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 Dt29-25b URL Reference: (c) http://www.Rashiyomi.com/rule1308.htm Brief Summary: God ALLOTED the sun and moon to the non-Jews for idolatrous worship (Dt04-19) but did not ALLOT them to the Jews for worship (Dt29-25).

Verse Dt29-25 discussing the sin of early Jews to worship the sun and moon states and went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods that they knew not, and that He had not alloted unto them; Rashi notes that the underlined words, allloted references verses Dt04-19 discussing the allotment of the sun and moons to the other nations. Hence the Rashi comment The sun and moon were alloted to the non-Jewish nations to temp them to serve idolatry(Dt04-19) but they were not alloted to the Jews (Dt29-25b)

Text of Target Verse Dt29-25b	Text of Reference Verse Dt04-19
and went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods that they knew not, and that He had not alloted unto them;	#####
Rashi comments: The sun and moon were alloted to the non-Jewish nations to temp them to serve idolatry (Dt04-19) but they were not alloted to the Jews (Dt29-25b)

Advanced Rashi: To fully appreciate Rashi's comment one must bring a contrastive explanation by Oonkelos, cited by Rashi. Oonkelos suggests that the subject of the sentence he did not allot to them is the idols not God! In other words The idols never alloted any gifts or territory to the non-Jews who observed them. They were worthless gods!!!

Rashi however argues that the subject of the sentence is God: God did allot the sun and moon to temp the nations into idolatrously worshipping them; however God never alloted the sun and moon to the Jews to temp them to worship.