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THE GENERAL-EXAMPLE-GENERAL STYLE RULE |
EXAMPLE 7: Ex07-19e All water became blood--even baths
EXAMPLE 8: Ex07-19f All water became blood--even bottle water
BACKGROUND
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One of the 6 major Rashi functions is to indicate Biblical STYLE
STYLE governs whether verses are interpreted BROADLY or LITERALLY
REFERENCES
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-The 6 Rashi goals: http://www.Rashiyomi.com/rules-01.htm
-Rabbi Ishmael styles: http://www.RashiYomi.com/ishmael.htm
-Rabbi Ishmael download: http://www.RashiYomi.Com/download.htm
THE TEXT-Ex07-19
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God told Moses to bring the plague of blood on
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--On Egyptian water bodies GENERAL STATEMENT
------on rivers, canals, ponds EXAMPLES
--On All Water bodies GENERAL
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THE RASHI
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Rabbi Ishmael requires sentences using a
GENERAL-EXAMPLE-GENERAL style to be GENERALIZED
So the verse doesnt mean to smite ONLY the rivers
canals and ponds; rather it means to smite ANY water body
like them--this includes resevoirs and bottled water
THE LISTS
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Here is the LIST of clauses in the verse.
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| TEXT of EX07-19 |
TYPE OF CLAUSE |
| God told Aaron to waive his stick |
Introduction |
| on Egyptian waters |
GENERAL WATER BODY |
| ----[whether*1] rivers |
EXAMPLE of WATER BODY |
| ----[or *1] canals |
EXAMPLE of WATER BODY |
| ----[or *1] ponds |
EXAMPLE of WATER BODY |
| on all Water Gatherings |
GENERAL water Body |
| and it will become blood |
What will happen |
| There-ll be blood in all*2 Egypt |
What will happen |
| EVEN*1 in the wood &stone[utensils]*3 |
What will happen |
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COMMENTS |
*1 The CAPPED elliptical words
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on Egyptian waters WHETHER rivers OR canals..EVEN utensils
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help suggest that the verse generalizes to ALL water bodies
*2 The CAPPED Biblical word, ALL,
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smite ALL egyptian waters
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provides an alternative and supportive defense for
GENERALIZATION: ALL Egyptian waters (not just rivers)
turned to blood. See
http://www.RashiYomi.Com/words.htm
http://www.RashiYomi.com/all-18.htm
*3 Rashi interprets WOOD and STONE to mean WOOD and STONE
UTENSILS. There are many utensils that are similarly
named by their SUBSTANCE, what they are made of:
e.g. (eye) glasses, (drinking) glasses, linoleum(floors)
See http://www.RashiYomi.Com/naming-8.htm
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