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<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE="Monaco, Courier New"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14.0px'>> At the beginning of Shemoneh Essray, we praise Hashem for being a King <BR>
> Who "is" an "ozer" (One who helps us in our efforts, say, to escape <BR>
> harm), "u'Moshia" (One Who even saves us from harm without our input), <BR>
> and a "Magen" (One Who blocks the harm from even approaching us in the <BR>
> first place--so that sometimes we don't even know that there was harm <BR>
> coming....<BR>
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Alternatively, we call him "King, Helper, Redeemer and Protector", including<BR>
the word "Melekh" in a list of four nouns, rather than as a noun with three<BR>
adjectives.<BR>
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It too can fit the increasing sequence. The Melekh does what's best<BR>
overall. The Ozeir addresses my own personal interests, the Melekh only<BR>
would if that is part of the overall plan for everybody.<BR>
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Tir'u baTov!<BR>
-Micha<BR>
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It’s a great vort, but doesn’t fit the words as well, because then it should be “melech, v’ozer, umashiya, u’magayn”<BR>
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Since the “ozer” has no vav, it doesn’t sound like “melech” is part of the same grouping.<BR>
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Alexander Seinfeld<BR>
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