T:B'ro
T:(From Gen. 1:1 and 1:4)
P: Structure: A1 A1 --- A2 A2 --- B1 B1 --- B2 B2
C:Rabbi Carl Woolf
Q:1/4=50
K:Em
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|: .5 | "i" 1>1 34  5  45 | "VI" (6  ')   (4  ')4  | "III" 5>5  54   3   24 | "i"  (3 ' '  'a)  :|
w: | B'-  | ro  Sh'-  yit-  ba-  rei  E-  lo-  | Him  *  *  *  B'-  | ro  Sh'-  yit-  ba-  rei  E-  lo  | him  *  *  *  |
|: .6 | "v" 5>5  56  7  87 | "iv" (6  ')   (4 ')>4  | "III" 3>3  23   4 76 | "i"  (5 ' ' 'a)  :|
w: | B'-  | ro  Sh'-  yit-  ba-  rei  E-  lo-  | Him  *  *  *  B'-  | ro  Sh'-  yit-  ba-  rei  E-  lo  | him |
|: .5 | "i"  8  87 6  55 | "iv"  (6 ')5  4  44  | "VII" (7 ' ')    '6  | "III"  (5 ' ' 'a)  :|
w: | Va-  | yar  E-  lo-  him  Et  Ha-  | or  *  Ki  Tov  Et  Ha-  | or  *  *  Ki  *  | Tov  *  *  *  |
|: .5 | "iv" 4 45 6  54 | "III" (5 ')4  3 33   | "V7" (2 ')3  4  32  |  "i" (3 ' ' 'a) !D.C.! :|
w: | Va-  | yar  E-  lo-  him  Et  Ha-  | or  *  Ki  Tov  Et  Ha-  | or  *  *  *  Ki  *  | Tov  *  *  * |
W:
W:Ancient Greek apparently was written 'scriptio continu', that is with no
W:spaces between the words. Our Torahs do put spaces between words. But if
W:they did not, the first three words of Genesis could be parsed in a
W:mystical vein as: ברא שיתברא אלהים. Let's say we follow the traditional
W:reading of Elohim in the singular, while pointing the first word as
W:imperative: B'ro/create. This leads to a reading like: Create/manifest!
W:So that Divinity shall/can thus create/manifest Itself. Taking the word Et in one of
W:its standard though less common senses, the rest of Genesis 1:1 would
W:continue: '... together with Heaven and Earth', which nowadays suggests
W:the Divine holiness of eco-systems large and small, that is, holiness of 'everything'.
W:And then, connecting to verse 4: Everyone, every thing, can 'see the light',
W:can participate in, can nourish, the manifestation of Divinity in all things.