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VERSE: Gn50-19a

================== KI has 7 MEANINGS ===========================

BACKGROUND
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The Hebrew word KI has 7 meanings: IF, WHEN, PERHAPS/LEST,
RATHER, THAT, BECAUSE and it indicates a QUESTION

THE REFERENCES
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You can find many verses with these meanings at
- http://www.RashiYomi.Com/ki-11.htm
- http://www.RashiYomi.Com/words.htm

THE TEXT
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Gn50-19 (Josephs brothers ask for clemency for their attempted
murder). Joseph responds: PERHAPS, I AM IN PLACE OF GOD? (The
question is rhetorical--in other words, it is not his place
to judge what happened)

THE LIST
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In the following examples the Hebrew word KI
means PERHAPS or equivalantly LEST. As can be seen this usage
is very rare. The new entry is at the bottom. The main posting
contains numerous footnotes which we did not repeat here (See
the URLS above)
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VERSE    TEXT OF VERSE
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Ex23-05a PERHAPS you'll see your friends donkey
         overburdened & desert him? No! Help him
Ex20-22c When you make stone altars dont use hewn stones
         LEST you use STEEL/IRON CUTTERS
Dt20-19c (In war)When you seige a city dont cut trees
         LEST you treat the soldiers like a group of
         trees (and sacrifice them) to achieve entry
Gn50-19a PERHAPS, I, Joseph am in the place of God?*4


NOTES
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*4 Added Dec 25,2001. The question is rhetorical. That is
   Joseph said to his brothers who were concerned that he
   would retaliate and kill him for the kidnapping:
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   PERHAPS YOU THINK I AM IN PLACE OF GOD
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   Joseph then adds another argument. The next verse says
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   You plotted evil-to murder me-but God turned your
   plots to Good since I(Joseph) am now saving an entire
   nation
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   Rashi further explains Josephs 2nd arguments:
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   Even if I wanted to harm you, God would overturn
   my harm and make it good
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