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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 Ex14-05a
      URL Reference: (c) http://www.Rashiyomi.com/w35n5.htm
      Brief Summary: Jews were given 3 days leave. On 4th they didn't return and spies informed. Egypt took 3 days to pursue them, drowning on the 7th day.

Traditionally the Song of the Red Sea was sung on the 7th day after departure from Egypt. The spreadsheet below outlines the verse sources and assumptions justifying this.

Justifying Verse Event Date of Occurrence Duration
Nu33-03 Jews leave Egypt Day 1 of Passover Immediate
Ex08-23 Expected time for Jews to begin to return to Egypt Beginning of Day 4 of Passover*1 3 Days of absence from Egypt
Ex12-38 Egyptian Spies return - tell Pharoh Jews are not returning Day 4 of Passover*2 1 day *3
Ex14-08 Egyptians begin pursuing Jews Beginning of Day 5 of Passover 2-3 days
Ex14-30, Ex15-01, Ex14-24 Egyptians drown in sea; Jews Sing to God*4 Morning*5 of day 7 of Passover 1 Day

    The following notes supplement the above table.
  1. It took Jews 3 days to get to the place where they would serve God. This was their original request.
  2. So Pharoh's spies couldn't find out he was double-crossed till the 4th day. It would take a day for them to return and report.
  3. The table assumes that individual spies could travel at triple the speed of an entire nation with children (3 days of travel, 1 day to report back)
  4. The Jews immediately broke out into song when the Egyptians drowned.
  5. Similarly the table assumes that an army could overtake at roughly triple the speed at which the nation with children was moving (So on days 5,6, Pharoh traversed what the Jews traversed in days 1,2,3,4,5,6,). They overtook the Jews in the morning of the 7th. 


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