN | |
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*10 Rashi makes a further comment ---------------------------------------------------- Notice how - Clause 1 deals with the NO SIN case - Clause 2 deals with the -- SIN case Rashi uses an OTHER VERSE technique. Citing Ex23-02b or Dt16-20a which requires that courtroom procedure be slightly biased towards aquittal (e.g. a 1 person majority can NOT convict but CAN aquit) Rashi explains the ORDERING of CLAUSE 1 and CLAUSE 2 - The Torah mentions the NO SIN case first since judicial procedure requires a bias towards acquittal - This is similar to the 1 vote majority rule - It is also similar to eg opening court arguments with defense first: prosecution second However Rashis main point on this verse is the complicated nature of the multi-verse sentence. | ||||