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VERSE: Dt33-26a

======================= Dt33-26a ============================

SUCCINCT SUMMARY:
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One of Rashi's 10 major methods is the GRAMMAR method.
Rashi explained GRAMMAR the same way modern GRAMMAR textbooks
explain GRAMMAR.

Rashi could explain the CONJUGATION of Biblical ROOTS. We
call this the VERB conjugation sub-method.

Rashi could also explain rules governing sentences or
sentence parts. We call this the SENTENCE sub-method. This
includes such grammatical phenomena as APPOSITION etc.

All other grammatical explanations are classified as the
MISCELLANEOUS grammatical sub-methods. The MISCELLANEOUS
sub-method includes such phenomena as GENDER and PLURALITY
agreement.

Today we study the rules for the CONSTRUCT.

When the word LIKE (Caph in Hebrew) precedes a COMPOUND
word phrase the rules for punctuating the CAPH are as
follows
- If the second word is THIS(HAZEH) the CAPH is punctuated
  with a PATACH
- Otherwise the CAPH is punctuated with a PATACH even if
  the phrase is a specific item (In such a case the second
  word begins with HEY)

Examples are presented in LIST310c below.

EXAMPLE Dt33-26a
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Literally the words of Dt33-26 state
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There is NONE like GOD YESHURUN
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This could be interpreted in two ways
METHOD 1:
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There is NONE like the GOD OF Yeshurun
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This would require a SHVA (KE).

METHOD 2:
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There is NONE like THE GOD, Oh Yeshurun
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This would require a PATACH/KAMATZ.

Since the verse is punctuated with a KAMATZ
Rashi chose Method 2. Here Rashi was not tring
to be poetic or romantic but simply following
the rules of Grammar.

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ITEM                     DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS:        GRAMMAR
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS      CONSTRUCT
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #9
SEE BELOW                LIST085b
LIST of phrases with     LIKE(Caph) punctuated with SHVA/PATACH
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========================= LIST085b ===============================
LIST of phrases with     LIKE(Caph) punctuated with SHVA/PATACH
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VERSE    BIBLICAL TEXT                    PUNCTUATION
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Gn03-22  like one of Us                   Shva (KE)
Gn13-10  like the Land of Egypt           Shva (KE)*3
Gn13-10  like God's Garden                Shva (KE)
Gn22-17  like stars of THE Heaven         Shva (KE)*3
Gn19-18  like THE smoke of THE furnace    Shva (KE)
Gn32-13  like the SAND of THE sea         Shva (KE)
Ex12-48  like a resident of THE land      Shva (KE)
2C35-16  like the Command of the King     Shva (KE)*3
1C17-15  like all these words             Shva (KE)
Dn12-03  like the heavenly radiance       Shva (KE)
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Ex21-31  like THIS Judgement (CA vs Ce)   Patach (KA)*2
Gn18-25  lIKE This THING (CA vs Ce)       Patach (KA)*2
Dt04-32  LIKE this GREAT thing            Patach (KA)*2
Dt13-12  LIKE this evil thing             Patach (KA)*2
1K07-08  LIKE this make                   Patach (KA)*2
Jr13-10  LIKE this BELT                   Patach (KA)*2
2K23-22  Like THIS Pesach                 Patach (KA)*2
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Dt33-26a Like the God*1                   Patach/Kamatz (KE)


NOTES
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*1 The verse could not mean
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   There is none like the God of the Jews
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   Since this would require a SHVA punctuation.

   Instead Rashi interprets the verse
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   There is none like the God, Oh Yeshurun
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*2 In these verses
   - the second word in the word-phrase is THIS (HaZeH)
   - the KAPH is punctuated with a PATACH

*3 Notice that the SHVA punctuation is used EVEN
   - if something specific is referred to (THE)
   - if they are talking about a proper noun(e.g. Egypt)
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