The 10 RashiYomi Rules 
Their presence in Rashis on Parshat MishPaTim 
 Vol  2#17 - Adapted from Rashi-is-Simple  
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The goal of this Weekly Rashi Digest is to use the weekly Torah portion to expose students at all levels to the ten major methods of commentary used by Rashi. It is hoped that continual weekly exposure to these ten major methods will enable students at all levels to acquire a familiarity and facility with the major exegetical methods.

IN THIS WEEKS ISSUE: Does the 10 commandments contain the whole Torah?
 
1. RASHI METHOD : OTHER VERSES   
This example applies to Rashis Ex21-13a Ex24-12b 
URL Reference : (c) http://www.Rashiyomi.com/ex21-13a.htm 

The other verse  method seeks to illuminate the contents of a target verse by cross referencing other verses which either 
•	(a) confirm the target text or 
•	(b) add details to it. Additionally the other verse  method can 
•	(c) shed light on word meaning. 

We present two examples of the other verse method from this weeks Parshah.

Example 1: The underlined word, hunts in Verse Ex21-13 which states   And if a murderer did not hunt, but God cause it to come to hand; then I will appoint thee a place (i.e. a city) whither he may flee.    וַאֲשֶׁר לֹא צָדָה, וְהָאֱלֹהִים אִנָּה לְיָדוֹ--וְשַׂמְתִּי לְךָ מָקוֹם, אֲשֶׁר יָנוּס שָׁמָּה, this verse,   is illumined by an other verse Verse Dt19-11 which states   But if any man hate his neighbour, and ambush him, and rise up against him, and smite him mortally that he die; and he flee into one of these cities;   וְכִי-יִהְיֶה אִישׁ, שֹׂנֵא לְרֵעֵהוּ, וְאָרַב לוֹ וְקָם עָלָיו, וְהִכָּהוּ נֶפֶשׁ וָמֵת; וְנָס, אֶל-אַחַת הֶעָרִים הָאֵל.  

Rashi: Hunt and ambush have in common premeditation. In other words the Bible distinguishes between premeditated murder which is punished by death and negligent murder which is punished by exile to the refuge cities. 

In this example, the word hunt in one verse and the word ambush in the other verse illuminate each other: These two verses are speaking about a premeditated murder; other Biblical verses deal with non-intended murder through negligence.

Example 2: The details of Moses going up on the mountain to receive the law mentioned in Verse Ex24-12 states    And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Come up to Me into the mount and be there; and I will give thee the tables of stone, and the law and the commandment, which I have written, that thou mayest teach them.'וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל-מֹשֶׁה, עֲלֵה אֵלַי הָהָרָה--וֶהְיֵה-שָׁם; וְאֶתְּנָה לְךָ אֶת-לֻחֹת הָאֶבֶן, וְהַתּוֹרָה וְהַמִּצְוָה, אֲשֶׁר כָּתַבְתִּי, לְהוֹרֹתָם is further illuminated by an other verse Verse Dt09-09:11 which states   When I was gone up into the mount to receive the tables of stone, even the tables of the covenant which the LORD made with you, then I abode in the mount forty days and forty nights; I did neither eat bread nor drink water. And the LORD delivered unto me the two tables of stone written with the finger of God; and on them was written according to all the words, which the LORD spoke with you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly. And it came to pass at the end of forty days and forty nights, that the LORD gave me the two tables of stone, even the tables of the covenant.   בַּעֲלֹתִי הָהָרָה, לָקַחַת לוּחֹת הָאֲבָנִים לוּחֹת הַבְּרִית, אֲשֶׁר-כָּרַת יְהוָה, עִמָּכֶם; וָאֵשֵׁב בָּהָר, אַרְבָּעִים יוֹם וְאַרְבָּעִים לַיְלָה--לֶחֶם לֹא אָכַלְתִּי, וּמַיִם לֹא שָׁתִיתִי.  וַיִּתֵּן יְהוָה אֵלַי, אֶת-שְׁנֵי לוּחֹת הָאֲבָנִים--כְּתֻבִים, בְּאֶצְבַּע אֱלֹהִים; וַעֲלֵיהֶם, כְּכָל-הַדְּבָרִים אֲשֶׁר דִּבֶּר יְהוָה עִמָּכֶם בָּהָר מִתּוֹךְ הָאֵשׁ--בְּיוֹם הַקָּהָל.  וַיְהִי, מִקֵּץ אַרְבָּעִים יוֹם, וְאַרְבָּעִים, לָיְלָה; נָתַן יְהוָה אֵלַי, אֶת-שְׁנֵי לֻחֹת הָאֲבָנִים--לֻחוֹת הַבְּרִית. 

