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VERSE: Nu05-21a
RASHIS COVERED: Nu05-21a Nu05-21b Nu05-21c Nu05-27c
Gn48-20a Gn26-04a Gn12-03a
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SUCCINCT SUMMARY ---------------- One of Rashis 10 main tasks is to explain grammar the same way a dictionary explains grammar. There are various aspects to grammar including verb conjugation, gender agreement, plurality agreement etc. In todays posting we focus on a brilliant discovery of the Malbim: The meaning of Hebrew words is not dependent only on 3 letter roots but rather is dependent on the combination of 3 letter roots with prepositions.That is, the meaning of a ROOT depends on the PREPOSITION following it. In this posting we review the meaning of the root beth-resh-caph (To Bless). When - This root is followed by no preposition it means TO BLESS. - But when this root is followed by the preposition IN (BLESSED IN YOU) it means a BLESSING STANDARD. Thus the famous blessing of Jacob in Gn48-20 ------------------------------------ JEWS WILL BLESS IN EPHRAIM/MENASEH ------------------------------------ means that ---------------------------------------------- when Jews bless their children they say MAY YOU BECOME AS BLESSED AS EPHRAIM/MENASHEH ---------------------------------------------- This interpretation is explicitly stated in the verse! EXAMPLE Gn48-20a (Explicit usage) --------------------------------- The Jews will BLESS IN YOU: May God make you like Ephraim and Menasheh EXAMPLE Gn12-03a ---------------- (God to Abraham) IN YOU (that is BY YOU) will people BLESS (That is they will say may you become like Abraham) EXAMPLE Gn26-04a ---------------- (God to Isaac) IN YOUR DESCENDANTS will people bless (May you become like the Jews) EXAMPLE Nu05-21a Nu05-21b,Nu05-21c ---------------------------------- (Priest to adulteress-suspect) People will CURSE/SWEAR IN YOU (that is, people will say MAY YOU BECOME LIKE SO AND SO THE ADULTERESS) Hence this oath which the priest administers to the suspected adulteress is called the CURSE OATH EXAMPLE Nu05-27c ---------------- Nu05-27 states --------------------------------------- If the women did sin then her belly swells and her thigh falls and the women WILL BE A CURSE IN HER NATION --------------------------------------- Rashi comments on the capped phrase BE A CURSE IN HER NATION -------------------------------------------------- This means, as I have explained above, that people will use the women as a CURSE STANDARD eg If someone loses his temper he will curse by saying - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - May you become like so and so the adulteress - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -------------------------------------------------- LIST901m below summarizes the above Rashis. | ||
| ITEM | DETAIL | |
| RASHI RULE CLASS: | GRAMMARr | |
| RASHI SUBRULE CLASS | ROOT+PREPOSITION | |
| RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE | #9 | |
| SEE BELOW | LIST901m | |
| List of verses with | Blessed IN YOU=may you be like so&so | |
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List of verses with Blessed IN YOU=may you be like so&so | ||
| VERSE | TEXT OF VERSE with phrase BLESSED IN YOU*1 | |
| Gn48-20a | BY YOU will people bless--(They-ll say)Become like them | |
| Ps72-17 | His name will be forever;in blazing light; BLESS BY HIM | |
| Jr04-02 | nations will BLESS BY YOU; BY YOU BE PRAISED | |
| Is65-18 | Your name(ie the wicked)will be used when My chosen swear | |
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| Gn12-03a | (Abraham) All nations will be BLESSED BY YOU(be like him) | |
| Gn18-18 | (Abraham) All nations will be BLESSED BY you | |
| Gn26-04a | (Isaac) All nations will be BLESSED BY your descendants | |
| Gn28-14 | (Jacob) All nations will be BLESSED BY you | |
| Nu05-21b | (Adulteress-punished) People will CURSE BY you*2 | |
| Nu05-21c | (Adulteress-exempted) People will SWEAR BY you*2 | |
| Nu05-27c | (Adulteress-punished) Woman becomes CURSE IN NATION*2 | |
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*1 In the top 4 verses the identification of ----------------- BLESSED IN YOU ----------------- with ------------------------------------------------ People will say MAY YOU BE AS BLESSED AS SO & SO ------------------------------------------------ is explicit. This identification is then transferred to the bottom 6 verses That is we identify the verse blessing: NATIONS WILL BE BLESSED IN THE JEWS with the idea that people will say MAY YOU BE AS BLESSED AS Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. *2 So if the adulteress is convicted by the ceremony (and punished) then she becomes a symbol. When people want to curse they say MAY YOU BECOME LIKE SO & SO THE ADULTERESS*10 On the other hand if the woman is EXEMPTED by the ceremony (and instead of being punished gives birth to children) people swear by her....e.g. MAY YOU BE JUDGED LIKE SO AND SO THE ADULTERESS*10 | ||
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*10 Hence the bible calls the oath administered to the adulteress THE CURSE OATH since thru this oath the women becomes a STANDARD for curses (..that is people curse saying: MAY YOU BECOME LIKE SO AND SO) | ||