The 6 usages of the word >THE<:#13 of 35 ########################################################### # 10 YEAR Ayelet DAILY-RASHI-YOMI CYCLE # # Mar 26, 2001 # # Rashis 666-667 Of 7800 (8.5%) # # # # VISIT THE RASHI YOMI ARCHIVES # # ----------------------------- # # http://www.RashiYomi.Com/calendar.htm # # # # Reprinted with permission from Rashi-is-Simple, # # (c) 1999-Present, RashiYomi Inc., Dr Hendel President # #Permission to reprint with this header but not for profit# # # # WARNING: READ with COURIER 10 (Fixed width) FONTS # # # ########################################################### RULE ==== The words >THE< can be used in 4 ways --to refer to something that immediately follows eg Dt04-32c >Has anyone heard THE GREAT THING-that God saved a nation enslaved in another nation with great miracles< Thus the phrase >THE GREAT THING< refers to the verse that follows >That God saved a nation enslaved in another nation< In other words the >GREAT THING< is Gods freeing one nation from another. --to refer to a concept, story or thing mentioned ELSEWHERE (but not immediately afterwards) eg Nu13-33a >We saw there THE Nefilim< refers to the NEFILLIM nation mentined in Gn06-04 --to refer to the best known of a class eg Dt01-07e >THE Mount< -- This refers to The Kings Mountain --to refer to a qualitative best eg Dt05-18a >You will do the good and upright< -- ie compromise GOALS: ===== A person completing this module will be able to correctly identify the specific usages of >THE< in the Bible. TODAYS UNIT =========== In the next few days we bring verses where >THE< refers to >THE BEST KNOWN IN ITS CLASS< REFERENCE: ========= This module comes from the following digest in the Rashi-is-Simple series http://www.RashiYomi.Com/h9n14.htm http://www.RashiYomi.Com/h9n16.htm #*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*# (C) Dr Hendel, 2001 *#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* --------------------------------------------------------- In the following verses >THE< refers to the best known example of a class. We therefore re-translate these verses as meaning >THE SPECIAL ...< --------------------------------------------------------- EXAMPLES 29: Nu14-37a =========== Nu14-37a They died in THE (SPECIAL) plague RASHI: This was not just any old plague: It was rather a SPECIAL Plague. It was a >THE PLAGUE<. Rashi explains that Gods plagues are known for their justice. Since these people accepted slander on God and Israel therefore they died by punishments of the tongue(The organ they sinned with) Such an identification of Gods justice with a tit-for -tat approach is mentioned elsewhere in the Bible (eg Ex18-11). EXAMPLE 30: Gn28-11a ========== Gn28-11a He prayed by THE PLACE..PLACE RASHI: states that >THE PLACE< refers to >THE PLACE OF GOD< that is to the Temple (Since Jacob was at Har Moriah where Abraham offered Isaac and where the temple would later be built) I have combined Radack and Rashi to make this readable. Radack cites 4 verses where >PLACE< can refer to >GOD< corresponding to the attribute of >OMNIPRESENCE<. However this would sound better if we interpret >PLACE< to mean the >PLACE OF GOD<. eg Ez03-12 would be translated as >Blessed be God from HIS PLACE OF HOLINESS< (The 4 verses where >PLACE< means >PLACE OF HOLINESS< are Gn28-11, Ez03-12, Dt33-27, Es04-14) The key point here is to emphasize both the >REPETITION< and the word >THE place< #*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*# (C) Dr Hendel, 2001 *#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*