The 6 usages of the word >THE<:#16 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 37: Gn22-02c
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Gn22-02c And go to MOUNT MORIAH
RASHI: MOUNT MORIAH is the name of a place. Using
the Cross Reference 2C03-01 we see that MOUNT MORIAH
is Jerusalem. (Rashi gives two possible reasons*5)
EXAMPLE 38: Gn11-05a
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Gn11-05a The city built by the PROPHETS
BACKGROUND: The word >ADAM can refer to either
---The first prophet named >ADAM< or
---to the generic concept of >HUMAN<
Gn11 discusses how God descended to >review the
Tower built by the ADAMITES<. Thus this verse
seems to say that God reviewed the Tower built
by humans. However the prefix >THE< transforms
the word >ADAM< from meaning >HUMAN< to a word
meaning >ADAM<, the first prophet.*6
EXAMPLE 39: Dt05-18a
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Dt05-18a & You should judge using ARBITRATION/COMPROMISE *7
RASHI: The verse literally says
>You shall do THE-GOOD-AND-THE UPRIGHT before God<
RASHI:
If the verse left out the word >THE< then it would
read >And you shall practice GOOD AND UPRIGHT deeds
before God<. However the use of >THE< in the phrase
>THE-GOOD-AND-THE-UPRIGHT< makes
>THE-GOOD-AND-THE-UPRIGHT< into an idiom, a separate
concept.
In this case, Rashi explains that this idiom
refers to COMPROMISE or ARBITRATION or MEDIATION in
the Judicial process since Arbitration and Mediation
on the one hand are >UPRIGHT(ie consistent with the
law)< while on the other hand they are >GOOD< and
acceptable for all parties.
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*5 a) Jerusalem was called MOUNT MORIAH from the root YRH
which means to give religious decision and guidance
In fact in the Messianic era, Jerusalem will be a
center for religious decision and guidance (Is02-03)
b) Jerusalem was called MOUNT MORIAH from the root MOR
which refers to strongly scented perfumes such as
the Ketoreth offering that was daily offered in
Jerusalem.
*6 RASHI: It does not say the city built by
HUMANS (literally >sons of men<) but rather
it says the city built by >sons of ADAM<
referring to ADAM the prophet. Just as ADAM
insulted God by eg blaiming his own sin on the
wife that God gave him (cf Gn03-12) so too the
people who built the Tower of Babel insulted
God.
This Rashi advises us that the people who built
the Tower of Babel were prophets who should have
known better than to build a Tower and try and
standardize religion.
The idea of prophets sinning is also mentioned in
Gn06-01:02
*7 In fact most people are unaware that ARBITRATION
and MEDIATION were an intrinsic part of the Judicial
process (that is the two disputants were always
offered COMPROMISE). Unlike othe legal systems where
Arbitration/Mediation were something outside the
legal system, in Jewish law they were an intrinsic
part of the legal system.
About 95% of Jewish Court cases were settled by
arbitration/mediation.
Thus this verse is the source for offering all
litigants ARBITRATION/COMPROMISE.
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