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VERSE: Nu05-21a

RASHIS COVERED: Nu05-21a Nu05-21b Nu05-21c Nu05-27c
                Gn48-20a Gn26-04a Gn12-03a

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SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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One of Rashis 10 main tasks is to explain grammar the same way
a dictionary explains grammar.  There are various aspects to
grammar including verb conjugation, gender agreement, plurality
agreement etc. In todays posting we focus on a brilliant
discovery of the Malbim: The meaning of Hebrew words is not
dependent only on 3 letter roots but rather is dependent on
the combination of 3 letter roots with prepositions.That is,
the meaning of a ROOT depends on the PREPOSITION following it.

In this posting we review the meaning of the root
beth-resh-caph (To Bless). When
- This root is followed by no preposition it means
  TO BLESS.
- But when this root is followed by the preposition IN
 (BLESSED IN YOU) it means a BLESSING STANDARD.

Thus the famous blessing of Jacob in Gn48-20
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JEWS WILL  BLESS IN EPHRAIM/MENASEH
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means that
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when Jews bless their children they say
MAY YOU BECOME AS BLESSED AS EPHRAIM/MENASHEH
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This interpretation is explicitly stated in the verse!

EXAMPLE Gn48-20a (Explicit usage)
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The Jews will BLESS IN YOU: May God make you like Ephraim
and Menasheh

EXAMPLE Gn12-03a
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(God to Abraham) IN YOU (that is BY YOU) will people BLESS
(That is they will say may you become like Abraham)

EXAMPLE Gn26-04a
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(God to Isaac) IN YOUR DESCENDANTS will people bless
(May you become like the Jews)

EXAMPLE Nu05-21a Nu05-21b,Nu05-21c
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(Priest to adulteress-suspect) People will CURSE/SWEAR IN YOU
(that is, people will say MAY YOU BECOME LIKE SO AND SO THE
ADULTERESS) Hence this oath which the priest administers to
the suspected adulteress is called the CURSE OATH

EXAMPLE Nu05-27c
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Nu05-27 states
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If the women did sin then her belly swells and her thigh
falls and the women WILL BE A CURSE IN HER NATION
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Rashi comments on the capped phrase BE A CURSE IN HER NATION
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This means, as I have explained above, that
people will use the women as a CURSE STANDARD
eg If someone loses his temper he will curse by saying
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
May you become like so and so the adulteress
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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LIST901m below summarizes the above Rashis.
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ITEM                     DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS:        GRAMMARr
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS      ROOT+PREPOSITION
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #9
SEE BELOW                LIST901m
List of verses with      Blessed IN YOU=may you be like so&so
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========================= LIST901m ===============================
List of verses with      Blessed IN YOU=may you be like so&so
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VERSE    TEXT OF VERSE with phrase BLESSED IN YOU*1
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Gn48-20a BY YOU will people bless--(They-ll say)Become like them
Ps72-17  His name will be forever;in blazing light; BLESS BY HIM
Jr04-02  nations will BLESS BY YOU; BY YOU BE PRAISED
Is65-18  Your name(ie the wicked)will be used when My chosen swear
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Gn12-03a (Abraham) All nations will be BLESSED BY YOU(be like him)
Gn18-18  (Abraham) All nations will be BLESSED BY you
Gn26-04a (Isaac) All nations will be BLESSED BY your descendants
Gn28-14  (Jacob) All nations will be BLESSED BY you
Nu05-21b (Adulteress-punished) People will CURSE BY you*2
Nu05-21c (Adulteress-exempted) People will SWEAR BY you*2
Nu05-27c (Adulteress-punished) Woman becomes CURSE IN NATION*2

NOTES
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*1 In the top 4 verses the identification of
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   BLESSED IN YOU
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   with
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   People will say MAY YOU BE AS BLESSED AS SO & SO
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   is explicit.

   This identification is then transferred to the bottom 6 verses
   That is we identify the verse blessing: NATIONS WILL BE BLESSED
   IN THE JEWS with the idea that people will say MAY YOU BE AS
   BLESSED AS Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

*2 So if the adulteress is convicted by the ceremony (and
   punished) then she becomes a symbol. When people want to
   curse they say MAY YOU BECOME LIKE SO & SO THE ADULTERESS*10

   On the other hand if the woman is EXEMPTED by the
   ceremony (and instead of being punished gives birth to
   children) people swear by her....e.g. MAY YOU BE JUDGED
   LIKE SO AND SO THE ADULTERESS*10

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*10 Hence the bible calls the oath administered to the
    adulteress THE CURSE OATH since thru this oath
    the women becomes a STANDARD for curses (..that is
    people curse saying: MAY YOU BECOME LIKE SO AND SO)
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