KI has 7 MEANINGS |
EXAMPLE: Gn50-19a
BACKGROUND
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The Hebrew word KI has 7 meanings: IF, WHEN, PERHAPS/LEST,
RATHER, THAT, BECAUSE and it indicates a QUESTION
THE REFERENCES
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You can find many verses with these meanings at
- http://www.RashiYomi.Com/ki-11.htm
- http://www.RashiYomi.Com/words.htm
THE TEXT
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Gn50-19 (Josephs brothers ask for clemency for their attempted
murder). Joseph responds: PERHAPS, I AM IN PLACE OF GOD? (The
question is rhetorical--in other words, it is not his place
to judge what happened)
THE LIST
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In the following examples the Hebrew word KI
means PERHAPS or equivalantly LEST. See the footnotes and
URLS above for more details
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VERSE |
TEXT OF VERSE |
Ex23-05a |
PERHAPS you'll see your friends donkey |
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overburdened & desert him? No! Help him |
Ex20-22c |
When you make stone altars dont use hewn stones |
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LEST you use STEEL/IRON CUTTERS |
Dt20-19c |
(In war)When you seige a city dont cut trees |
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LEST you treat the soldiers like a group of |
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trees (and sacrifice them) to achieve entry |
Gn50-19a |
PERHAPS, I, Joseph am in the place of God?*4 |
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COMMENTS |
*4 Added Dec 25,2001 (Further details in main posting)
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