This other verse clarifies that the mountain ascent was for 40 days. Note that example 2 is a particularly good and typical example of the other verse method. 

2. RASHI METHOD : WORD MEANINGS / new meanings 
This example applies to Rashis Ex19-13d Ex19-21a 
URL reference :(c) http://www.RashiYomi.com/ex19-13d.htm  

The word meaning  method seeks to present dictionary meaning. Rashi uses 10 vehicles to infer word meaning. A major word meaning submethod is the idiom  method. An idiom refers to a collection of words whose meaning is distinct than the meanings of its component words. For example hit the sack refers to napping.

The following Biblical phrases are good examples of idioms: 
•	Verse Ex13-10 states   Thou shalt therefore keep this ordinance in its season from day days.    וְשָׁמַרְתָּ אֶת-הַחֻקָּה הַזֹּאת, לְמוֹעֲדָהּ, מִיָּמִים, יָמִימָה.   Rashi: The Biblical phrase from days days  means yearly.  
•	Verse Dt17-11 states   According to the law which they shall teach thee, and according to the judgment which they shall tell thee, thou shalt do; thou shalt not turn aside from the sentence which they shall declare unto thee, to the right hand, nor to the left.   עַל-פִּי הַתּוֹרָה אֲשֶׁר יוֹרוּךָ, וְעַל-הַמִּשְׁפָּט אֲשֶׁר-יֹאמְרוּ לְךָ--תַּעֲשֶׂה:  לֹא תָסוּר, מִן-הַדָּבָר אֲשֶׁר-יַגִּידוּ לְךָ--יָמִין וּשְׂמֹאל.  Rashi: The Biblical phrase left or right  means even a little bit.  
•	Verse Ex21-21 states   Notwithstanding if he continue a day or two days, he shall not be punished; for he is his money.    אַךְ אִם-יוֹם אוֹ יוֹמַיִם, יַעֲמֹד--לֹא יֻקַּם, כִּי כַסְפּוֹ הוּא.   Rashi: The Biblical phrase a day or two days  means 24 hours.  
•	Verse Dt22-17 states   and, lo, he hath laid wanton charges, saying: I found not in thy daughter the tokens of virginity; and yet these are the tokens of my daughter's virginity.' And they shall spread the garment before the elders of the city.   וְהִנֵּה-הוּא שָׂם עֲלִילֹת דְּבָרִים לֵאמֹר, לֹא-מָצָאתִי לְבִתְּךָ בְּתוּלִים, וְאֵלֶּה, בְּתוּלֵי בִתִּי; וּפָרְשׂוּ, הַשִּׂמְלָה, לִפְנֵי, זִקְנֵי הָעִיר.  Rashi: The Biblical phrase spread the garment  means proves his point.  
•	Verse Ex22-02 states   If the sun be risen upon him, there shall be bloodguiltiness for him--he shall make restitution; if he have nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.   אִם-זָרְחָה הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ עָלָיו, דָּמִים לוֹ:  שַׁלֵּם יְשַׁלֵּם--אִם-אֵין לוֹ, וְנִמְכַּר בִּגְנֵבָתוֹ.  Rashi: The Biblical phrase the sun shines on him  means it is clear.  
•	Verse Dt25-09 states   then shall his brother's wife draw nigh unto him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face; and she shall answer and say: 'So shall it be done unto the man that doth not build up his brother's house.'   וְנִגְּשָׁה יְבִמְתּוֹ אֵלָיו, לְעֵינֵי הַזְּקֵנִים, וְחָלְצָה נַעֲלוֹ מֵעַל רַגְלוֹ, וְיָרְקָה בְּפָנָיו; וְעָנְתָה, וְאָמְרָה, כָּכָה יֵעָשֶׂה לָאִישׁ, אֲשֶׁר לֹא-יִבְנֶה אֶת-בֵּית אָחִיו.  Rashi: The Biblical phrase spits in face  means spits towards him.  
•	Verse Lv05-04 states   or if any one swear with his lips to do evil, or to do good, whatsoever it be that a man shall utter clearly with an oath, and it be hid from him; and, when he knoweth of it, be guilty in one of these things;   אוֹ נֶפֶשׁ כִּי תִשָּׁבַע לְבַטֵּא בִשְׂפָתַיִם לְהָרַע אוֹ לְהֵיטִיב, לְכֹל אֲשֶׁר יְבַטֵּא הָאָדָם בִּשְׁבֻעָה--וְנֶעְלַם מִמֶּנּוּ; וְהוּא-יָדַע וְאָשֵׁם, לְאַחַת מֵאֵלֶּה.  Rashi: The Biblical phrase swear by lips  means swear verbally (vs in one's mind).  

