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    4. RASHI METHOD: ALIGNMENT
    BRIEF EXPLANATION: Aligning two almost identically worded verselets can suggest
    • (4a) 2 cases of the same incident or law
    • (4b) emphasis on the nuances of a case
    • (4c) use of broad vs literal usage of words
    This examples applies to Rashis Nu01-03a Nu03-15a
    URL Reference: (c) http://www.Rashiyomi.com/nu01-03a.htm
    Brief Summary: Count [Israelites | Levites] that are above [20 years | 1 month] old

    Note the underlined aligned differences in the following two verses, each of which discusses requirements of census:
    • Israelite:
      • from twenty years old and upward,
      • all that are able to go forth to war in Israel: ...
    • Levite:
      • Number the children of Levi by their fathers' houses, by their families;
      • every male from a month old and upward shalt thou number them.'
Israelite census has the requirement of counting 20+ year olds since they are eligible for military service. By contrast the Levite census has a requirement of counting 1+ month olds but no reason is given! Rashi fills-in this omission by supplying the missing aligned reason: A baby is not considered viable till it completes its first month. If it survives its first month it is reasonable to expect it to continue to live. Here Rashi complements the physical reason, given in the Israelite census, of eligible for military service with the physical reason, not given in the Levite census of Viable, expected to live. The cutoffs for military eligibility and viability are 20 years old and one month old respectively.


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