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    8. RASHI METHOD: DATABASES
    BRIEF EXPLANATION:Rashi makes inferences from Database queries. The precise definition of database query has been identified in modern times with the 8 operations of Sequential Query Language (SQL).
    This example applies to Rashis Ex35-34a
    URL Reference: (c) http://www.Rashiyomi.com/ex35-34a.htm
    Brief Summary: Two types of offerings: VOLUNTARY vs OBLIGATORY.

    Today we ask the database query: What drives people to bring offerings? The simple answer is that there are two types of offerings
    • obligatory and
    • voluntary.
    Linguistically you can recognize the
    • voluntary offerings by verses that begin when a person / soul offers... indicating that the offering is voluntary.
    • The obligatory offerings can be recognized by verses that begin If a person sins then... or If person offers on Thanksgiving then.... In other words these offerings are driven by specific events.
    The database of verses below illustrates this distinction.

Verse Voluntary Mode Offering Type Verse text
Lv01-02a Voluntary up Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them: When any man of you bringeth an offering unto HaShem, ye shall bring your offering of the cattle, even of the herd or of the flock.
Lv02-01 Voluntary Minchah And when any soul bringeth a meal-offering unto HaShem, his offering shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon.
Lv07-12 Obligatory Peace-Thanksgiving If he offer it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the sacrifice of thanksgiving unleavened cakes mingled with oil, and unleavened wafers spread with oil, and cakes mingled with oil, of fine flour soaked.
Lv04-02 Obligatory Sin Speak unto the children of Israel, saying: If any one shall sin through error, in any of the things which HaShem hath commanded not to be done, and shall do any one of them:
Lv05-01 Obligatory Guilt And if any one sin, in that he heareth the voice of adjuration, he being a witness, whether he hath seen or known, if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity;
Lv05-17 Obligatory Guilt And if any one sin, and do any of the things which HaShem hath commanded not to be done, though he know it not, yet is he guilty, and shall bear his iniquity.

Advanced Rashi: The above database is an example of the Rabbi Ishmael method of Generalization from several verses. By examining the verses we infer that there are two types of offerings, voluntary and obligatory.


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