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VERSE: Lv13-55a
RASHIS COVERED: Ex09-03a Ex06-03c Ex25-40b Ex08-05a Dt29-18a
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SUCCINCT SUMMARY ---------------- One of Rashis 5 main goals is the explanation of GRAMMAR the same way GRAMMAR books explain grammar. A classical application of Grammar is the conjugation of verbs. There are many books listing the conjugation of verbs. My favorite source is the 12 Page appendix to Volume 5 of the Ibn Shoshan Dictionary. Rashi will particularly focus on conjugations - with very rare forms or - common forms but rare meanings EXAMPLE Lv13-55a ---------------- The verse say AFTER IT HAS BEEN WASHED. Thus the verse uses a PASSIVE INFINITIVE (it has been washed)(Rashi). However as we show below the form HuKaBayS is so obscure that it doesnt really resemble any form--whether passive, causative or interactive (reflexive). All we can be certain about is the verse meaning not the conjugation used. EXAMPLE Ex09-03a ---------------- God-s hand WILL BE on your livestock WILL BE is the ACTIVE MODE, PRESENT TENSE of H-Y-H EXAMPLE Ex06-03c ---------------- I had not BEEN KNOWN by my name the Creator BEEN KNOWN is PASSIVE MODE. In other words God did tell them His name but they never saw Gods creation since eg God promised them Israel but they never saw this created (fulfilled). (I.S.(Ibn Shoshan) table 2) EXAMPLE Ex25-40b ---------------- ...the Candellabrah which you are BEING SHOWN in the mountain BEING SHOWN is present tense, PASSIVE MODE indicating that God actually showed Moses a Candellabrah design presumably because Moses had difficulty understanding it (I.S. Table 9) EXAMPLE Ex08-05a ---------------- (Moses to Pharoh) DARE ME to give a time when the plague will stop DARE ME is the INTERACTIVE MODE (I.S. Table 1) of the root P-A-R (Praise). By DARING Moses to provide a time, Pharoh is forced to PRAISE God if the plague stops at that time. EXAMPLE Dt29-18a ---------------- ...and he PATS HIMSELF ON THE BACK saying all is OK PATS HIMSELF ON THE BACK is the INTERACTIVE MODE (I.S. Table 1) of the root B-R-Ch which means to BLESS. To INTERACTIVELY BLESS oneself is to say ALL IS OK | ||
| ITEM | DETAIL | |
| RASHI RULE CLASS: | GRAMMARr | |
| RASHI SUBRULE CLASS | Verb Conjugations | |
| RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE | #9 | |
| SEE BELOW | LIST701f | |
| List of | Rare conjugations of verbs | |
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List of Rare conjugations of verbs | |||||
| VERSE | ROOT | TENSE | MODE | TEXT OF VERSE | |
| Lv13-55a | C-B-S | Infntve | Passive*5 | After it was WASHED*5 | |
| Ex09-03a | H-Y-H | Present | Active | Gods hand WILL BE on you | |
| Ex06-03c | Y-D-A | PAST | Passive*1 | I was NOT KNOWN as the Creator | |
| Ex25-40b | R-A-H | Present | Passive*2 | You ARE BEING SHOWN at mountain | |
| Ex08-05a | P-A-R | Command | Interactive | DARE me to stop the plague*3 | |
| Dt29-18a | B-R-C | Past*4 | Interactive | PATS HIMSELF ON BACK-all is OK | |
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*1 God-s point is not that God didn't tell the Patriarchs his name, but rather that God had NOT BEEN KNOWN by that name. In other words God made promises to the Patriarchs (such as promise of Israel and redemption from Egypt) but the Patriarchs never saw these promises fulfilled (Hence God had NOT BEEN KNOWN by his ability to create--that is they hadnt seen it fulfilled). In the context, Moses is being reprimanded for wanting IMMEDIATE fulfillment of prophecy. *2 Rashi is Simple -- Moses was shown the Candellabrah design which was sculptored from one piece. From the fact that the verse explicitly mentions this we infer that Moses had difficulty in comprehending the design and hence God had to show it to him. *3 P-A-R means to PRAISE. The interactive tense means to DARE-- that is, Moses DARED Pharoh to specify a time when the plague would stop--if the plague stopped at that time then Gods greatness would be revealed and He would be PRAISED. *4 B-R-Ch means to BLESS. Interactive BLESSING means HE PATS HIMSELF ON THE BACK (He convinces himself that what he is doing is correct) *5 This verb is so rare that it is not possible to make any reasonable comment. Here are some ideas - Rashi takes it as PASSIVE tense (Nifal) Now the infinitive of PASSIVE is Hay-A-Cayl. The rare infinitive of PASSIVE is Hay-A-Chol--this is conjugation pattern #3490 in Silbermans Grammatical Form Konkordance (He gives the following examples: Lv07-18, 2S17-11,Nu09-17, Lv13-14, Ex40-37, Ez43-18, Lv13-07 ) Clearly however Hay-A-Chol and HuKaBays are two different forms. - Silberman himself lists HuKaBays as conjugation form #7113 -- He thinks it a rare Hitpael or Hifil. The truth of the matter is that the form is so rare and obscure that it doesnt really resemble anything!! All we can be sure is that the verse means AFTER IT WAS WASHED. The form used doesnt really resemble any other form (So we should take Rashi SEMANTICALLY not SYNTACTICALLY) | |||||