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      9. RASHI METHOD: NonVerse
      BRIEF EXPLANATION: The common denominator of the 3 submethods of the NonVerse method is that inferences are made from non textual material. The 3 submethods are as follows:
      • Spreadsheet: Rashi makes inferences of a numerical nature that can be summarized in a traditional spreadsheet
      • Geometric: Rashi clarifies a Biblical text using descriptions of geometric diagrams
      • Fill-ins: Rashi supplies either real-world background material or indicates real-world inferences from a verse. The emphasis here is on the real-world, non-textual nature of the material.
      This examples applies to Rashis Ex12-04a
      URL Reference: (c) http://www.Rashiyomi.com/w33n7.htm
      Brief Summary: Initially the number of families participating in a single pascal lamb should be sufficient to consume it(Add people if necessary)

Verse Ex12-04a discussing the requirements of the pascal lamb states and if the household is too little for a lamb, then shall he and his neighbour next unto his house take one according to the number of the souls; according to every man's eating ye shall make your count for the lamb.

Rashi clarifies the numerical meaning of the underlined words if the household is too little for a lamb. Suppose a particular lamb can feed 25 people but a family, say family A, only has 10 people. Then the family / household is too little for the lamb. In such a case family A should invite family B, which say also has 10 people. In this case the 20 people in family A and B are still too little for the lamb. In this case they should invite family C who may also have 10 people.

Rashi in a somewhat beautiful afterthought adds to his explanation. Rashi was well aware that the phraselogy if the household is too little for a lamb does not occur elsewhere in the Bible. Consequently Rashi cannot just attach a meaning to this phrase without further justification. ###### that family A invite family B and C.

Many people overlook this aspect of Rashi. Rashi was not milking meaning from an obscrure phrase. Rather the opposite; Rashi inferred the invitation requirement from Ex12-10, - the prohibition of leftover Pascal meat - and applied, not derived, this requirement to interpret Ex12-04.

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Not so! If Rashi says it, it is pure logic. Here is the simple and straightforward interpretation of Rashi using all three components of the Rashi comments mentioned above: ###### ######

The above approach to Rashi is fundamental and may be found in my article Biblical Formatting alluded to above.


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