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============= HOT ITEMS ================================ MY APOLIGIES. The Rashis covered the last few days were already covered a year ago in the MISSING WORD RASHI series. See the following URL for a complete list http://www.RashiYomi.Com/miss-6.htm But there is still one left which we cover today The 6 Rashi Rules http://www.RashiYomi.Com/rules-01.htm ENGLISH RASHI: http://www.mnemotrix.com/metsudah THE WHITE PAPERS: http://www.RashiYomi.Com/white.htm ========================================================= |
GOALS ===== This module studies Rashis treatment of classical grammar. In other words how did Rashi treat the rules you find in modern LEARN-HEBREW textbooks TODAYS UNIT =========== In todays unit we review sentences whose meaning is affected by rearrangement or by pronoun referral This completes this grammar subunit dealing with rearranged verses and pronoun referral REFERENCE: ========= Todays unit comes from the following postings http://www.Rashiyomi.com/gn40-05a.htm http://www.Rashiyomi.com/ex21-30b.htm http://www.Rashiyomi.Com/h8n15.htm http://www.Rashiyomi.com/h8n5.htm |
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EXAMPLE 129: Gn40-05a They BOTH fed dog::They fed dog of BOTH EXAMPLE 130: Ex21-30b 2 methods of identifying PRONOUN referral BACKGROUND #1 ------------- Consider the following two sentences ------------------------ They BOTH fed the dog The fed the dog of BOTH ------------------------ Dont they have distinct meanings? THE VERSE #1 ------------------ Consider by analogy Gn40-05a. The verses are discussing the prison mates who were under Josephs watch: ------------------------------- They BOTH dreamt dreams They dreamt the dreams of BOTH ------------------------------- THE RASHI #1 ------------ The verse says THEY DREAMT THE DREAM OF BOTH Hence, says Rashi, each person dreamt both - his dream - and the dream of his colleauge Such dream knitting is common in prison settings though it appears odd to free people. BACKGROUND #2 -------------- RULE: Pronouns can either refer - to the last mentioned antecedent (GRAMMATICAL APPROACH) - to a reasonable referrent from context (LOGICAL APPROACH) THE TEXT #2 ----------- Consider Ex21-30b ------------------------------------------- If the OWNER of the ox has been warned but nevertheless HIS ox kills someone, then the ox is stoned and his OWNER also dies. But if ransom is placed on HIM then HE shall pay the worth of HIS soul according to what he is worth ------------------------------------------- RASHI #2 -------- What does the HIS, in the phrase THE WORTH OF HIS SOUL refer to? It depends on which approach you use THE GRAMMATICAL APPROACH: Every other noun/pronoun refers to the owner. So we conclude that the owner pays the worth of his own soul to atone for the killing of his animal THE LOGICAL APPROACH: But logically, the OWNER is atoning for killing someone. So logically the OWNER should pay the worth of the DECEASED since he must atone for him | ||
| VERSE | TEXT OF VERSE | MEANING |
| gn40-05a | They dreamt the dream of | Each had 2 dreams*1 |
| Ex21-30b | He shall pay HIS ransom | HIS or DECEASED*2 |
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*1 By analogy with THEY BOTH FED THE DOGS vs THE FED THE DOG OF BOTH we infer that each prison mate dreamt his dream and the dream of his colleague. This is common in prisons but rare among fee people *2 The GRAMMATICAL APPROACH says that HIS refer to the OWNER The LOGICAL APPROACH says that HIS refers to the deceased | ||