1. RASHI METHOD: REFERENCES BRIEF EXPLANATION: Commentary on a verse is provided thru a cross-reference to another verse. The cross references can either provide (1a) further details, (1b) confirm citations, or (1c) clarify word meaning. This examples applies to Rashis Nu01-53a URL Reference: (c) http://www.Rashiyomi.com/rule1414.htm Brief Summary: The warning that the Levites should watch their Temple Guard lest a foreigner come incurring God's anger (Nu01-53a) REFERENCES Nu17-11, the Korach Rebellion showing Gods anger

Verse Nu01-53a discussing Levite Temple guard states But the Levites shall pitch round about the tabernacle of the testimony, that there be no anger upon the congregation of the children of Israel; and the Levites shall keep the charge of the tabernacle of the testimony.' Rashi clarifies the underlined words that there be no anger upon the congregation of the children of Israel by referencing verse Nu17-09:11 which states And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Get away from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces. And Moses said to Aaron, Take a censer, and put fire in it from the altar, and put on incense, and go quickly to the congregation, and make an atonement for them; for anger has come out from the Lord; the plague has begun. Hence the Rashi comment: The statement Nu01-53 that the Levites should watch their Temple Guard and not let non-Levite Israelites come near lest God lose his anger on them references verse Nu17-09:11 stating how God lost his anger on the Jews who rebelled about Temple matters during the Korach rebellion.

Text of Target verse Nu01-53a	Text of Reference Verse Nu17-09:11
But the Levites shall pitch round about the tabernacle of the testimony, that there be no anger upon the congregation of the children of Israel; and the Levites shall keep the charge of the tabernacle of the testimony.'	And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Get away from among this congregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces. And Moses said to Aaron, Take a censer, and put fire in it from the altar, and put on incense, and go quickly to the congregation, and make an atonement for them; for anger has come out from the Lord; the plague has begun.
Rashi comments: The statement Nu01-53 that the Levites should watch their Temple Guard and not let non-Levite Israelites come near lest God lose his anger on them references verse Nu17-09:11 stating how God lost his anger on the Jews who rebelled about Temple matters during the Korach rebellion.

Advanced Rashi: The basic reference rule suffices with one verse pointing to another. However, in this particular case, besides the content overlap of the two verses, there is also a word overlap, anger. The identical word anger occurs in both verses hinting and confirming the content overlap of the two verses. Such a word overlap is not necessary in the reference rule but enhances it.