9. RASHI METHOD: NonVerse BRIEF EXPLANATION: The common denominator of the 3 submethods of the NonVerse method is that inferences are made from non textual material. The 3 submethods are as follows: Spreadsheet: Rashi makes inferences of a numerical nature that can be summarized in a traditional spreadsheet Geometric: Rashi clarifies a Biblical text using descriptions of geometric diagrams Fill-ins: Rashi supplies either real-world background material or indicates real-world inferences from a verse. The emphasis here is on the real-world, non-textual nature of the material. This examples applies to Rashis Lv24-11e URL Reference: (c) http://www.Rashiyomi.com/rule1412.htm Brief Summary: The Bible lists the tribes of both sinners and meritorious people thereby IMPLYING that individual behavior casts light on the entire family and tribe.

Verse Lv24-11e presenting the blasphemer mentions the name of her mother and tribe. Similarly verse Ex31-06 mentioning the craftmanship of Bezalel mentions his father and tribe. Rashi comments From this we can infer that generally good and bad people bring honor and disgrace respectively on their family and tribe. Here Rashi infers real-world consequences from the verse and therefore we classified this Rashi as a non-verse method. We could have alternatively perceived this Rashi as generalizing two cases - one bad and one good. As such it would be classified under the rule 6, style the Rabbi Ishmael rules. In this email newsletter we have frequently emphasized that the generalization rule applies to non-legal domains. This verse would be one example of such an application.