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VERSE: Gn37-08a
RASHIS COVERED: Gn37-08a Gn37-23a
Gn37-08a
(C) Dr Hendel, Jan-03


SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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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
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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
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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
LIST106L
(C) Dr Hendel, Jan-03

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
COMMENTS
 
*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
LONGER FOOTNOTES
 

*10

The literal Biblical text states
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account of his words
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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
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Joseph brought SLANDER to his father on his brothers
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but the question remains:

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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
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The answer lies in the BULLET-KEYWORD method.

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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.
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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.
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