Why are words REPEATED REPEATED:#9 of 14
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OVERVIEW:
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This module deals with Rashis which comment on verses with
>REPEATED WORDS<. The basic technique for >REPEATED WORDS<
was succinctly formulated by the MALBIM
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When a word is >REPEATED< unnecessarily then the
sentence with that word refers to >NON-STANDARD NUANCES<
The examples will illustrate how this is implemented
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TODAYS UNIT
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Just as I was about to write the Grand Summary I realized
I had left out about a dozen Rashis on REPETITION. Todays
unit deals with
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>REPETITION< is a style of endearment. When something
is close to you you >REPEAT< it or review it frequently.
This is most clearly stated in Song-of-Songs-Rabbah on
Songs 4:1 >You are BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL baby<; the
>REPETITION< that lovers use indicates a sense of closeness
(NOTE: >endearment< is consistent with our original explanation
of >repetition< as indicating >non-standard nuances< since
>endearment< is something special and >non-standard<
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REFERENCE:
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EXAMPLE 16: Gn22-11a
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BACKGROUND
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The Bible is discussing how Abraham was following Gods orders
to sacrifice his son--the so called test of the Isaac
THE VERSE
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Gn22-11 >And God called to Abraham & said ABRAHAM ABRAHAM<
RASHI
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The >REPEATED WORD< >ABRAHAM ABRAHAM< is a style of endearment.
People who are close to one another will sometimes repeat names
when addressing each other. (By contrast when being formal
people are usually terse).
EXAMPLE 17: Gn46-02a
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BACKGROUND
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The Bible is discussing how Jacob was leaving Israel and
going down to Egypt.
THE VERSE
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Gn46-02 >And God called to Jacob & said JACOB JACOB<
RASHI
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The >REPEATED WORD< >JACOB JACOB< is a style of endearment.
People who are close to one another will sometimes repeat names
when addressing each other. (By contrast when being formal
people are usually terse).
EXAMPLE 18: Ex01-01a
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THE VERSE
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The first paragraph of Ex01 lists the 12 tribes, the
descendants of Jacob, that came down to Egypt.
THE REPETITION
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But these 12 tribes are also discussed in Gn46-08:27 and
in more detail
RASHI
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The >REPETITION< of the tribes is a style of endearment.
When something is close to you you >REPEAT< it or review it
frequently.
EXAMPLE 19: Nu08-19a
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THE VERSE
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& I have given the Levites, given to Aaron and his son,
from >THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL< to perform the temple service
of >THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL< in the Temple and to atone on
>THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL< and >THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL< will
not have any punishment when >THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL< come
near to the temple
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THE REPETITION
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The phrase >THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL< is repeated 5 times in this
verse (It could have used pronouns eg >When THEY come near the
temple<). The >REPETITION< is a style of endearment. When
something is close to you you >REPEAT< it or review it
frequently.
COMMENT
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Rashi also adds the following >The phrase is repeated exactly
5 times corresponding to the 5 books of the Bible which the
Jews kept and received<
But our approach to such Rashis is the following:
* Rashi >was< explaining >why< the Jews were dear to God
They were dear to God because they followed the Torah
* Rashi >was not< explaining why the phrase was repeated
5 times. Rather the >FIVENESS< of repetition and the
>FIVENESS< of the books of the BIble is just a clever
coincidence to help remember the grammatical point that
>REPETITION< is a vehicle to show endearment.
We have explained other Rashis using numerical coincidences
the same way.
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