The 6 usages of the word >THE<:#19 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 examples where
>THE< refers to the >BEST KNOWN< or >SPECIAL<
item of a class.





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
http://www.RashiYomi.Com/h9n19.htm


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  In the following verses >THE< refers to the BEST & SPECIAL
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EXAMPLE 46: Gn28-11a
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Gn28-11a >THE place<*5 RASHI: >The PLACE<=The Temple(Place of God

So Rashi would interpret Gn28-11 as follows
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And Jacob prayed at THE PLACE OF GOD(Temple mount) and he inned
there because the sun was setting...and he slept in that place
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EXAMPLE 47: Gn01-21a
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Gn01-21a >THE monster< RASHI: >THE monster< = The Leviathan*6

So Rashi interprets Gn01-21a to mean that God created on
Thursday the Leviathan.









-------------------------NOTES---------------------------------
*5 The phrase >THE PLACE< refers to the TEMPLE. This is similar
   to the English phrase, >THE WHITE HOUSE<: This phrase
   refers not to ANY white house but rather to the PRESIDENTIAL
   WHITE HOUSE.

   This is discussed in http://www.RashiYomi.Com/gn47-02a.htm

   I have combined the Radack and Rashi on this verse.

   Radack cites 4 verses where >PLACE< can mean >PLACE OF GOD<
   They are Ez03-12, Dt33-27, Es04-14, Gn28-11.

   Rashi suggests 2 interpretations: PLACE=GOD; PLACE=TEMPLE
   However it makes things more readable if we combine these 2
   interpretations and interpret PLACE=PLACE OF GOD, THE TEMPLE.
   As indicated this combines the approaches of RADACK-RASHI

   As an example of this approach we translate Ez03-12 >Blessed
   be God from his PLACE OF HOLINESS<

   In the above cited posting I also point out that the word
   >PLACE< is repeated in Gn28-11. Such repetitions encourage
   broader interpretations of terms.

   (I also suggest that besides focusing on the nuances of the
   word >THE< we should also focus on the repetition of the
   word >PLACE< in Gn28-11. A repetition of a noun vs use of
   a pronoun indicates a broadening of meaning--so >PLACE<
   would refer not to any place but rather >THE PLACE OF GOD<)

*6 The >LEVIATHAN< is a Biblical symbol of >THE MONSTER<.
   --In Jb40-25, LEVIATHAN is the symbol of the SEA MONSTER
   --In Ps74-14 it is explicitly mentioned that LEVIATHAN
     will be >Food for the righteous<
   --In Isa26 and Isa27 it also speaks about God killing
     Leviathan for the righteous at the time of redemption.

   {LIST}
   We can now review Gn01 for words of creation.
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   VERSE   WORD USED     TEXT
   =====   ============  ====
   Gn01-03 Let there BE  And there WAS LIGHT
   Gn01-07 MADE          God MADE the SKY
   Gn01-16 MADE          God MADE the SUN-MOON
   Gn01-21 CREATED       God CREATED the sea monsters
   Gn01-25 MADE          God MADE the animals
   Gn01-27 CREATED       God CREATED Adam and Eve
   {END OF LIST}

   So we clearly see that the usual words used for CREATION are
   either >MADE< or >LET THERE BE<. Only by 2 items--by the
   creation of MAN and the SEA MONSTERS--do we find the word
   >CREATE<. Apparently these creations were special

   ADAM is the pinacle of creation so we understand the word
   CREATE by Adam. Rashi similarly interprets the word CREATE
   by the SEA MONSTERS to refer to something spiritual
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   God created the LEVIATHAN which God will slaughter in the
   future world for the meal of the righteous
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   Although this Rashi appears quite wild nevertheless..
   --The word CREATE denotes something spiritual
   --The phrase THE MONSTERS indicates THE BEST KNOWN-LEVIATHAN
   --OTHER VERSES clearly indicate that the LEVITHAN will be
     slaughtered in the next world for the righteous.
   Thus RASHI-IS-SIMPLE.


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