VERSE: Gn18-19c ABRAHAM repeated-Abraham himself is blessed


VERY BRIEF SUMMARY

Let us illustrate normal pronoun usage:
- Dt29-26 God got angry at THIS LAND, until He brought on
- IT all the curses written in this Torah
In the above verse the word IT refers back to LAND. This is
normal PRONOUN usage. However when a PRONOUN is NOT used but
rather the NOUN is repeated then there is some type of emphasis
In todays example the verse states that ABRAHAM will teach his
children Gods ways in order to bring on ABRAHAM what he promised
This emphasis shows that God not only rewards Abrahams children
but will reward Abraham himself--since his name will be honored

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TODAYS RASHI RULE:          GRAMMARr
TODAYS RASHI SUBRULE:  PRONOUN USAGE
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF RASHI RULE & SUBRULE

One of Rashis main tasks is to explain grammar the same way
the dictionary explains grammar. One aspect of Grammar usage
(in all languages) is pronoun usage. Normally a pronoun refers
back to an already used noun. However if the noun is repeated
then some sort of emphasis is implied. In todays posting
the repeated word ABRAHAM (...bring on Abraham what I promised)
implies an emphasis that ABRAHAM himself will receive the reward
(not just his descendants), even though he is no longer alive.
The simple meaning of this is that his name is honored and
lives one

STANDARD REFERENCES FOR TODAYS RULE

The RashiYomi grammar page: Http://www.RashiYomi.com/grammar.htm

TODAYS LISTS

The phrase structure DO SUCH AND SUCH TO SO & SO---IN ORDER TO
ACCOMPLISH SUCH AND SUCH ON SO & SO occurs about half a dozen
times in the Bible. Todays lists contains these examples. As
the ON WHOM column shows, a pronoun is always used except
in Gn18-19c. The reason for the repeated noun is explained
in the footnotes *10