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| + | <li>The words attributed to Pharaoh in verse 3 are stated in parallelistic form:  נְבֻכִ֥ים הֵ֖ם בָּאָ֑רֶץ / סָגַ֥ר עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם הַמִּדְבָּֽר.  In his commentary on the Torah, Robert Alter suggests that this highlights Paroh’s “regal confidence” in his ability to capture the escaped Israelites.</li> | ||
| + | <li>Verse 9, which describes Mitzrayim’s apparently successful pursuit of the Israelites, is also formulated with parallel structure, also conveying a sense of confidence and majesty, which will shortly be upended:</li> | ||
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| + | <li>וַיִּרְדְּפ֨וּ מִצְרַ֜יִם אַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ם / וַיַּשִּׂ֤יגוּ אוֹתָם֙ חֹנִ֣ים עַל־הַיָּ֔ם</li> | ||
| + | <li>כׇּל־סוּס֙ רֶ֣כֶב פַּרְעֹ֔ה / וּפָרָשָׁ֖יו וְחֵיל֑וֹ</li> | ||
| + | <li>עַל־פִּי֙ הַֽחִירֹ֔ת / לִפְנֵ֖י בַּ֥עַל צְפֹֽן</li> | ||
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| + | For more information about the nature of Biblical parallelism, see Dr. Mayer I. Gruber’s article <a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/20689374?read-now=1&seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents">The Meaning of Biblical Parallelism: A Biblical Perspective</a> and Dr. Adele Berlin’s <a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/23503350?searchText=&searchUri=&ab_segments=&searchKey=&refreqid=fastly-default%3A597a674cac61fd731f453302a133d0b9">Grammatical Aspects of Biblical Parallelism</a>.<fn>See also Dr. Robert Alter’s <i>The Art of Biblical Poetry</i> pp. 3-61, Dr. Adele Berlin’s <i>The Dynamics of Biblical Parallelism</i>, and Dr. James Kugel’s <i>The Idea of Biblical Poetry: Parallelism and Its History</i>.</fn> | ||
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Version as of 01:54, 11 December 2023
Literary Devices – Shemot 14
Structure
Parallels and Contrasts
Key Words
Character Titles
Parallelism
Examples
- The words attributed to Pharaoh in verse 3 are stated in parallelistic form: נְבֻכִ֥ים הֵ֖ם בָּאָ֑רֶץ / סָגַ֥ר עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם הַמִּדְבָּֽר. In his commentary on the Torah, Robert Alter suggests that this highlights Paroh’s “regal confidence” in his ability to capture the escaped Israelites.
- Verse 9, which describes Mitzrayim’s apparently successful pursuit of the Israelites, is also formulated with parallel structure, also conveying a sense of confidence and majesty, which will shortly be upended:
- וַיִּרְדְּפ֨וּ מִצְרַ֜יִם אַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ם / וַיַּשִּׂ֤יגוּ אוֹתָם֙ חֹנִ֣ים עַל־הַיָּ֔ם
- כׇּל־סוּס֙ רֶ֣כֶב פַּרְעֹ֔ה / וּפָרָשָׁ֖יו וְחֵיל֑וֹ
- עַל־פִּי֙ הַֽחִירֹ֔ת / לִפְנֵ֖י בַּ֥עַל צְפֹֽן
