LIST071b
(C) Dr Hendel, Jan-04
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Lists of verses with NOUN-ADJ orders-e.g. brothers 10
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VERSE
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ORDER
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Meaning of 10
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TEXT OF VERSE
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Gn45-23a
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Adj-Noun
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Simple sentence
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He sent 10 mules*1
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Lv27-07
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Adj-Noun
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Simple sentence
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females: pay 10 talents*1
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Nu11-32
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Adj-Noun
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Simple sentence
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...gathered 10 units*1
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Ju06-27
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Adj-Noun
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Simple sentence
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Gidon took 10 men*1
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Ju20-10
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Adj-Noun
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Simple sentence
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we will take 10 men per 100
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1S25-08
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Adj-Noun
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Simple sentence
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David sent 10 lads*1
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2S18-11
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Adj-Noun
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Simple sentence
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I should give you 10 coins
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1K14-03
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Adj-Noun
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Simple sentence
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take 10 loaves of bread
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Gn24-10
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Adj-Noun
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Simple sentence
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He took 10 camels
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Gn32-16
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Noun-Adj
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List*2
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Jacob sent animals: Cows:10
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Ex27-12
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Noun-Adj
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List*2
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The measurements: pillars:10
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Jo17-05
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Noun-Adj
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distinct,unique
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Menashes lot was portions 10
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Gn42-03a
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Noun-Adj
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distinct,unique
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Brothers 10 went down*3
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Da01-10
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Noun-Adj
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distinct,unique
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He tested them days 10*3
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2C04-08
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Noun-Adj
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distinct,unique
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He made tables 10*3
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COMMENTS
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*1 In a simple sentence
- the order is Adj-noun (e.g. 10 objects)
- the meaning is 10 similar objects
*2 In a list numbers come after the nouns. The full text
had several more items. e.g. Gn32-14:16 states
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Jacob sent to his brother:
FeMale goats 200
Male goats 20
FeMale Rams 200
Male Rams 20....
Female Cows 40
Male Cows 10...
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So the NOUN-ADJ order indicates presence of a list
*3 The Noun-Adj order in an ordinary non-list sentence
indicates uniqueness and non-similarity
EXAMPLE: He tested them on days 10
MEANS: He tested them on 10 distinct(non-consecutive) days
EXAMPLE:Menashes lot was portions 10
MEANS: Menashe had 10 distinct (not connected portions)
EXAMPLE(Gn42-03a): The brothers 10 went down
MEANS: They went down in 10 distinct paths (Rashi: Gn42-03a)
See *10 for further details
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LONGER FOOTNOTES
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*10 It is common to use a political approach---we READ INTO
the story that the brothers tried to be inconspicuous
but Joseph caught them. We then attribute political motives
But the approach on Rashi is Simple is GRAMMATICAL.
Rashi infers the distinctness of 10 paths from the
NOUN-Adj order which denotes uniqueness and distinctness
After deriving this from grammar we are entitled to
infer philosophical ideas
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