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VERSE: Gn37-08a
RASHIS COVERED: Gn37-08a Gn37-23a
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SUCCINCT SUMMARY ---------------- One of Rashis main goals is to indicate Biblical style. The Bible had a variety of literary vehicles to indicate such things as BOLD, KEYWORDS, PARAGRAPHS etc. (In modern times we indicate these items differently than the Bible did--but the concept of BOLD, KEYWORD PARAGRAPH is the same in both the Bible and modern times) Today we examine BULLETS The Bible indicates a BULLET structure by REPEATING KEYWORDS EXAMPLE 1 Gn37-08a ------------------ The brothers hated Joseph - ON ACCOUNT OF his dreams - ON ACCOUNT OF his slander By repeating the KEYWORD, ON ACCOUNT OF, the Bible creates a BULLET LIKE EFFECT. The two bullets emphasize that there are TWO REASONS for the Brothers to hate Joseph EXAMPLE 2 Gn37-23a ------------------ When Joseph came to his brothers they stripped him - OF his daily coat - OF his special coat Again the repeated KEYWORD, OF, indicates that the brothers stripped Joseph of two items. | ||
ITEM | DETAIL | |
RASHI RULE CLASS: | BULLETS | |
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS | BULLETING | |
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE | #26 | |
SEE BELOW | LIST106L | |
List of | Bulleted items in Gn37-08a | |
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SEE BELOW | LIST106M | |
List of | Bulleted items in Gn37-23a |
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List of Bulleted items in Gn37-08a | ||||
TYPE | TEXT OF VERSE | BULLET | BULLETED ITEM | |
Stem | The brothers | ` | ` | |
Stem | continued to | ` | ` | |
Stem | hate him | ` | ` | |
BULLET | ` | ACCOUNT OF | His dreams | |
BULLET | ` | ACCOUNT OF | His slander*1 | |
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*1 Rashi refers to Josephs slander of his brothers explicitly mentioned in Gn37-02. For more details on this Rashi and the bullet method see note *10 | ||||
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*10 The literal Biblical text states --------------------- account of his words --------------------- WithOUT the bullet-keywords the phrase HIS DREAMS AND WORDS sounds as if it is referring to one item--his dreams(and his words on those dreams). True Rashi refers to Gn37-02 which states ---------------------------------------------------- Joseph brought SLANDER to his father on his brothers ---------------------------------------------------- but the question remains: ------------------------------------------ How does Rashi know that HIS WORDS refers to something BESIDES his dreams Why not simply assume that HIS DREAMS AND WORDS refers to one item ------------------------------------------ The answer lies in the BULLET-KEYWORD method. --------------------------------------------- Whenever the Bible repeats a connective word (like ACCOUNT OF) it indicates a BULLET-LIKE structure. And it is this BULLET like structure which suggests TWO ITEMS (Because there are 2 bullets!) Once we are told that there are two items we can refer to Gn37-02 to see that the second item was his slander. -------------------------------------------- In summary: Without the bullets I would interpret ACCOUNT OF HIS DREAMS AND WORDS as referring to one item (HIS DREAMS). With the bullets I interpret ON ACCOUNT OF HIS DREAMS AND ON ACCOUNT OF HIS WORDS as if it were bulleted * on his drams * on his words And it is this bullet like structure which directs me to seek a second item(dreams and slander). We have here an example where the Rashi derivation is based on style--not on grammar or meaning. It is not the EXTRA WORD or any nuance of meaning that requires me to interpret the verse a certain way--rather it is the bullet like structure which so requires. |