The 6 usages of the word >THE<:#2 of 35
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RULE
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The word >THE< can be used in 4 ways
--to refer to something that immediately follows
eg Dt04-32c >Has anyone heard THIS GREAT THING-that God
saved a nation enslaved in another nation with great miracles<
Thus the phrase >THIS 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:
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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 todays unit we bring verses where >THE< combined
with >THESE< refers to the contents of the following
verses.
REFERENCE:
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This module comes from the following digest in the
Rashi-is-Simple series
http://www.RashiYomi.Com/h9n14.htm
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EXAMPLES 1-5: (Examples 1-3 are repeated from yesterday)
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The following verses uses both >THE< and >THIS<
The verse speaks about >THIS THING< and refers to
what is mentioned in the next verse*1
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VERSE TEXT OF VERSE WITH >THE< & >THING< and FOLLOW UP VERSE
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EXAMPLE 1:
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Dt04-32c Has any one heard >THIS GREAT THING:<
That a nation should be saved by miracles
So the phrase >THIS GREAT THING< refers to the
saving of the nation by miracles.
EXAMPLE 2: Dt04-44a Dt04-45a
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DT04-44a >THIS is THE TORAH< that Moses placed before the Jews
>THESE are the STATUTES that God spoke in Egypt:<*2
I am the Lord thy God
So the phrase >THIS IS THE TORAH< refers to the
10 commandments (I am the Lord thy God) which
is stated afterwards
EXAMPLE 4:
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Dt31-19a Read >THIS SONG< To the Jewish people:
Harken, oh heavens and I will speak....
So the phrase >THIS SONG< refers to the Song-Vision
mentioned in Dt32
EXAMPLE 5:
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Dt01-01a These are >THE WORDS< that Moses spoke to Israel:
God made you plentiful..how can I endure your complaints
So the phrase >THE WORDS< refers to the rebukes
mentioned later in the chapter
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EXAMPLE 3:
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*1 We could also include Nu01-17a >And Moses took THESE PEOPLE<
The word >THESE PEOPLE< refers to the 12 Prince Heads
mentioned in Nu01-01:16
*2 Rashi also uses the rule of Rabbi Ishmael dealing with
contradictory verses, to explain Dt04-44:45
For Dt04-44 mentions the 10
commandments SAID BEFORE ENTRY INTO ISRAEL while Dt04-45
mentions the 10 commandments mentioned AT SINAI
Rashi resolves this contradiction according to the
well known tradition that the 10 commandments were
said twice--once in Sinai and once before entry in
Israel.
See http://www.RashiYomi.Com/ri-14.htm
for further discussion of Rabbi Ishmaels methods.
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