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VERSE: Ex19-21c

VERSE: Nu13-22a Ex19-21c Lv01-02h Ex19-02a Ex18-16c

=================== Ex18-16c ===============================

SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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One of Rashis 5 main tasks is to explain Grammar the same
way Grammar textbooks explain grammar. We call this the
Rashi rule of GRAMMAR.

Rashi had a variety of vehicles to explain grammar.
In todays posting we examine sentences with mixed
plurality. Such mixed plurality can either connote
a) a group acting as a whole
b) some actions being done only by individuals of group
We call this the Rashi rule of PLURAL-SINGULAR.


EXAMPLE- PLURAL SINGULAR
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The Biblical text at Ex18-16c states
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If THEY fight but HE-ONE LITIGANT-comes to sue
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Rashi comments
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The person losing usually sues
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EXAMPLE-The Biblical text at Nu13-22a states
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THEY, the spies went to Israel, ...HE[Caleb]
went to Chevron
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Rashi comments
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Only Caleb went to Chevron...he went to pray
to be saved from being drawn in to the spies
lies (that God couldnt help the Jews conquer
Israel)
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See LIST003c where we analyze this whole chapter
We also show how we know that the one person was
Caleb and how we know that he went to Chevron to pray

EXAMPLE-The Biblical text at Ex19-02a states
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They [the Jews] journeyed from Refidim ...HE[the
Jewish people] camped at Sinai to receive the Torah
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Rashi comments
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They, the Jews, camped in UNITY [they all wanted
to receive the Torah]
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EXAMPLE-The Biblical text at Lv01-02h states
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If a person want to offer a sacrifice ...then
THEY must offer it from...
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Rashi on the HE-THEY contrast comments
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A partnership can offer a sacrifice also
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Here the plural partnership functions as a
unified whole.

EXAMPLE-The Biblical text at Ex19-21c states
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Moses, warn them not to go up to the mountain
while the Torah is being received---because
if they break out that HE will fall
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Rashi commenting on the HE-THEY contrast states
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Even if they break out and come up as a group
(under a leader) I will still punish the whole
group
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LIST070b below summarizes these examples
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ITEM                     DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS:        GRAMMARr
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS      PLURAL-SINGULAR
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #9
SEE BELOW                LIST070b
List of verses           With mixed plurality
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==================== LIST070b =========================
List of verses           With mixed plurality
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SINGULAR     PLURAL Verb    Why Singular Plral VERSE
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he comes*1   they dispute   2 fight;one sues   Ex18-16c
he came*1    they spied     Only Caleb prayed  Nu13-22a
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he camped*2  they journeyed came as group      Ex19-02a
he offers*2  they offer     partnership offer  Lv01-02h
he-ll fall*2 they will go   fall as group      Ex19-21c

NOTES
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*1 In these verses the MIXED PLURALITY connotes that
   a person separated from the group and did the
   action on his own.

   So:  IF TWO FIGHT BUT ONE OF THEM SUES
   OR: THE SPIES WENT DOWN TO ISRAEL BUT [only]HE(Caleb)
       went down to pray at Chevron (See LIST003c for
       further details of analysis)

*2 In these verses the MIXED PLURALITY connotes
   a group acting as a whole. For example
   - they journeyed and HE (the nation) camped united
   - if they will break away from the crowd then
     HE (the group acting as a herd) will die (Even
     though they acted as a group)
   - If HE offers a sacrifice then THEY [a partnership]
     should offer it from...
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