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VERSE: Gn18-05b


RASHI simply indicates the grammatical function of
the various phrases. Rashi interprets

-I will take bread
-and you will have a meal
-afterwards you can go
-because I wish to honor you since you are my guests


This Rashi is completely straightforward. As the
Rashi commentary, Sifsay chachamim points out, the
word >AFTERWARDS< could also function like the word
>AFTER<. Thus an initial attempt to read this verse
could result in the following >INCORRECT< interpretation

-I will take bread
-and you will have a meal AFTER you go-

So Rashi simply indicated that the verse should be
translated as TWO sentences vs ONE sentence. Such
commentaries, where the commentary tells us to read
a verse as TWO sentences vs ONE sentence are very
common in the books of Psalms, Proverbs and Job
This technique of interpreting as an EXTRA SENTENCE
can be very powerful.


RASHI RULE USED: GRAMMAR
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