Note: There is a tendency to defend the idiom: This however is not necessary. The proper way to understand these Rashis is that each given phrase is an idiom with the meaning stated. The fact that the idiomatic usage does, or does not, correlate with the individual words is irrelevant. 

3. RASHI METHOD : GRAMMAR / conjugation 
This example applies to Rashis  Ex21-22c 
URL reference :(c) http://www.RashiYomi.com/ex21-22c.htm  

The grammar  method seeks to apply and teach Hebrew grammar.  One component of grammar deals with interpreting references of pronouns: Typically pronouns refer to the last mentioned person; however if context justifies it, the pronoun can refer to the most logical person.. 

Note the underlined words in the following verse, verse Ex21-22, which states   And if men strive together, and hurt a woman with child, so that her children fall (i.e. miscarry), and yet no accidental death follow, he shall be surely fined, according as the woman's husband shall lay upon him; and he shall pay as the judges determine.   וְכִי-יִנָּצוּ אֲנָשִׁים, וְנָגְפוּ אִשָּׁה הָרָה וְיָצְאוּ יְלָדֶיהָ, וְלֹא יִהְיֶה, אָסוֹן--עָנוֹשׁ יֵעָנֵשׁ, כַּאֲשֶׁר יָשִׁית עָלָיו בַּעַל הָאִשָּׁה, וְנָתַן, בִּפְלִלִים.  

Does the bold word, there was no accidental death refer, to its immediate antecedent, the miscarried children? 

Rashi answers: The verse is speaking about the case where there was no accidental death to the pregnant woman.  In other words as a result of the accidental blow the pregnant woman miscarried but did not die. 

Here Rashi violates the usual rule of antecedents which requires using the last mentioned antecedent and instead refers to the most logical antecedent. 

The idea that context can require using a distant logical antecedent vs. an immediate (last mentioned) antecedent is a common grammatical rule in all languages. 

4. RASHI METHOD : ALIGNMENT
This example applies to Rashis  Ex21-32b 
URL reference :(c) http://www.RashiYomi.com/ex21-32b.htm 

The alignment  method seeks to extract nuances from the minor differences in the alignment  of two almost identical verses. The contrast of the two almost identical verses points either to a) two cases , b) several nuances , or c) an equality of the verses which leads to an understanding in meaning . 

