[Avodah] how many died in the Midbar each year?

[Danny Schoemann]

RMB:
> I do not understand any of these counts, as they exclude woman and elderly men.

>This is not consistent with the Y-mi, quoted by Rashi, which says they dug
>graves in the 40th year and were surprised when no one was left in them.
>Because that implies that they didn't know the qelalah was over to be joyous
>about it.

>From what we heard at the siyum tonight, HKBH swore in his anger 40
years. (Arbo'im shono - Asher Nishbati B'api).

The "angry" decree was 40 years and would have included those from age
13. But the Midas Rachamim confined it to the 20 - 60 year olds. This
they only discovered post-facto.

- Danny