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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 Nu20-15b
      URL Reference: (c) http://www.Rashiyomi.com/w26n12.htm
      Brief Summary: The Egyptians caused anguish a) TO us and b) TO our forefathers. The Patriarch-Prophets experienced equal anguish upon learning of suffering of their descendents.

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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