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VERSE: Gn50-15b
RASHIS COVERED: Gn50-15b Gn30-34b Gn17-18a Gn23-13a Nu14-02a
Gn50-15b
(C) Dr Hendel, Jan-03


SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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One of Rashis 5 main goals is the clarification of meaning
the same way the dictionary clarifies meaning. Rashi will
frequently comment on special connective words such as IF,
BECAUSE, PERHAPS.

EXAMPLE
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Rashi cites two words: LOO and OOLAI. Rashi shows, by
citing verses, that each of these words has 3 meanings
- IF
- PERHAPS eg perhaps the woman will not marry Isaac
- IF ONLY eg if only Ishmael will live before you
(Here, IF ONLY, functions as an interjection expressing
a wish)
ITEM DETAIL
RASHI RULE CLASS: GRAMMARr
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS SPECIAL WORDS
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #7
SEE BELOW LIST005i
List of verses with Loo and OOLAY (means IF,PERHAPS,IF ONLY)
LIST005i
(C) Dr Hendel, Jan-03

List*10 of verses with Loo and OOLAY(means IF,PERHAPS*1,IF ONLY*2)
WORD MEANING VERSE TEXT OF VERSE
OOLAI IF ONLY Jr06-03 IF ONLY they listen and repent
OOLAI IF ONLY Jr21-02 IF ONLY God will hear and save us
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OOLAI PERHAPS Gn27-12 PERHAPS Isaac will test me and discover it
OOLAI PERHAPS Gn24-05 PERHAPS the women wont marry Isaac
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OOLAI IF Gn18-24 IF there are 50 righteous,wont you forgive
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LOO IF ONLY Gn30-34b IF ONLY your wages were what you ask
LOO IF ONLY Gn17-18a IF ONLY Ishmael will also live
LOO IF ONLY Gn23-13a IF ONLY you will hear me out
LOO IF ONLY Nu14-02 IF ONLY we had died in the wilderness
LOO IF ONLY Jo07-07 IF ONLY we had settled in TransJordan
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LOO IF Dt32-29 IF they were wise they would understand
LOO IF 2S18-12 IF you gave me a $1000 I wouldnt do it
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LOO PERHAPS Gn50-15b PERHAPS Joseph will start hating us*3
COMMENTS
 
*1 We could equally translate PERHAPS or MAYBE

*2 IF ONLY is an interjection denoting a WISH
LONGER FOOTNOTES
 

*10 This is one of those rare occasions where Rashi himself
provides the LIST of verses. Note: Although Rashi comments
on these words on 5 verses, nevertheless, he only gives
the list and full explanation on Gn50-15b. Also noteworthy
is the powerful ANALOGY method of Rashi--Rashi supports the
thesis that LOO can mean IF, PERHAPS, IF ONLY by showing
that OOLAI can also have these 3 meanings.
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