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Examples Part Two Types Verse Extraneous Information When Kenan had lived 70 years, he begot Mahalalel. After the birth of Mahalalel, Kenan lived 840 years and begot sons and aughters. All the days of Kenan came to 910 years; then he died. (Gen. 5:12-14)   Number/Theme Word Cain said to his brother...Cain set upon his brother... Where is your brother, Abel?... Am I my brother's keeper....Your brother's blood...   Metaphor You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, how I bore you on eagle's wings and brought you to me. (Ex.1 19:4)   Ambiguity The king of Egypt spoke to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shifrah and the other Puah...(Ex. 1:15)   Juxtaposition [Nadav and Avihu bring 'alien fire' and die 'before' God....(the text continues)] ...And so do not go outside the entrance of the Tent of Meeting, lest you die, for the Adonai's annointing oil is upon you. And they did as Moses had bidden. And Adonai spoke to Aaron saying, 'Drink no wine or other intoxicant, you or your sons, when you enter the Tent of Meeting, that you may not die..." (Lev. 10:1-9)   Out of Order On the first day of the second month, in the second year following the exodus from the land of Egypt, Adonai spoke to Moses ....(Num.1:1) Adonai spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, on the first new moon of the second year following the exodus from the land of Egypt...(Num. 9:1)   Moral Problem And Moses looked this way and that, and seeing no one, he struck down the Egyptian and buried him in the sand. (Ex. 2: 12)