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APPOSITION |
EXAMPLE: Lv06-13a
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TODAYS RULE: GRAMMAR
TODAYS SUBRULE: APPOSITION
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BRIEF EXPLANATION OF THE RULE AND SUBRULE
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One of Rashis main tasks is to explain
grammar the same way beginning Hebrew grammar
books explain grammar.
One principle of grammar common to all
languages is a principle governing sentence
formation. This principle is called APPOSITION
It means that you can take any sentence and,
so to speak, throw in at the end of the
sentence (or beginning) an extra phrase
which is equivalant to some phrase in the
sentence. These two phrases are then said
to be in APPOSITION The example will clarify
this.
STANDARD EXAMPLE
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A good example is Is63-07. This verse
literally reads as follows
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The kindness of God I will remember
the praise of God
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Notice how the sentence appears confusing
and jumbled. This is characteristic of
apposition.
This sentence can best be interpreted
in two stages
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STAGE 1: I will remember the kindness of God
STAGE 2: Gods kindness is what He is praised for
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In other words there is really only one sentence
However a phrase is thrown in, in apposition.
The phrase KINDNESS OF GOD is clarified by
the phrase in apposition: WHAT WE PRAISE GOD FOR
A nifty way to summarize this is to rewrite the
sentence
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I will remember the KINDNESS OF GOD
for which HE IS PRAISED
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Apposition, although confusing, is a powerful
technique that is used in poetry--it strongly
causes the listener to evoke associations(which
is one goal of poetry)
Todays example is presented in the list below
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| VERSE |
CAPPED WORDS IN VERSE are CAPPED |
| Lv06-13a |
This INAUGURATION SACRIFICE-is also DAILY MNCH*1 |
| Ex23-33a |
Dont intermarry lest you SIN--ie SERVE OTHER GODS |
| Isa63-7 |
I will remember GODS GRACE--ie HIS PRAISES |
| Ps147-9 |
God gives ANIMALS food-(even) to RAVENS that pray |
| Gn01-29a |
I God give to MAN plant food---& to the ANIMALS |
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COMMENTS |
*1 The full translation of this verse is as follows
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Lv06-13
This inauguration sacrifice of Aaron and his children
-- a tenth of flour -- is in fact also the daily
offering half of which is offered in the morning
and half in the evening.....The annointed (ie High)
priest of Aarons sons offers it
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