*1 Nu01-01 states that this census took place
in Year=2, Month=2, Day=1 to Exodus

Ex40-01 states that the Tabernacle was built on
Month=1, Day=1

So using the Technique of OTHER VERSES Rashi
connects this census with the Temple inauguration
(They happened a month apart)

*1 Ex13-20 Jews journeyed from Succoth after Exodus
Ex12-27 Exodus: Jews go from Raamsayth to Succoth
Nu33-05 Exodus, Then Raamsayth, THen Succoth

The point is that Nu33-05 makes it clear that
there were 3 places
- Exodus FROM Egypt
- TO Raamsayth
- TO Succoth.

Ex13-20 only mentions 2 of the places
Ex12-27 makes it sound like they left EGYPT, ie
they left RAAMSAYTH.

It is in fact common for places to have multiple
names. So Nu33-05 illumines that there were 3
distinct places

*2 Also see Ex30-11:16 which prohibits DIRECTLY
counting people. Instead, we must count the
COINS of each person and from this infer
the total count.

*1 i.e. ADVERB, actually an ADVERBIAL phrase

*10 Note the Charming reverse order of
Nu01-02:04 vs Nu01-15:17. That is the order
in Nu01-02:04 is VERB-OBJECT-HOW while the
order in Nu01-15:17 is HOW-OBJECT-VERB
(reversed).

These type of STRUCTURE INSIGHTS
were frequently made by the scholar
Casuto who was an early defender against
the Bible critics.

Nu01-02:04 is the ORDER to count
Nu01-15:17 is the STATEMENT that they counted
(that is that they fulfilled the order)

*11 Our point here is that all the Rashis
are simply pointing to the multiverse
structure More specifically
- In Nu01-04a Rashi explicitly connects
the tribal leaders mentioned in Nu01-04
with the act of counting mentioned in Nu01-02
(That is Rashi illumines the
multi verse structure)

- In Nu01-17a Rashi similarly connects
the tribal heads with the act of counting

- Rashi in Nu01-17b also connects the
tribal heads with the act of counting

Rashi further illumines the meaning
of the root N-K-B (Which is explained
in list811a)

Thus we have not mentioned particular
Rashis but rather focused on the common
theme of a multi-verse sentence. We
believe this the most fruitful approach

*1 Radack lists Lv24-11 however despite the
grammatical support for Radack we would
be inclined to translate this as CURSED
similar to the sister verse Lv24-16.

Thus Lv24-11 means HE CURSED THE NAME OF
GOD and CURSED See footnote *10 for
an interpretation consistent with the
Radack

*10 Using the Radacks interpretation we would
translate Lv24-11 as
-- AND HE FIXED THE NAME OF GOD and CURSED

I would interpret this to mean that eg
he mentioned the NAME OF GOD (FIXED it
as a reference in the conversation) and
then started cursing IT, the IT referring
to the FIXED TOPIC, Gods name).

I quickly point out that this would lead
to novelty---it would state that a person
is liable to a death penalty from
blasphemy even if he didnt other the
curse word and Gods name in one breath--
it is sufficient that the NAME OF GOD
is FIXED in the conversation and in one
breath he curses IT (However this is a
very novel interpretation and requires
further investigation)

*10 We have been a bit casual here. The precise
statement is that
-- Y-L-D in the active tense means to GIVE BIRTH
-- Y-L-D in the INTERACTIVE tense means to PROVE
Birth Status

Thus the root has 2 distinct meanings (Give
birth and prove status). They however are related
by a common root and the grammatical modes.

*1 Hence Gn26-20a "And they BICKERED with him about the ownership"

*2             The Hitpael form means to CHALLENGE (that is to
BRAG thru interacting with someone else. Here is
the Rashi).

Ex08-05a Moses said to Pharoh...'you want the frogs removed
...well pick an exact time for their removal and
if my God doesn't remove them by then you can brag
how you outsmarted me'

*3  The hitpael form means --ie TO WALK WITH SOMEONE*3
to FOLLOW HIS WAYS (eg so when used with God it
means to follow a Godly life--(Rashi further
distinguished between WALK TO and WALK OF...but
we have explained this on Gn06-09c)

*4 See Isa12-1,Ps2-12 for verses that show that A-N-F means
anger

*5 That is, you get picky on everything the
person does--you allow, the person
you are angry with, no way out---every attempt at
apology is met with more anger (So you are
INTERACTIVELY angry)

*6 The Hitpael form would
mean to INTERACTIVELY PREPARE---TO PREPARE AS
A COMMUNITY. Thus on Nu11-18a Rashi says to the
community, "Prepare yourself for Gods punishment
for the way you have complained"

Note that this root can also, besides meaning to
prepare, can also mean to DESIGNATE (as e.g.
designating an animal for a sacrifice)

*7 The original meaning of the root
is to prune grapes from a vine.

Hence in the Kal Mode it can also mean to HARASS
To eg continuously bicker away at somebody till
he gives in.

The clearest proof of this is Jer6-9 "And they
will HARASS (Ayin-Lamed-Lamed) away at the Jews
the way a grape-vine is pruned (Ayin-Lamed-Lamed)"

*8 In the hitpael mode Ayin-Lamed-Lamed would mean
to interactively harass---I guess the closest
meaning would be 'to sport' with someone.

The difference between HARASS and SPORT is that
in HARASS you just want to eat away at someone.
By contrast, when you SPORT with someone you
don't just harass someone but you also provoke
them into fighting with you.

Rashi actually brings Lam1-12 and Lam1-22 to
vs Ex10-02 Jud19-25 Nu22-29a to support this
distinction. Thus Jud19-25 should be translated
THEY SPORTED WITH HER ALL NIGHT (vs they HARASSED
HER ALL NIGHT)

*9             Rashi gives the following example

eg When a father wishes to bless his son or friend
he will say 'May you be blessed like Abraham'

Similarly in Dt29-18a we could interpret it as

The person who sins fancies himself as a blessing
to his people; he thinks he is a leader leading them
to peace.'

COMMENT: Note how this intepretation answers the question in
Rashi on Dt29-28a: The NATION is punished for the deeds of the
INDIVIDUAL because the NATION INTERACTED WITH him and put up
with him See a similar theological Rashi on Lv20-05

*10 There are 3 other theories on the meaning of the hitpael
The most popular is that hitpael means REFLEXIVE. I
think the verses above prove Rashi correct.