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VERSE: Gn50-15b

RASHIS COVERED: Gn50-15b Gn30-34b Gn17-18a Gn23-13a Nu14-02a

========================== Gn50-15b =======================

SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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One of Rashis 5 main goals is the clarification of meaning
the same way the dictionary clarifies meaning. Rashi will
frequently comment on special connective words such as IF,
BECAUSE, PERHAPS.

EXAMPLE
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Rashi cites two words: LOO and OOLAI. Rashi shows, by
citing verses, that each of these words has 3 meanings
- IF
- PERHAPS eg perhaps the woman will not marry Isaac
- IF ONLY eg if only Ishmael will live before you
(Here, IF ONLY, functions as an interjection expressing
a wish)
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ITEM                     DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS:        GRAMMARr
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS      SPECIAL WORDS
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #7
SEE BELOW                LIST005i
List of verses with      Loo and OOLAY (means IF,PERHAPS,IF ONLY)
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======================== LIST005i ================================
List*10 of verses with Loo and OOLAY(means IF,PERHAPS*1,IF ONLY*2)
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WORD  MEANING  VERSE    TEXT OF VERSE
===== ======== ======== ==========================================
OOLAI IF ONLY  Jr06-03  IF ONLY they listen and repent
OOLAI IF ONLY  Jr21-02  IF ONLY God will hear and save us
----- ------   ------   -----------------------------------------
OOLAI PERHAPS  Gn27-12  PERHAPS Isaac will test me and discover it
OOLAI PERHAPS  Gn24-05  PERHAPS the women wont marry Isaac
----  ------   ------   -----------------------------------------
OOLAI IF       Gn18-24  IF there are 50 righteous,wont you forgive
----  ------   ------   -----------------------------------------
LOO   IF ONLY  Gn30-34b IF ONLY your wages were what you ask
LOO   IF ONLY  Gn17-18a IF ONLY Ishmael will also live
LOO   IF ONLY  Gn23-13a IF ONLY you will hear me out
LOO   IF ONLY  Nu14-02  IF ONLY we had died in the wilderness
LOO   IF ONLY  Jo07-07  IF ONLY we had settled in TransJordan
--    ------   ------   -----------------------------------------
LOO   IF       Dt32-29  IF they were wise they would understand
LOO   IF       2S18-12  IF you gave me a $1000 I wouldnt do it
--    ------   ------   -----------------------------------------
LOO   PERHAPS  Gn50-15b PERHAPS Joseph will start hating us*3

NOTES
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*1 We could equally translate PERHAPS or MAYBE

*2 IF ONLY is an interjection denoting a WISH

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*10 This is one of those rare occasions where Rashi himself
    provides the LIST of verses. Note: Although Rashi comments
    on these words on 5 verses, nevertheless, he only gives
    the list and full explanation on Gn50-15b. Also noteworthy
    is the powerful ANALOGY method of Rashi--Rashi supports the
    thesis that LOO can mean IF, PERHAPS, IF ONLY by showing
    that OOLAI can also have these 3 meanings.
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