[Avodah] BO "My Sin Is Not A Perfume"

[Richard Wolberg]

Take a look in chapter 10, p'sukim 16 and 17.  After the utter  
devastation of the locust, Par'o quickly summons Moshe and Aharon and  
announces to them that he has sinned against God... and them. "I have  
sinned" is CHATA'TI, with the accent is Mil'eil: cha-TA-ti. Note also  
that the TET does not have a DAGESH in it. In the next pasuk, Par'o  
asks that his sin be forgiven... "My sin" is also CHATATI'. Looks the  
same, except that the accent is MILRA', on the last syllable. cha-ta- 
TI. And the TET has a DAGESH. In Ashkenazic pronunciation, as you well  
know, the words also sound a bit different, because one has a KAMATZ  
under the CHET and the other one has a PATACH under the CHET.  
CHAWTAWSI (I have sinned) and CHATAWSI (my sin). The accents are still  
MIL'EIL and MILRA' respectively.                               ri

A devout clergyman was asked by one of his parishioners to explain the  
doctrine of election. His reply was: "You know what an election is  
when we elect the president or the governor. In the Kingdom of God  
there is always an election going on. Only three votes are cast. The  
Lord always votes for you. The devil always votes against you. And YOU  
have the deciding  
vote.                                                             
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