The 6 usages of the word >THE<:#26 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<
--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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Today we bring examples where >THE< refers to
NAMES or PROPER NOUNS.
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
http://www.RashiYomi.Com/h9n20.htm (Up next week)
http://www.Rashiyomi.Com/h9n21.htm (Up next week)
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In the following verses >THE< refers to
NAMES of PROPER NOUNS
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EXAMPLE 62: Ex03-01b
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Ex03-01b And Moses came to THE MOUNT OF GOD
RASHI: THE mount of God=Mount Sinai
Rashis point is that by using >THE< we make the phrase
a proper noun. Hence, MOUNT OF GOD refers to the name
of a place. The obvious reference is Mount Sinai where
the Decalogue was given.
For a supplemental approach see
http://www.RashiYomi.Com/thegod-4.htm
EXAMPLE 63: Ex04-06a
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Ex04-06a & he was leprous as THE SNOW-WHITE LEPORS*4
RASHI:
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It does not say >He was Leprous AS snow<
Rather it says >He was Leprous as THE snow-white lepors<
The word >THE< refers to known Lepor sympatology.
Thus by using the word >THE< there is an emphasis that
Moses did not just LOOK leprous but rather WAS LEPROUS.
That is, he had all the symptoms (and causes) of Leprosy.
But it is well known that Leprosy is CAUSED by slander
(The Bible explicitly says that LEPROSY is not a sickness
but a Divine punishment for slander-- Dt24-08:09).
Hence Rashis conclusion:
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Moses had just said in Ex04-01
that THE JEWS WILL NOT BELIEVE ME--this was slanderous
and for this he was punished with SNOW-WHITE leprosy
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