SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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Rashi will very often take a verse whose
meaning is ALREADY understood and ADD a consequence
to the verse. We call this the SPREADSHEET
method since SPREADSHEETS are very often
used to derive consequences of otherwise
understood data.  We also classify Rashis
as using the SPREADSHEET method when Rashi
gives COMPUTATIONAL or GEOMETRIC diagrams
to clarify the meaning of the verse.

EXAMPLE 1: Nu15-36a states
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And the Lord said to Moses, The man shall
be surely put to death; all the congregation
shall stone him with stones outside the camp.
And all THE CONGREGATION BROUGHT HIM OUTSIDE
THE CAMP and stoned him with stones, and he
died; as the Lord commanded Moses.
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From the capped phrase
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THE CONGREGATION BROUGHT HIM OUTSIDE THE CAMP
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Rashi infers this teaches that the execution
chamber (i.e. place of stoning) is distant
from the court.
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The Talmud gives a judicial reason for this
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The convicted was accompanied by judges
on his way from the court to execution
If on the way to execution the convicted
remembers a defense they bring him back
to court for a trial addendum
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EXAMPLE 2: Nu15-39a Nu15-41f
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Nu15-39 states that the purpose of the Tzitzith is to
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Remember the commandments of God...and do them
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Rabbinically several signs were fixed in the
Tzitzith to remind us of GODS COMMANDMENTS
(NOTE: We call this the SPREADSHEET method since
it is not an inference IN the verse that CLARIFIES
meaning but rather a SUPPLEMENT by the Talmudic
Rabbis to the verses plain meaning). Here are two
such explanations

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- Rabbinically the number of Tzitziths  = 8
- Rabbinically the number of knots      = 5
- The numerical value of TZITZITH       = 600
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -   - - -
- The GRAND TOTAL is                    = 613
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The first explanation focused on the COMMANDMENTS-
in Rabbis instituted signs to remind one of the
number of commandments.

The second explanation focuses on the REVELATION
It enables the TZITZITH to remind us of the
Exodus from Egypt

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- Number of Tzitzith = 8 = 8 days till Egypt drowns
- Sky Blue thread    = Sky = Revelation from Heaven
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In this second explanation
- the SKY BLUE thread is BIBLICALLY ordained
- the 8 Tzitzith threads are RABINICALLY ordained

LIST690a below summarizes the above examples and
presents other Rashis using the SPREADSHEET principle.

List of Rashis using     Spreadsheets/Algebra

SUCCINCT SUMMARY
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Some Rashi comments deal with FORMATTING.
Modern authors FORMAT using such techniques as
BULLETS, PARAGRAPHING, BOLD, ITALICS and UNDERLINE.
The Biblical Author achieved these effects but thru
different means.

For example a modern author might hilight distinct
items using BULLETS. The Biblical Author hilights
distinct items using REPEATING KEYWORDS.

We call this the Rashi rule of FORMATTING with the Rashi
subrule of KEYWORDS AS BULLETS

Rashi could also infer from the general PARAGRAPH STRUCTURE
(without any keywords). We call this the the Rashi rule of
FORMATTING with the Rashi subrule of PARAGRAPHS.

EXAMPLE 1: Nu10-01:10
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The Biblical paragraph Nu10-01:10 has
the following structure
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VERSE      GRAMMAR GRAMMATICAL FUNCTION VERSE CONTENT
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Nu10-01:02 Object  WHAT is talked about Trumpets
Nu10-03:07 Adverb  HOW they are blown   1,2,3 blasts*1
Nu10-08    Subject WHO blows*2          The Priests
Nu10-09:10 Ind Obj WHEN are they blown  Holidays and wartime
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LIST108g below summarizes the above FORMATTING.

Rashi's point is that
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Nu10-08 describes the SUBJECT,
WHO does the blowing--the priests.
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We have generalized Rashi's point to a discussion of
the grammatical function of the entire paragraph.

EXAMPLE 2: Nu15-01:10
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The Biblical paragraph Nu15-01:10 has the following structure
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VERSES     SECTION       SECTION CONTENT
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Nu15-01:03 Intro section Laws apply when you bring an offering
Nu15-04:05 LAMB section  Libation=1/10 flour,1/4 oil, 1/4 wine
Nu15-06:07 RAM section   Libation=2/10 flour,1/3 oil, 1/3 wine
Nu15-08:09 BULL section  Libation=3/10 flour,1/2 oil, 1/2 wine
Nu15-10    Summary       Libations are PER animal
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Rashi's comment is remarkably modest
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- Nu15-04:05 discusses the libations of LAMBS
- Nu15-06:07 discusses the libations of RAMS
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We have generalized Rashi's comment to deal
with the whole chapter. Further comments
on Rashi's observations may be found in
LIST108f below.

PARAGRAPH structure of   Nu15-01:11--Intro-Lamb-Ram-Bull-Summary

PARAGRAPH structure of   Nu10-01:10-Trumpets-Calls-Priests-Holidays

Lighting summary of Rashis with emphasis on Rashi rules*10