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      3. RASHI METHOD: GRAMMAR
      BRIEF EXPLANATION: Rashi explains verses using grammar principles, that is, rules which relate reproducable word form to word meaning. Grammatical rules neatly fall into 3 categories
      • (a) the rules governing conjugation of individual words,Biblical roots,
      • (b) the rules governing collections of words,clauses, sentences
      • (c) miscellaneous grammatical, or form-meaning, rules.
      This examples applies to Rashis Nu22-02a
      URL Reference: (c) http://www.Rashiyomi.com/w33n2.htm
      Brief Summary: BECAUSE of the defeat of these two kings, Balak was very afaid.

Verse Nu21-32:35 describing the conquest by Israel of the Emori and Og states And Moses sent to spy out Jazer, and they took the towns thereof, and drove out the Amorites that were there. And they turned and went up by the way of Bashan; and Og the king of Bashan went out against them, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei. And HaShem said unto Moses: 'Fear him not; for I have delivered him into thy hand, and all his people, and his land; and thou shalt do to him as thou didst unto Sihon king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon.' So they smote him, and his sons, and all his people, until there was none left him remaining; and they possessed his land. Verse Nu22-02:03 describing the fear that Balak, King of Moab, had states And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites. And Moab was sore afraid of the people, because they were many; and Moab was overcome with dread because of the children of Israel.

Rashi connects these 2 verse citations using the consecutive paragraph connection method of causality. We summarize the Rashi comment below by interpolating the connective word because.

Rashi paraphrased states: [BECAUSE] of the defeat of these two kings (Nu21-32:35), Balak was very afaid (Nu22-02:03). 


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