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    7. RASHI METHOD: FORMATTING
    BRIEF EXPLANATION:Inferences from Biblical formatting: --bold,italics, and paragraph structure.
    • Use of repetition to indicate formatting effects: bold,italics,...;
    • use of repeated keywords to indicate a bullet effect;
    • rules governing use and interpretation of climactic sequence;
    • rules governing paragraph development and discourse
    This examples applies to Rashis Gn26-28a
    URL Reference: (c) http://www.Rashiyomi.com/gn47-02a.htm
    Brief Summary: We see God is with you [and your parents and your whole family].

We have explained in our article Biblical Formatting located on the world wide web at http://www.Rashiyomi.com/biblicalformatting.pdf, that the Biblical Author indicated unspecified emphasis by using repetition.

That is, if a modern author wanted to get a point across using bold, italics, underlhine - an indication of unspecified emphasis - then the Biblical Author would instead use repetition Today's verse illustrates this principle.

Verse Gn26-28a discussing the desire of Avimelech to make a treaty with Isaac since God was with him states And they said: 'We see see that HaShem was with thee; and we said: Let there now be an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee; Rashi commenting on the unspecified emphasis indicated by the repeated words see see states: We have seen that God is with your whole family. That is, the perception was Divine grace on the family not on one individual.

Advanced Rashi: For further examples of regarding Biblical styles such as repetition as parallel to modern styles such as bold, italics, underline, see my article Biblical Formatting located on the world wide web at http://www.RashiYomi.com/biblicalformatting.pdf. 


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