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VERSE: Gn41-12a

RASHIS COVERED: Gn41-12a Gn41-12b Gn41-12c Gn41-12d

========================== Gn41-12a ========================

SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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One of Rashis exciting tasks is to make broad database
inquiries, thereby exposing patterns in Biblical style.

EXAMPLE
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References are frequently made in Biblical literature--
e.g. ...and SO AND SO WAS THERE. A database search
shows that when someone is CONTRIBUTING to a situation
you REFERENCE him/her positively--with good attributes.
It is poor and insulting style to reference someone
negatively and ask for a favor.

We use this style rule to infer that the Master Baker
deliberately insulted Joseph(by calling him perjorative
items like SLAVE, YOUTH, NON-EGYPTIAN) in order to
sabotage his appointment as Royal dream interpreter.
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ITEM                     DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS         DATABASE
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS      DATABASE
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #27
SEE BELOW                LIST605j
List of verses where     Someone is REFERENCED(So & So was there)
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SEE BELOW                LIST605k
List of insults by       Master baker against Joseph
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========================= LIST605j =============================
List of verses where Someone is REFERENCED(So & So was there)*10
See LIST605k for further details.
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VERSE    THERE WAS THERE...  WHAT THE PERSON THERE DID
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2C28-09  a PROPHET FOR GOD*1 Told them not to take captives
2K04-08  DISTINGUISHED woman Provided hospitality for prophet
1S01-03  ELIs sons,PRIESTS   They served in Temple
Gn41-12a YOUNG HEBREW SLAVE  He helped us;understood dreams*1
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2S20-01  WICKED PERSON*1     Encouraged rebellion against king

NOTES
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*1 The first 3 references are people who did good and the
   reference is positive (PROPHET, DISTINGUISHED, PRIESTS...)

   The last reference is someone who did evil and the
   reference is negative (WICKED).

   Hence the NEGATIVE REFERENCES to Joseph in Gn41-12a
   show an aberration of style--the master baker did not
   praise him and tried to insult him. See LIST605k for
   further details.

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*10 The query was performed using a DAVKA CD ROM. All Biblical
    occurences of VAV-SHIN-MEM were checked.
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====================== LIST605k ===============================
List of insults by       Master baker against Joseph
See LIST605j for further details*2
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VERSE    TERM   ALTERNATIVE TERM VERSE-1  VERSE-2 VERSE-3
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Gn41-12b Youth  MAN*1            Gn39-14
Gn41-12d Slave  APPIONTED PERSON Gn39-04  Gn39-05 Gn39-22
Gn41-12c Hebrew Interpreter      Gn40-08

NOTES
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*1 The interpretation of this table should be clear.
   - In Gn41-12 Joseph is called A YOUTH
   - In Gn39-14 Joseph is called A MAN
   Thus we have competing attributes(YOUTH,MAN) by which to
   refer to Joseph. Clearly MAN is more laudable than YOUTH

   But what justifies seeing the less laudable YOUTH as a
   DELIBERATE insult?

   The answer lies in LIST605j---references to people from
   whom you want favors should have positive attributes.
   Therefore we are justified in seeing the negative attributes
   as DELIBERATE insults. The Master Baker tried to sabotage
   Josephs appointment as Royal dream interpreter.
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