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VERSE: Dt31-21b

RASHIS COVERED: Dt31-21b Dt31-26b

======================== Dt31-21b ============================

SUCCINCT SUMMARY:
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One of Rashis 10 major goals is to illustrate (a) complex
geometric designs or (b) algebraic computations. This is
called the Rashi method of SPREADSHEETS, since
SPREADSHEETS are one method of clarifying a complex
relationship.  The SPREADSHEET method can also refer to
(c) any illustration of a verse that clarifies it.

EXAMPLE 1: Dt31-21b
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Dt31-21 states that God told Moses that
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When troubles befall the Jewish people
this poem will testify against them
BECAUSE IT WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN FROM THEM
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On the phrase
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BECAUSE IT WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN FROM THEM
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Rashi comments
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From this we infer that the Torah (which
contains the POEM OF REBUKE) will never
be forgotten from the Jewish people
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We classify this Rashi comment as a SPREADSHEET
because
- the phrase IT WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN has
  clear meaning
- Rashi's inference does not clarify the
  MEANING of the verse but rather presents
  an INFERENCE
Consequently we call this the SPREADSHEET method

EXAMPLE 2: Dt31-26b
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Dt31-26 states
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Write this Torah and place it on the SIDE
of the Ark of God
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Rashi based on the Talmud in Baba Bathra
14, gives various computations of the word
SIDE.
- (Explanation a) There was an ATTACHMENT
  ON THE SIDE OF THE ARK and they placed
  the Torah, Moses wrote, there

- (Explanation b) Rashi computes
- - - the total width of the ark box
- - - the width of the 2 Tablets with
      the 10 commandments which were there
- - - the width of the boards of the ark
- - - the width of the Torah
   Based on these computations Rashi/Talmud
   suggest how the Torah might have snugly
   fit INSIDE the ark on the SIDE.

   Since certain numbers were not known
   (eg the width of the boards
   of the ark) several possibilities are
   presented.

Although the Talmud goes into computational
detail Rashi simply mentions the IDEA
of measurements influencing the interpretation
of the text. For this reason we call this
the SPREADSHEET rule.

LIST690a below presents many Rashis based on SPREADSHEETS
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ITEM                     DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS:        SPREADSHEETS
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS      ALGEBRA
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #30
SEE BELOW                LIST690a
List of Rashis using     Spreadsheets/Algebra
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==================== LIST690a ==================================
List of Rashis using     Spreadsheets/Algebra
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VERSE         Item Spreadsheet is used for
============  ==================================================
dt31-21b.htm  POEM WILL BE REMEMBERED==>Torah ALWAYS REMEMBERED
dt31-21b.htm  Place TORAH on side of ARK:SIDE=attachment/inside
dt28-02d.htm  Geometrical identification of 1st fruit-Tie string
nu21-17a.htm  Numerical illustration of eldest inheriting double
nu21-17a.htm  Illustration of (A and B)==>C vs A==>(B==>C)
nu33-49a.htm  Jewish camp from YESHIMOTH to SHITIM=12 sq mil
nu33-49a.htm  Border descriptors: WILL BE, PASS, ROLL, ETCH,OUT
nu30-06b.htm  Unknown vow annulment effects forgiveness of sin*2
nu26-54a.htm  Israel divided a)Per PERSON b) Per DOLLAR of land
nu21-13b.htm  Illustrate complex geometric border design
nu13-22b.htm  Israel is superior of all lands
gn49-26d.htm  your fathers blessings greater than my fathers
dt21-17a.htm  How to give 1st-born double *1
ex38-24b.htm  Computation of relative value of Biblical currency
nu03-39b.htm  Accounting of Levite children
nu31-26a.htm  Division of booty in war
gn05-32b.htm  Computation of relative ages of Noachs children
gn25-20a.htm  Proof that Rivkah was 15 when she married Isaac

NOTES
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*1  Many people are familiar with the concept of the
    FORMULA PLUG IN. That is a problem is solved by a
    formula which you plug into.

    But some problems intrinsically cannot (initally)
    be solved by a formula. Instead you have to
    formulate the problem algebraically and solve;only
    then do you have the formula.

    In other words these problems are solved by
    the EQUATION vs the FORMULA

    Thus the statement that the eldest gets double
    suggests the following model.

    - Suppose the are B brothers
    - Suppose 1 of them is eldest
    - The Fathers total assets are T (Total)

    - Let A be the amount each brother inherits
    We have no formula for A

    - Then each of the B-1 brothers obtains A
    - The eldest obtains double, 2A.
    - Together this exhausts the Fathers estate, T

    Hence we have (B-1)A + 2A = (B+1)A = T

    This gives rise to the formula  A = T / (B+1)

    An example is a father with 100,000 and 4 children
    - T=100,000
    - B=4
    - So each child take T/(B+1) = 100000/5 = 20,000
    - Eldest takes 2*20000=40000
    - Other 3 take 20000
    - Total distribution =3*20000+40000=100000

    See Rambam Inheritance Chapter 2

*2
Rashi gives a clarifying example to the verse GOD FORGIVES HER
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- the women vowed to become a nazarite
- the husband annuled her vow
- but the husband did not tell her about the annulment
- the women then violated her vow
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- In such a case God forgives the women (despite her
  intending to commit a sin) because of the unknown
  annulment of her husband
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- We conclude that sin is an attribute of ACTION,not INTENT
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