1. RASHI METHOD: REFERENCES BRIEF EXPLANATION: Commentary on a verse is provided thru a cross-reference to another verse. The cross references can either provide (1a) further details, (1b) confirm citations, or (1c) clarify word meaning. This examples applies to Rashis Dt27-24a URL Reference: (c) http://www.Rashiyomi.com/rule1307.htm Brief Summary: The phrase SMITING SOMEONE STEATHILY (Dt27-24a) refers to the SLANDER eg of DOEG killing the city of priests (1S22-06:19)

Verse Dt27-24a discussing the curse for steathily smiting someone states Cursed be he who strikes his neighbor steathily And all the people shall say, Amen Rashi notes that the underlined words, strikes his neighbor steathily references verses 1S22-06:19 discussing the extermination of Nov, the city of Priests through slander. Hence the Rashi comment The phrase smiting one's neighbor steathily Dt27-24a refers to slander since slander results in murder and is done steathily. A classic example of steathily done slander resulting in murder is the destruction of an entire city of priests by Doeg's slander 1S22-06:19.

Text of Target Verse Dt27-24a	Text of Reference Verse 1S22-06:19
Cursed be he who strikes his neighbor steathily And all the people shall say, Amen	When Saul heard that David had been discovered, and the men who were with him,.... Then Saul said to his servants who stood around him, Hear now, you Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, .... Then answered Doeg the Edomite, who was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub. And he inquired of the Lord for him, and gave him provisions, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine. ...... And Nob, the city of the priests, he struck with the edge of the sword, both men and women, children and babies, and oxen, and asses, and sheep, with the edge of the sword.
Rashi comments: The phrase smiting one's neighbor steathily Dt27-24a refers to slander since slander results in murder and is done steathily. A classic example of steathily done slander resulting in murder is the destruction of an entire city of priests by Doeg's slander 1S22-06:19..

Advanced Rashi: Rashi does not explicitly bring the case of Doeg, though Doeg is the classic example of slander. Rashi also presents a second comment correlating the 11 curses with the 11 tribes that did not receive a blessing. This second comment requires use of the database method and will be done in a separate issue.