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VERSE: Nu03-16a

====================== Nu03-16a =========================

VERY BRIEF DESCRIPTION
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Although many Rashis focus on meaning and grammar
another contribution of Rashi was to focus on
database comparisons of verses.

The command to COUNT and the ACT OF COUNTING occurs
about a dozen times in the Bible. However in only
one instance do we find the phrase COUNT ACCORDING TO GOD

Rashi notes that this one instance is also the only time
that young infants (1 month old) were counted.

Hence Rashi concludes that Moses counted the infants
prohetically for reasons of modesty(He didnt go into
their tents or ask their mothers how many children
they had).
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ITEM                     DETAIL
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RASHI RULE CLASS:        DATABASES
RASHI SUBRULE CLASS      DATABASES
RASHI WORKBOOK PRINCIPLE #27
SEE BELOW                LIST605b
List of verses with      Order to COUNT
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===================== LIST605b ======================

We list verses which RECORD counting. In only
one of them do we find the phrase COUNT ACCORDING
TO GOD. Since this one case involves infants Rashi
hypothesizes that Moses counted the infants
prohetically (for reasons of modesty)
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VERSE    Who (was) counted     Unusual phrase
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Nu03-16a Levites             Count by Gods word*1
Nu03-42  Firsborns           As God commanded *2*3
Nu04-34  Kehathites
Jos08-10 Joshua counted
1S13-15  Saul counted nation

NOTES
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*1 Also see Nu03-39 which also uses this phrase
   but is also connected with the count of the
   Levites (Note: From Nu03-39 we infer that
   the Levites were counted from one month)

*2 AS GOD COMMANDED, in Rashis opinion, is different
   that COUNT BY GODS WORD


*3 The verses Nu04-37 Nu04-41 Nu04-45 Nu04-49
   however all have the form
   -------------------------------------
   These are the countings...which eg
   Moses and Aaron did by Gods word
   -------------------------------------

   Thus summaries of counts use the phrase
   BY GODS WORD. Nu03-16a is the only verse
   where the ACT of counting is connected
   with the phrase BY GODS WORD

   It appears to me that since the phrase
   BY GODS WORD occurs frequently and since
   AS GOD COMMANDED also occurs, we need not
   give that full credence to this particular
   Rashi. However Rashi did us a service in
   pointing out that this is the only
   verse with the phrase BY GODS WORD
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