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VERSE: Nu19-02c

RASHIS COVERED: Nu19-02c Gn15-12a

=========================== Nu12-02c ===========================

SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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In this posting Rashi teaches us Grammar.
The 3 words in the verse are
- Ox
- Red
- Complete

Should  we read this as a
----COMPLETE AND RED OX
Or Should we read this as
----COMPLETELY RED OX
That is, does RED modify OX or COMPLETE (Is
it an adjective or adverb).

Rashi discovered a simple rule:
- COMPLETE AND RED OX has the word AND to indicate a LIST
- COMPLETELY - RED OX does not have the word AND

So the rule is use AND when listing multiple
properties but leave the AND out when listing
properties of properties *10
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ITEM                     DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS:        GRAMMAR
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS      MODIFIERS
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #9
SEE BELOW                LIST080a
Verses with              Several modifiers

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*10 The traditional approach to Rashi looks at extra
    words. The verse states
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    Take an ox
    - red
    - --- complete
    - without blemish
    --------------------------

    If COMPLETE meant UNBLEMISHED then the verse would
    have an extra phrase COMPLETE--WITHOUT BLEMISH

    Our approach is to use LISTS.
    - RED and COMPLETE OX would require the word AND
    - COMPELTELY RED OX does not the word AND

    In this manner Rashi-is-Simple.
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=========================== LIST080a =======================================

2 Grammatical forms are presented:
- multiple properties (ADJ) (uses the word AND)
- properties of properties (ADV-ADJ)(doesnt use AND)
Our list approach differs from the conventional EXTRA
WORD APPROACH
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VERSE    Talks about             Property-1     And Property2  and Property3
======== ======================= ============== === ========== === =========
Gn27-34  Scream*1                Big            and Bitter
Gn50-10  Eulogy                  Big            and Enormous
Nu14-12  Nation                  Big            and Enormous
Dt02-10  Nation                  Big            and Many       and High
-------  ----------------------- -------------- --- ---------  --- ------
Gn15-12a Fear*2                  Great          '   Darkness
Nu19-02c Ox*2                    Completely     '   Red
-------  ----------------------- -------------- --- ---------  --- ------
Jr03-09  Congregation of Nations big*3
Ex26-14  skins of Rams           red*3
-------  ----------------------- -------------- --- ---------  --- ------
Ez17-03  The Great Eagle:*4      Great wings        Long Wings

NOTES
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*1 THE STANDARD MULTIPLE PROPERTY(ADJECTIVE)FORM
   ------------------------------------
   big AND bitter SCREAM

   We state the NOUN (SCREAM) followed by a list  of
   properties (Adjectives) joined by the word AND

*2 THE OPPOSITION ADVERB-ADJECTIVE FORM
   ------------------------------------
   If  the word AND is missing in the list of properties
   than we interpret it as properties of properties

   OX: Completely Red      vs OX: Complete(unblemished) & Red

   Hence Rashi interprets
   - COMPLETELY Red (all its hairs are red(except perhaps 1))
   - The great darkness (not great fear)---referring to
     the long(great) exile after the destruction of the 2nd Temple

*3 An unusual form: Construct-noun (Congregation OF nations)
   followed by the property (BIG) The property modifies
   the whole phrase: A BIG CONGREGATION OF NATIONS

   Similarly RED -- (RAM-SKINS)

*4 Another unusual form: Opposition is used with phrases
   THE GREAT EAGLE (which is) GREAT WINGED (and) LONG WINGED...
   More phrases are  mentioned in the verse. In this case
   we perceive each phrase as a property (when however
   WORDS are listed vs PHRASES we perceive them as
   adverb-adjective pairs)
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