Note the alignment of underlined phrases in the following verses 
•	Verse Ex21-28:30 states    And if an ox gore a man or a woman, that they die, the ox shall be surely stoned, and its flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be quit. But if the ox was wont to gore in time past, and warning hath been given to its owner, and he hath not kept it in, but it hath killed a man or a woman; the ox shall be stoned, and its owner also shall be put to death. If there be laid on him a ransom, then he shall give for the redemption of his life whatsoever is assessed upon him.   .   וְכִי-יִגַּח שׁוֹר אֶת-אִישׁ אוֹ אֶת-אִשָּׁה, וָמֵת--סָקוֹל יִסָּקֵל הַשּׁוֹר, וְלֹא יֵאָכֵל אֶת-בְּשָׂרוֹ, וּבַעַל הַשּׁוֹר, נָקִי.  וְאִם שׁוֹר נַגָּח הוּא מִתְּמֹל שִׁלְשֹׁם, וְהוּעַד בִּבְעָלָיו וְלֹא יִשְׁמְרֶנּוּ, וְהֵמִית אִישׁ, אוֹ אִשָּׁה--הַשּׁוֹר, יִסָּקֵל, וְגַם-בְּעָלָיו, יוּמָת.  אִם-כֹּפֶר, יוּשַׁת עָלָיו--וְנָתַן פִּדְיֹן נַפְשׁוֹ, כְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר-יוּשַׁת עָלָיו.  
•	Verse Ex21-31 states   Whether it have gored a son, or have gored a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done unto him.   אוֹ-בֵן יִגָּח, אוֹ-בַת יִגָּח--כַּמִּשְׁפָּט הַזֶּה, יֵעָשֶׂה לּוֹ.  
•	Verse Ex21-32 states   If the ox gore a bondman or a bondwoman, he shall give unto their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.    אִם-עֶבֶד יִגַּח הַשּׁוֹר, אוֹ אָמָה--כֶּסֶף שְׁלֹשִׁים שְׁקָלִים, יִתֵּן לַאדֹנָיו, וְהַשּׁוֹר, יִסָּקֵל.   

Rashi picks up the contrast between the underlined words: For slaves the damages are fixed by Biblical decree (and are independent of the worth of the person) By contrast for adults and children damage is assessed by the person's worth. 

We note the philosophical implication of this alignment The Torah went out of its way to emphasize that slaves were not machines with worths ; rather their life had absolute value independent of how much they produced. 

5. RASHI METHOD : CONTRADICTION 
This example applies to Rashis  Ex24-12c 
URL reference :(c) http://www.Rashiyomi.com/ex24-12c.htm

 The contradiction  method seeks to derive Biblical content by assuming a resolution to contradictory  verses. Rashi had 3 main methods to resolve contradiction : The two contradictory verses could be speaking about a) two stages  of one process, b) two aspects  or attributes of one entity, or c) the contradictory verses could be resolved assuming a broad or literal interpretation  of the words causing the contradiction. 

The following verse states that God gave both the 10 commandments as well as the rest of the Torah during the revelation. Verse Ex24-12 states   And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Come up to Me into the mount and be there; and I will give thee the tablets of stone,   and the Torah and commandment, which I have written, that thou mayest teach them.'   וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל-מֹשֶׁה, עֲלֵה אֵלַי הָהָרָה--וֶהְיֵה-שָׁם; וְאֶתְּנָה לְךָ אֶת-לֻחֹת הָאֶבֶן, וְהַתּוֹרָה וְהַמִּצְוָה, אֲשֶׁר כָּתַבְתִּי, לְהוֹרֹתָם.  

