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VERSE: Gn11-31a

RASHIS COVERED: Gn11-31a Gn21-14b

==================== Gn11-31a =========================

SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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One of Rashis 10 main tasks is to explain
GRAMMAR the same way modern Hebrew books
explain GRAMMAR. We call this the Rashi GRAMMAR rule.
Rashi had three broad sub-rules in explaining GRAMMAR

(1) A major component of Hebrew GRAMMAR are the rules
governing conjugations of VERBS, or HEBREW ROOTS.
There are 7 grammatical modes with half a dozen
parameters: tense, person, gender, plurality,
connective words...

(2) Another component of GRAMMAR deals with
PREFIXES-SUFFIXES and other letters, or small words,
that  indicate changes in meanings.This PREFIX-SUFFIX
subrule includes the rules governing the rules of
plural, gender, pronouns etc. We are still making
discoveries of PREFIX-SUFFIX rules today.

(3) Finally a more advanced part of GRAMMAR deals
with the rules of entire SENTENCES. The SENTENCE
rules includes the rules governing sentence order,
apposition, and compound sentences

Today we look at two examples of use of the APPOSITION
RULE.

EXAMPLE 1: Gn11-31a
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Gn11-31a states
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And TERACH took
- ABRAM his son, and
- LOT the son of Haran his grandson, and
- SARAI his daughter-in-law, his son Abram’s wife;
and THEY went forth with THEM
from Ur of the Chaldeans,
to go to the land of Canaan; ....
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Rashi comments on the CAPPED pronouns
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THEY (Terach and Abram) went forth
with THEM(Lot and Sarai)
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In other words Rashi is interpreting the
verse as follows
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And TERACH and ABRAM
went forth with LOT and SARAI
from  Ur of Chaldeans to go to the
land fo Canaan
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Because the referents of the Pronouns
are introduced as a list before mention
of the pronouns we say that the APPOSITION
principle is being used.

EXAMPLE 2: Gn21-14b
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Gn21-14b literally says
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And Abraham rose up early in the morning,
and took bread, and a bottle of water,
and gave it to Hagar,
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
putting IT on her shoulder, AND THE CHILD,
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
and sent her away; and she departed,
and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.
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Rashi uses the APPOSITION principle on the
CAPPED words as follows
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And Abraham rose up early in the morning,
and took bread, and a bottle of water,
and gave it to Hagar,
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
putting IT AND THE CHILD on her shoulder,
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
and sent her away; and she departed,
and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.
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LIST705a summarizes these example and other examples
using APPOSITION.
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ITEM                     DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS:        GRAMMARr
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS:     APPOSITION
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #9
SEE BELOW                LIST075a
List of verses with      Use of APPOSITION
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==================== LIST075a =============================
List of verses with      Use of APPOSITION
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VERSE    WORDS IN APPOSITION IN VERSE are CAPPED*1
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Gn11-31a TERACH took ABRAM,& SARAI/LOT: THEY went with THEM
Gn21-14b took a bottle of water--put IT on shoulder & CHILD
Gn12-17b God plagued PHAROH and HIS HOUSEHOLD with PLAGUES
Gn14-05a And the CHORI: in THEIR mountain: SEIR
Nu13-26b Spys brought report TO LEADERS and TO CONGREGATION
Dt10-15a God chose the THEIR PROGENY, YOU, from all nations
Nu34-06a The Mediteranean Sea... is the WESTERN BORDER
Nu04-49a By Gods order were census act & CENSUSES OF GOD*2
Gn19-12b WHO ELSE is with you--CHILDREN IN-LAWS--leave city
Gn14-23a FROM THREAD TO SHOELACE...If I take ANYTHING
Ex23-33a Dont intermarry lest you SIN--ie SERVE OTHER GODS
Isa63-7  I will remember GODS GRACE--ie HIS PRAISES
Ps147-9  God gives ANIMALS food-(even) to RAVENS that pray
Gn01-29a I God give to MAN plant food---& to the ANIMALS
Lv06-13a This is the INAUGURATION SACRIFICE-DAILY MNCH

NOTES
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*1 So the verse should be read with all the CAPPED words
   brought together. For example Gn14-23a is UNDERSTOOD as
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   If I take ANYTHING---FROM THREAD TO SHOELACE-from you
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*2 So the Biblical text
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   he CENSUSED them
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   refers to the ACT of census.

   The Biblical text
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   CENSUSES OF GOD TO MOSES
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   would refer to the CENSUS categories, Age 30-50, that
   God ordered Moses.
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