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VERSE: Nu03-12a

RASHIS COVERED: Nu03-12a Nu03-12b

======================= Nu03-12a ========================

VERY BRIEF SUMMARY
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Rashi frequently teaches MEANING and GRAMMAR. However
he also uses other techniques. One such technique
is the supplement of verse meaning using CROSS REFERENCES
That is Rashi cites OTHER VERSES which give further
insights to the verse on hand.

Nu03-11:13 provides a good example.  We are told that
God took the Levites in place of the firstborn. But
we arent told why?

Rather we are told why God took the firstborn (Because
God smote the firstborn of Egypt and spared his own
firstborn). But why did God replace them with the
Levites.

Therefore Rashi taking information from OTHER VERSES
shows us that the Levites were selected over the
FirstBorn since during the sin of the GOlden calf the
firstborn sinned but the levites did not sin. Therefore
did God chose them.

Our humble job on this email list is to collect and
compactly display those verses supporting this
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ITEM                     DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS:        OTHER VERSES
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS      MULTIPLE PROOFS
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #6
SEE BELOW                LIST260a
List of verses with      idea of Levites replace 1stborn
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====================== LIST260a ===================================

The following five verses/chapters deal with
- The Levites not sinning during the idolatrous Golden calf episode
- The Levites therefore replacing the 1stborn as serving God
- Originally the 1stborn offered sacrifices and were priests
- This is because the 1stborn Jews were spared plague of 1stborn

The chapters/verses below deal with a context of the Golden
calf or Levites
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VERSE       TEXT OF VERSE
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Dt10-08     At that time God separated out the Levites
Ex32-26     Moses asked: Who belongs to God? The Levites came
Nu08-16:19  1stborn Jews saved from 1st born plague;Levites replace
Nu03-11:13  1stborn Jews saved from 1st born plague;Levites replace
Dt34-08:11  Levites serve God because they abstained from idolatry
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