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VERSE: Dt17-04a
RULE: The Hebrew root D-B-R has 4 Primary meanings which are
unified by the fact that they are INSIGHTFUL SPEECH or SPEECH
WITH AN EFFECT. D-B-R can mean
(A) PROPHECY
(B) ADVICE
(C) JUDICIAL DISPUTE
(D) PROCLAMATION
Additionally D-B-R has 2 idiomatic meanings (having nothing
to do with speech) D-B-R can mean
(E) DAILY NEEDS
(F) ANYTHING (ie Minutest thing)
(D-B-R according to Rashi NEVER means THING, or INCIDENT)
EXAMPLES
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In the following verses D-B-R means PROPHECY
The first verse is an obvious example The other 3 are Rashi
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(1) Gn15-01 And a PROPHECY of GOD came to Abraham
(2) Dt04-02a Don't add to the BIBLICAL COMMANDMENTS Ive given you
(3) Gn12-17a God smote Pharoh according to Sarahs PROPHETIC ORDER
(4) Gn20-18b ..God did the smitings by Sarah's PROPHETIC ORDER
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In the following verses D-B-R means ADVICE
The first verse is an obvious example The other 3 are Rashi
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(5) 2Sam14-22 ....You followed my ADVICE
(6) Nu31-16a The prostitutes that Bilam ADVISED sending against us
(7) Nu25-18a our enemies because of the 'prostitute' ADVICE by Peor
(8) Dt23-05a Don't help them because they ADVISED against feeding us
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In the following verse D-B-R means JUDICIAL DISPUTE(no Rashi)
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(9) Ex22-08 On any DISPUTE brought to Judges
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In the following verse D-B-R means PROCLOMATION (Sifrah)
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(10) Dt15-02 ...And this is how you PROCLAIM the SHMITAH
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In the following verses D-B-R has the idiomatic meaning of
DAILY NEEDS. All 3 verses are from Rashi. The 1st is obvious
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(11) Ex16-04a ..They gathered manna according to their DAILY NEEDS
(12) Ex05-13a let them continue work accoding to their DAILY CHORES
(13) Lv23-27a they'll bring sacrifices according to their DAILY NEEDS
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In the following verses D-B-R has the idiomatic meaning of
ANYTHING---the MINUTEST THING (no rashi)
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(14) Jud19-19 not missing anything
(15) Jud18-7 not missing anything
(16) Dt23-15 not see anything sexual (like an emission)
(17) Ex09-04 no thing will die in the Jewish quarter
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