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VERSE: Gn37-23b

RASHIS COVERED: Gn37-08a Gn37-23a Gn37-23b

========================= Gn37-23b ============================

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

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 Gn37-23b
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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
===================================================
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.

   ---------------------------------------------
   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
-----
*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.*10

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

*10 Technically Rashi also uses the technique of
    OTHER VERSES here. Gn37-23 speaks about
    ---------------------
    Joseph's STRIPED coat
    ---------------------
    This echoes back to Gn37-03
    --------------------------------------
    Jacob made Joseph a STRIPED coat
    --------------------------------------

    However the main driving force of Rashi
    is the BULLETs.
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