RASHIS COVERED: Nu13-19a CAMPS means OPEN CITIES(Non fortified)

VERY BRIEF SUMMARY
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Nu13-18:20 relates Moses request to the spies to scout Israel
-- Seek the LAND -- is it STRONG-WEAK, MANY-FEW
-- Seek the LAND -- is it GOOD-BAD
-- Seek the CITIES- are they FORTIFIED-OPEN
-- Seek the LAND -- is it FAT-THIN
Note the skillful use of KEYWORDS (LAND-CITY-LAND). They create
an A-B-A pattern.The KEYWORD rule then suggests that this forms a
paragraph. The Rabbi Ishmael Style rules then require that the
WHOLE paragraph be interpreted around the middle clause: Are
the cities FORTIFIED. Further details are presented below.

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TODAYS RASHI RULE:       BULLETS
TODAYS RASHI SUBRULE:    THEME-DETAIL-THEME paragraph
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF RULE
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Some Rashis deal with GRAMMAR or MEANING. But other Rashis
deal with STYLE.

In modern writing we indicate style using BULLETS, BOLD,
ITALICS, WHITE SPACE etc.

The Biblical author did not use BULLETS or BOLD but had
other vehicles to indicate GROUPING and EMPHASIS. One
such vehicle was the skillful use of KEYWORDS.

In particular if KEYWORDS are presented in an A-B-A
pattern then the Biblical Author is indicating
-- that the A-B-A verses form ONE UNIT(A paragraph)
-- that A is the paragraph THEME while B are the
paragraph DETAILS
The reader is then requested to interpret the whole
paragraph as a unified whole.

EXAMPLE
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In the VERY BRIEF SUMMARY we have shown that the 5
clauses in Nu13-18:20 have
-- an A-B-A pattern (LAND CITY LAND)
-- a central theme of FORTIFIED CITIES vs OPEN CITIES
Rashi interprets all 5 clauses around this theme.

EXERCISES
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Without seeing Rashi
-- LINE UP the verses in an A-B-A format
-- try and reinterpret all 5 clauses around the central theme
Then read Rashis solution. This will enhance your
appreciation of him.Details are presented in the list below
This list will be presented over the next few days Today
we suffice with pointing out that CITIES IN CAMPS means
NON-FORTIFIED CITEIS (See the list below and Footnote *1)