However this is contradicted by the explicit statement in the Bible that legal inquiries were made for which Moses did not know the answer and for which he sought Divine guidance. For example (and there are many more) the following passage shows that Moses did not know the laws of inheritance in an all-girl family. As a result of the inquiry, which happened after the revelation, the inheritance laws were made known. Verse Nu27-01:10 states   Then drew near the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph; and these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah. And they stood before Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and before the princes and all the congregation, at the door of the tent of meeting, saying: 'Our father died in the wilderness, and he was not among the company of them that gathered themselves together against the LORD in the company of Korah, but he died in his own sin; and he had no sons. Why should the name of our father be done away from among his family, because he had no son? Give unto us a possession among the brethren of our father.' And Moses brought their cause before the LORD.  And the LORD spoke unto Moses, saying: 'The daughters of Zelophehad speak right: thou shalt surely give them a possession of an inheritance among their father's brethren; and thou shalt cause the inheritance of their father to pass unto them. And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying: If a man die, and have no son, then ye shall cause his inheritance to pass unto his daughter. And if he have no daughter, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his brethren. And if he have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his father's brethren.   וַתִּקְרַבְנָה בְּנוֹת צְלָפְחָד, בֶּן-חֵפֶר בֶּן-גִּלְעָד בֶּן-מָכִיר בֶּן-מְנַשֶּׁה, לְמִשְׁפְּחֹת, מְנַשֶּׁה בֶן-יוֹסֵף; וְאֵלֶּה, שְׁמוֹת בְּנֹתָיו--מַחְלָה נֹעָה, וְחָגְלָה וּמִלְכָּה וְתִרְצָה.  וַתַּעֲמֹדְנָה לִפְנֵי מֹשֶׁה, וְלִפְנֵי אֶלְעָזָר הַכֹּהֵן, וְלִפְנֵי הַנְּשִׂיאִם, וְכָל-הָעֵדָה--פֶּתַח אֹהֶל-מוֹעֵד, לֵאמֹר.  אָבִינוּ, מֵת בַּמִּדְבָּר, וְהוּא לֹא-הָיָה בְּתוֹךְ הָעֵדָה הַנּוֹעָדִים עַל-יְהוָה, בַּעֲדַת-קֹרַח:  כִּי-בְחֶטְאוֹ מֵת, וּבָנִים לֹא-הָיוּ לוֹ.  לָמָּה יִגָּרַע שֵׁם-אָבִינוּ מִתּוֹךְ מִשְׁפַּחְתּוֹ, כִּי אֵין לוֹ בֵּן; תְּנָה-לָּנוּ אֲחֻזָּה, בְּתוֹךְ אֲחֵי אָבִינוּ.  וַיַּקְרֵב מֹשֶׁה אֶת-מִשְׁפָּטָ, לִפְנֵי יְהוָה.   וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה, אֶל-מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹר.  כֵּן, בְּנוֹת צְלָפְחָד דֹּבְרֹת--נָתֹן תִּתֵּן לָהֶם אֲחֻזַּת נַחֲלָה, בְּתוֹךְ אֲחֵי אֲבִיהֶם; וְהַעֲבַרְתָּ אֶת-נַחֲלַת אֲבִיהֶן, לָהֶן.  וְאֶל-בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, תְּדַבֵּר לֵאמֹר:  אִישׁ כִּי-יָמוּת, וּבֵן אֵין לוֹ--וְהַעֲבַרְתֶּם אֶת-נַחֲלָתוֹ, לְבִתּוֹ.  וְאִם-אֵין לוֹ, בַּת--וּנְתַתֶּם אֶת-נַחֲלָתוֹ, לְאֶחָיו.  וְאִם-אֵין לוֹ, אַחִים--וּנְתַתֶּם אֶת-נַחֲלָתוֹ, לַאֲחֵי אָבִיו.  

Rashi resolves this contradiction by using the  two aspects method of resolving contradiction. 
•	The Ten commandments are 10 specific laws 
•	The Ten commandments are also 10 chapter headings or Syllabus topics describing 10 Areas of Law. In this sense the 10 commandments embody the whole Torah. 

To illustrate how the 10 commandments embody the whole Torah we can give the following examples: 
•	The Sabbath Commandment  is typical of all Jewish Holidays. 
•	The theft commandment is typical of all laws governing torts, loans,sales and general monetary transfer. The point here is that to do commerce and banking one must know what is legal and what is illegal. 
•	The adultery commandment is typical of all prohibited sexual unions. 

