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Professor Yonatan Grossman has pointed out that, in the beginning of the story of Avraham and Sarai in Egypt, the text employs the literary devices of anaphora and epiphora to emphasize the unexpected intrusion of Pharaoh into the story.&#160; In verses 14-15 not only do the Egyptian "see" Sarah, so does Paroh.&#160; In verse 15, the threefold repetition of Paroh again emphasizes how Avraham and Sarah are now in a much more precarious position than they had anticipated.
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<li><span style="color: #0000ff;"><b>ויִּרְאוּ</b></span> הַמִּצְרים אֶת הָאִשָּׁה כִּי יָפָה הִוא מְאֹד<b> / </b><span style="color: #0000ff;"><b>וַיִּרְאוּ</b></span> אֹתָהּ שָׂרֵי פַרְעֹה</li>
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<li>וַיִּרְאוּ אֹתָהּ שָׂרֵי <span style="color: #ff0000;"><b>פַרְעֹה </b><span style="color: #000000;">/</span></span> וַיְהַלְלוּ אֹתָהּ אֶל <b><span style="color: #ff0000;">פַּרְעֹה</span></b>&#160; / וַתֻּקַּח הָאִשָּׁה בֵּית <span style="color: #ff0000;"><b>פַּרְעֹה</b> </span>(Bereshit 12:15)</li>
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Version as of 22:55, 20 June 2023

Literary Devices – Bereshit 12

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Rhetorical Devices of Repetition Professor Yonatan Grossman has pointed out that, in the beginning of the story of Avraham and Sarai in Egypt, the text employs the literary devices of anaphora and epiphora to emphasize the unexpected intrusion of Pharaoh into the story.  In verses 14-15 not only do the Egyptian "see" Sarah, so does Paroh.  In verse 15, the threefold repetition of Paroh again emphasizes how Avraham and Sarah are now in a much more precarious position than they had anticipated.

Anaphora Anaphora refers to the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses:


  • ויִּרְאוּ הַמִּצְרים אֶת הָאִשָּׁה כִּי יָפָה הִוא מְאֹד / וַיִּרְאוּ אֹתָהּ שָׂרֵי פַרְעֹה

Epiphora

Epiphora refers to the repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses:

  • וַיִּרְאוּ אֹתָהּ שָׂרֵי פַרְעֹה / וַיְהַלְלוּ אֹתָהּ אֶל פַּרְעֹה  / וַתֻּקַּח הָאִשָּׁה בֵּית פַּרְעֹה (Bereshit 12:15)

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Key Words

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