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VERSE: Gn20-05b

RASHIS COVERED: Gn20-05b Gn20-05c

========================== Gn20-05b ===========================

SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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Some Rashi comments deal with FORMATTING.
Modern authors FORMAT using such techniques as
BULLETS, PARAGRAPHING, BOLD, ITALICS and UNDERLINE.
The Biblical Author achieved these effects but thru
different means.

For example a modern author might hilight distinct
items using BULLETS. The Biblical Author hilights
distinct items using REPEATING KEYWORDS.

We call this the Rashi rule of FORMATTING with the Rashi
subrule of KEYWORDS AS BULLETS

(Rashi could also infer from the general PARAGRAPH STRUCTURE
(without any keywords). We call this the the Rashi rule of
FORMATTING with the Rashi subrule of PARAGRAPHS.)


EXAMPLE Gn20-05b
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Gn20-05 states the response of Avimelech who
had been accused of abducting a married woman
who lied to him about her marital status
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Didn't her husband tell me, "She is my sister?"
and didn't she, even she herself sau, "He is my brother;"
- IN the integrity of my heart and
- IN the innocence of my hands
have I done this.
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Rashi comments on the REPEATED KEYWORD "IN".
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The repeated keyword IN creates a BULLET effect
and indicates that the Author wished to emphasize
each distinct phrase. Hence we interpret
- IN integrity of my heart--- I DID NOT INTEND TO SIN
- IN innocence of my hand---- I DID NOT CONSUMATE THE MARRIAGE
Here Avimelech emphasizes that he inquired on her marital
status and all people asked advised him she was single!
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LIST120u below summarizes this argument
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ITEM                     DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS:        BULLETS
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS      KEYWORDS AS BULLETS
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #26
SEE BELOW                LIST120u
BULLETED structure of    Gn20-05b (Avimelech:No INTENT/ACTUAL sin)
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====================== LIST120u =====================================
BULLETED structure of    Gn20-05b (Avimelech:No INTENT/ACTUAL sin)*10
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COMMON THREAD    IN Text of Bullet        Rashi comment on bullet
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He told me       '  '                     '
she was a sister '  '                     '
she also told    '  '                     '
me similarly     '  '                     '
'                IN integrity of my heart I didn't INTEND to sin*1
'                IN innocence of my hand  I didn't CONSUMATE marriage

NOTES
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*1 The two bullets indicate
	- no INTENT to sin (MENTALLY)
 	- no ACTUAL sin    (PHYSICALLY)

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*10 The verse is discussing Avimelech's response to God who
    accused Avimelech of committing adultery by marrying
    Sarah, Abraham's wife. Avimelech protests his innocence
    since both Sarah and Abraham said that Sarah was his
    sister.
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