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      7. RASHI METHOD: FORMATTING
      BRIEF EXPLANATION:Inferences from Biblical formatting: --bold,italics, and paragraph structure.
      • Use of repetition to indicate formatting effects: bold,italics,...;
      • use of repeated keywords to indicate a bullet effect;
      • rules governing use and interpretation of climactic sequence;
      • rules governing paragraph development and discourse
      This example applies to Rashis Gn43-20b
      URL Reference: (c) http://www.Rashiyomi.com/w33n6.htm
      Brief Summary: We DESCENDED DESCENDED connotes two descents: a) physical descent to Egypt and b) social descent - they use to provide others and now are dependent.

We have explained in our article Biblical Formatting located on the world wide web at http://www.Rashiyomi.com/biblicalformatting.pdf, that the Biblical Author indicates bold, italics, underline by using repetition. In other words if a modern author wanted to emphasize a word they would either underline, bold or italicize it. However when the Biblical author wishes to emphasize a word He repeats it. The effect - whether thru repetition or using underline - is the same. It is only the means of conveying this emphasis that is different.

Verse Gn43-20b discussing the descent of Jacob's children to Egypt states and said: 'Oh my lord, we came down down at the first time to buy food. Note the repetition indicated by the underlined words. This repetition creates an unspecified emphasis. Rashi comments Two descents are connoted: a) a physical descent to Egypt and b) a social descent - they use to provide others and are now are dependent. Rashi of course conjectures that the second descent was social but such an interpretation of the unspecified emphasis seems reasonable.

Sermonic Points: The dialogue teaches us political etiquette. By emphasizing that they themselves were providers it made it more unlikely that they would stoop to theft since they were distinguished and responsible people. 


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