6. RASHI METHOD : STYLE
This example applies to Rashis  Ex21-28a 
URL reference :(c) http://www.Rashiyomi.com/example3.htm 

The Rabbi Ishmael Style  rules are usually thought of as applying to technical legal matters. However in a broader sense they apply to paragraph styles. The fundamental focus of the Rabbi Ishmael style rules is to precisely delineate the relationship between paragraph themes  and development details : 
•	 Are the details examples  of a general theme , or, do the details  exhaust the paragraph theme? In other words 
•	should the examples  and details be interpreted literally and exclusively or should they be interpreted broadly and generally? 
Still another way of looking at style is that it answers the question: 
 How should the paragraph theme  and details / examples  be integrated? 

Verse Ex21-28 states   And if an ox gore a man or a woman, that they die, the ox shall be surely stoned, and its flesh shall not be eaten; but the owner of the ox shall be quit.   וְכִי-יִגַּח שׁוֹר אֶת-אִישׁ אוֹ אֶת-אִשָּׁה, וָמֵת--סָקוֹל יִסָּקֵל הַשּׁוֹר, וְלֹא יֵאָכֵל אֶת-בְּשָׂרוֹ, וּבַעַל הַשּׁוֹר, נָקִי.  

The Rashi on this verse, echoing a Talmudic observation, and confirmed by other major Rabbinic authorities such as the Rambam, is a typical example of the generalization method. 

Rashi: The tort laws of Ex21-28 apply whether the damage was caused by an ox or by any animal. However, the Bible chose to formulate the laws in terms of ox damage since oxen frequently cause damages. 

7. RASHI METHOD : Formatting
This example applies to Rashis  Ex22-11a 
URL reference :(c) http://www.Rashiyomi.com/ex22-11a.htm
  
Modern formatting  has a variety of vehicles which the writer uses to either create emphasis  or point to an underlying unity . Three common examples of modern formatting are (a) bold-italic-underline , (b) paragraph indentation including use of line spaces, (c) use of bulleted lists . 

Authors use these formatting  devices as follows: (a) All authors know that bold-italic-underline indicates emphasis . The Bible did not use bold-italic-underline but instead uses repetition  to indicate emphasis . (b) Modern authors use indentation  and line spaces between paragraphs to point to an underlying unity  in a paragraph. The Bible indicates paragraph unity  by using the theme-detail-theme , detail-theme , or theme-detail  styles. (c) Modern authors use bulleted lists  to indicate contrastive emphasis --the bullets  together are seen as spanning a domain of ideas while each individual bullet  is seen as indicating a separate and distinct idea. The bible indicates bulleted lists  by either using repeated keywords or parallel structure . 

The reader will recognize the theme-detail-theme , detail-theme  and theme-detail  methods as three of the 13 exegetical methods of Rabbi Ishmael. What we have added is the explanation that the Rabbi Ishmael rules focus on biblical examples : Are these biblical examples understood as exhaustive of the whole law or are they understood as examples to be generalized? Similarly the reader will recognize that we have called the bullet  method is the Rabbi Ishmael rule of context . What we have added to the Rabbi Ishmael exposition is the idea that parallel structure  and repeated keywords are two methods of making inferences from context 

Note the 4 underlined cases in the following Biblical paragraph. Verse Ex21-07:11 states   
And if a man sell his daughter to be a maid-servant, she shall not go out as the men-servants do. 
•	If she please not her master, who hath espoused her to himself, 
•	and he shall not help her to be redeemed; 
then to sell her unto a foreign people he shall have no power, seeing he hath dealt deceitfully with her. 
•	And if he espouse her unto his son, he shall deal with her after the manner of daughters. If he take him another wife, her food, her raiment, and her conjugal rights, shall he not diminish. 
•	And if he do not these three unto her, then shall she go out for nothing [at puberty], without money.   

