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VERSE: Nu20-03c

=================== Nu20-03c ======================

SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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One of Rashis 6 main goals is to explain grammar.
In this posting Rashi explains the difference
between a STATE and ACTION form.
- The OH-AH (Cholam-patach) form indicates ACTION
  --if only we had died WHEN THE OTHERS HAD DIED
- THe AH (Patach) form indicates a STATE
  --if onlywe had died in the PLAGUE of  the others

There doesnt seem to be much difference between
IN THE PLAGUE and WHEN THEY DIED. But by examining
the list below we see a consistent rule.
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ITEM                     DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS:        GRAMMAR
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS      INFERRING MEANING BY VERSE
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #7
SEE BELOW                LIST050d
Verses with              NOUN vs VERB form
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===================== LIST050d ==============================

List of verses with the Hebrew letter BETH followed
by a 3 letter root. There are 2 cases
-- VERB FORM: If the 3 letter root is punctuated with
   cholam-patach then the letter BETH means WHEN
   and the whole phrase means WHEN    SUCH AND SUCH
   AN ACTIVITY HAPPENED

-- NOUN FORM: If the  3 letter root ends with a PATACH
   then the letter BETH means DURING and the whole
   phrase means DURING THE .....
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VERSE    V-N? HEBREW    English Translation of Verse
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Nu04-05  VERB Bin-SO-a  Aaron & sons came WHEN they TRAVELLED
Ex16-08  VERB Bish-MO-a WHEN God HEARS your complains
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Gn29-13  NOUN SHAY-ma   When he heard the NAME of Jacob *1
Pr12-03  NOUN Be-RE-Sha One cannot found oneself on EVIL *1
Is54-07  NOUN Be-RE-Ga  During only 1 SECOND I deserted you*1
Nu20-03c NOUN Big-VAH   If only we had died in the PLAGUE *1

NOTES
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*1 Close analysis shows that BETH here can mean
   - DURING
   - WHEN
   - IN
   - ON
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