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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 indicated bullets
by using repeating keywords.
That is, if a modern
author wanted to get a point across using bullets -
a list of similar but contrastive items -
then the Biblical
Author would use repeating keywords.
Today's verse illustrates this principle.
Verse Nu20-15b
discussing the anguish caused to us by the Egyptians states
How our fathers went down to Egypt,
and we have lived in Egypt a long time;
and the
- Egyptians dealt harshly
- with us, and
- with our fathers;
The repeating underlined word with creates a bullet
atmosphere which creates an equal emphasis on the listed items (If it
just said dealth harshly with us and our forefathers with
only one with there would be no indication of a bullet
atmosphere. It is the repetition of the connective word with
that creates this bulleted atmosphere.)
Rashi clarifies this bulleted emphasis:
Just as the Jews suffered in Egypt, so too, the Patriarchs
suffered, equally, upon prophetically finding out that their
descendants would have to suffer.
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