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VERSE: Gn37-08a

RASHIS COVERED: Gn37-08a Gn37-23a

========================= Gn37-08a ============================

SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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One of Rashis main goals is to indicate Biblical style.
The Bible had a variety of literary vehicles to indicate
such things as BOLD, KEYWORDS, PARAGRAPHS etc. (In modern
times we indicate these items differently than the Bible
did--but the concept of BOLD, KEYWORD PARAGRAPH is the same
in both the Bible and modern times) Today we examine BULLETS
The Bible indicates a BULLET structure by REPEATING KEYWORDS

EXAMPLE 1 Gn37-08a
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The brothers hated Joseph
- ON ACCOUNT OF his dreams
- ON ACCOUNT OF his slander

By repeating the KEYWORD, ON ACCOUNT OF, the Bible creates
a BULLET LIKE EFFECT. The two bullets emphasize that there
are TWO REASONS for the Brothers to hate Joseph

EXAMPLE 2 Gn37-23a
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When Joseph came to his brothers they stripped him
- OF his daily coat
- OF his special coat

Again the repeated KEYWORD, OF, indicates that the
brothers stripped Joseph of two items.
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ITEM                     DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS:        BULLETS
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS      BULLETING
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #26
SEE BELOW                LIST106L
List of                  Bulleted items in Gn37-08a
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SEE BELOW                LIST106M
List of                  Bulleted items in Gn37-23a
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=================== LIST106L ======================
List of                  Bulleted items in Gn37-08a
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TYPE   TEXT OF VERSE BULLET     BULLETED ITEM
====== ============= ========== ===================
Stem   The brothers  `          `
Stem   continued to  `          `
Stem   hate him      `          `
BULLET `             ACCOUNT OF His dreams
BULLET `             ACCOUNT OF His slander*1

NOTES
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*1 Rashi refers to Josephs slander of his brothers
   explicitly mentioned in Gn37-02. For more details
   on this Rashi and the bullet method see note *10

--------------------- LONGER FOOTNOTES ------------

*10

   The literal Biblical text states
   ---------------------
   account of his words
   ---------------------

   WithOUT the bullet-keywords the phrase HIS DREAMS AND WORDS
   sounds as if it is referring to one item--his dreams(and
   his words on those dreams). True Rashi refers to Gn37-02
   which states
   ----------------------------------------------------
   Joseph brought SLANDER to his father on his brothers
   ----------------------------------------------------

   but the question remains:

   ------------------------------------------
   How does Rashi know that HIS WORDS refers
   to something BESIDES his dreams Why not
   simply assume that HIS DREAMS AND WORDS
   refers to one item
   ------------------------------------------

   The answer lies in the BULLET-KEYWORD method.

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   Whenever the Bible repeats a connective word
   (like ACCOUNT OF) it indicates a BULLET-LIKE
   structure.

   And it is this BULLET like structure which
   suggests TWO ITEMS (Because there are 2 bullets!)

   Once we are told that there are two items
   we can refer to Gn37-02 to see that the
   second item was his slander.
   --------------------------------------------

   In summary:

   Without the bullets I would
   interpret ACCOUNT OF HIS DREAMS AND WORDS
   as referring to one item (HIS DREAMS).

   With the bullets I interpret ON ACCOUNT
   OF HIS DREAMS AND ON ACCOUNT OF HIS WORDS
   as if it were bulleted
   * on his drams
   * on his words

   And it is this bullet like structure which
   directs me to seek a second item(dreams
   and slander).

   We have here an example where the Rashi
   derivation is based on style--not on grammar
   or meaning. It is not the EXTRA WORD or any
   nuance of meaning that requires me to interpret
   the verse a certain way--rather it is the bullet
   like structure which so requires.
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======================= LIST106m ===================
List of                  Bulleted items in Gn37-23a
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TYPE   TEXT OF VERSE  BULLET  BULLETED ITEM
====== ============== ======= ======================
Stem   When Joseph    `       `
Stem   came to them   `       `
Stem   they stripped  `       `
Stem   him            `       `
Bullet `              of      his daily coat
Bullet `              of      his special coat*1

NOTES
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*1 Without the bullet-keywords (repetition of OF)
   I would interpret HIS COAT HIS SPECIAL COAT
   as referring to one item (SPECIAL COAT would
   be in apposition to COAT). Because of the
   bullet like structure, however, I interpret
   each item separately.
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