The 6 usages of the word >THE<:#15 of 35
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RULE
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The words >THE< can be used in 4 ways

--THE can refer to a proper noun


--THE can refer to something that is mentioned nearby

  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.



--THE can refer to a concept, story or thing mentioned
  ELSEWHERE (but not immediately afterwards)

  eg Nu13-33a >We saw there THE Nefilim<
  This refers to the NEFILLIM nation mentined in Gn06-04



--THE can refer to the best known of a class

  eg  Dt01-07e >THE Mount< -- This refers to The Kings Mountain






GOALS:
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A person completing this module will be able to correctly
identify the specific usages of >THE< in the Bible.




TODAYS UNIT
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In the next few days we bring verses where
>THE< refers to a PROPER NOUN.






REFERENCE:
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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
http://www.RashiYomi.Com/h9n18.htm (Up next Sunday)


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  In the following verses >THE< refers to a PROPER NOUN
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EXAMPLE 34: Gn14-07b
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Gn14-07b And they conquered THE AMALEKITE FIELD

         RASHI: Note that AMELAYK was not yet born!!!!
         Thus the verse could not mean that they conquered land
         owned by Amelayk. Rather the verse means that they
         conquered that piece of territory which today has the
         name >THE AMELIKITE FIELD<



EXAMPLE 35: Dt06-16a
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Dt06-16a Dont test God as you did by TEST

         RASHI: TEST refers to the placed named in Ex17-07
         The verse does not mean
         >Dont test God as you tested Him in all your tests<
         Rather: >TEST< is the name of a place.



EXAMPLE 36: Gn14-03a
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Gn14-03a They gathered in The VALLEY OF MEADOWS

         RASHI: i.e. they gathered in the place called
         >THE VALLEY OF MEADOWS< (>MEADOW VALLEY<).
         The verse does not mean
         >They gathered in a valley with alot of meadows<



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