 וְכִי-יִמְכֹּר אִישׁ אֶת-בִּתּוֹ, לְאָמָה--לֹא 
תֵצֵא, כְּצֵאת הָעֲבָדִים
•	.  אִם-רָעָה בְּעֵינֵי אֲדֹנֶיהָ, אֲשֶׁר-לא (לוֹ) יְעָדָהּ
•	--וְהֶפְדָּהּ
:  לְעַם נָכְרִי לֹא-יִמְשֹׁל לְמָכְרָהּ, בְּבִגְדוֹ-בָהּ.  
•	וְאִם-לִבְנוֹ, יִיעָדֶנָּה--כְּמִשְׁפַּט הַבָּנוֹת, יַעֲשֶׂה-לָּהּ.  אִם-אַחֶרֶת, יִקַּח-לוֹ--שְׁאֵרָהּ כְּסוּתָהּ וְעֹנָתָהּ, לֹא יִגְרָע.
•	  וְאִם-שְׁלָשׁ-אֵלֶּה--לֹא יַעֲשֶׂה, לָהּ:  וְיָצְאָה חִנָּם, אֵין כָּסֶף.   

Rashi: This is a rare situation in which the Bible explicitly identifies the paragraph as having 3 subsections, 3 methods of freedom, to which it adds a 4th 
•	marriage to owner 
•	redemption 
•	marriage to son 

To the above three methods the Bible adds a 4th method of leaving 
•	Leaving at puberty without any redemption 

In presenting the bulleted structure of this paragraph we have also presented  several interpretations of the verses--these interpretations follow other Rashi rules and will be dealt with elsewhere. 

8. RASHI METHOD : DATABASES
This example applies to Rashis  Ex21-02b 
URL reference :(c) http://www.Rashiyomi.com/ex21-02b.htm 

The database  method seeks to discover biblical ideas using the methods of modern database theory and sequential query language (SQL). The Talmudic sages and Rashi were totally familiar and frequently used all aspects of modern database theory. 

Today we ask the query: Which Biblical passages discuss slavery? The query returns the 4 results listed below. 

There are three Biblical paragraphs dealing with slavery. 
•	No reason (for the slavery) is given: Ex21-01:06 
•	The slavery is a remedy for poverty. Lv25-39:42 Verse Lv25-39 states   And if thy brother be waxen poor with thee, and sell himself unto thee, thou shalt not make him to serve as a bondservant.   וְכִי-יָמוּךְ אָחִיךָ עִמָּךְ, וְנִמְכַּר-לָךְ--לֹא-תַעֲבֹד בּוֹ, עֲבֹדַת עָבֶד.  
•	No reason (for the slavery) is given: Dt15-12:18 

The Bible presents 2 Biblical reasons for becoming a slave 
•	Remedy for extreme poverty: Verse Lv25-39 states   And if thy brother be waxen poor with thee, and sell himself unto thee, thou shalt not make him to serve as a bondservant.   וְכִי-יָמוּךְ אָחִיךָ עִמָּךְ, וְנִמְכַּר-לָךְ--לֹא-תַעֲבֹד בּוֹ, עֲבֹדַת עָבֶד.  
•	Remedy for theft without means of compensation. Verse Ex22-02 states   If the sun be risen upon him, there shall be bloodguiltiness for him--he shall make restitution; if he have nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.   אִם-זָרְחָה הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ עָלָיו, דָּמִים לוֹ:  שַׁלֵּם יְשַׁלֵּם--אִם-אֵין לוֹ, וְנִמְכַּר בִּגְנֵבָתוֹ.  

Rashi: Based on the above query it seems logical to associate the other two Biblical paragraphs (where the slavery is not associated with a reason), Ex21-01:06 and Dt15-12:18, to slavery to compensate theft.

Conclusion

This week's parshah contains no examples of the Spreadsheet and Symbolism method. This concludes this weeks edition. Visit the RashiYomi website at http://www.Rashiyomi.com/ for further details and examples.