Talmud zu Bereschit 30:44

In the house of Yannai they said, if she is sitting on the birthing stool. Hence, before that he should pray, because of (Jer. 18:6) “Lo, like clay in the potter’s hand²¹²“… Are you in My hand, House of Israel.” This seems to imply, in the opinion of the Yerushalmi, that for Gentiles the laws of nature will not be changed and the sex of the child is determined at conception, or, in the opinion of the Babli (60a), in extraordinary cases at least during the first 40 days of pregnancy when the fetus is not yet a living being. The Babli declares that in all cases, the laws of nature prevail and that the sex change of Dinah is no proof since “one does not bring a proof from miracles.” It would be presumptuous for anybody to assume that he is on the level of the Patriarchs for whom God used to perform wonders. …” Rebbi Yehudah ben Pazi²¹³The name is missing here in the Venice print and the Leyden manuscript. It is given in the Rome manuscript and the parallel Bereshit rabba 72(6). In the latter source, R. Jehudah ben Pazi is in opposition to the house of Rebbi Yannai and says that even if labor has started, as long as the baby is not born one may pray because of the verse from Jeremiah. in the name of the house of Yannai: The main pregnancy of Dinah was as a male. After the prayer of Rachel, she became a female. That is (Gen. 30:21): “Afterwards, she gave birth to a daughter and called her name Dinah.” After the prayer of Rachel, she became a female. And Rebbi Yehudah ben Pazi in the name of the house of Rebbi Yannai: Our mother Rachel was of the early prophetesses²¹⁴In both versions of the Tanḥuma (Buber Wayeẓe 19, Standard Wayeẓe 8), Leah was the prophetess who knew that Jacob would have 12 sons and if she had 7 sons then her sister would be left with only one son, less than any of the maids. She therefore prayed that her pregnancy should be that of a girl. All Midrashim derive the name of Dinah not from דין “law, lawsuit”, but from די “enough”, meaning “we already have enough boys.”. She said, another one will be from me. That is what is written (Gen. 30:24): “May the Eternal add me another son.” She did not say other sons, but another son will be from me.

In the house of Yannai they said, if she is sitting on the birthing stool. Hence, before that he should pray, because of (Jer. 18:6) “Lo, like clay in the potter’s hand²¹²“… Are you in My hand, House of Israel.” This seems to imply, in the opinion of the Yerushalmi, that for Gentiles the laws of nature will not be changed and the sex of the child is determined at conception, or, in the opinion of the Babli (60a), in extraordinary cases at least during the first 40 days of pregnancy when the fetus is not yet a living being. The Babli declares that in all cases, the laws of nature prevail and that the sex change of Dinah is no proof since “one does not bring a proof from miracles.” It would be presumptuous for anybody to assume that he is on the level of the Patriarchs for whom God used to perform wonders. …” Rebbi Yehudah ben Pazi²¹³The name is missing here in the Venice print and the Leyden manuscript. It is given in the Rome manuscript and the parallel Bereshit rabba 72(6). In the latter source, R. Jehudah ben Pazi is in opposition to the house of Rebbi Yannai and says that even if labor has started, as long as the baby is not born one may pray because of the verse from Jeremiah. in the name of the house of Yannai: The main pregnancy of Dinah was as a male. After the prayer of Rachel, she became a female. That is (Gen. 30:21): “Afterwards, she gave birth to a daughter and called her name Dinah.” After the prayer of Rachel, she became a female. And Rebbi Yehudah ben Pazi in the name of the house of Rebbi Yannai: Our mother Rachel was of the early prophetesses²¹⁴In both versions of the Tanḥuma (Buber Wayeẓe 19, Standard Wayeẓe 8), Leah was the prophetess who knew that Jacob would have 12 sons and if she had 7 sons then her sister would be left with only one son, less than any of the maids. She therefore prayed that her pregnancy should be that of a girl. All Midrashim derive the name of Dinah not from דין “law, lawsuit”, but from די “enough”, meaning “we already have enough boys.”. She said, another one will be from me. That is what is written (Gen. 30:24): “May the Eternal add me another son.” She did not say other sons, but another son will be from me.

Mishnah²¹⁶Quote from Mishnah 6. The entire paragraph is repeated in Chapter 6, on Mishnah 3.: “Similarly, the male sufferer from gonorrhea should not eat with a female sufferer from flux.” It was stated²⁶⁰Babli 13a, Tosephta 1:14.: Rebbi Simeon ben Eleazar says, look how far purity did spread, as it is said²⁶¹Gen. 30:30., for the little which you had expanded mightily; ²⁶²1Chr. 4:38. The implication is that in both cases the increase was the reward of exact observation of the rules of purity.and their families expanded mightily. They did not decide to say, the pure may not eat with the impure²⁶³From the parallels it is clear that one should not read “the pure may not eat with the impure (m.)” but “the pure may not eat with the impure (f.)”, i. e., a husband may not eat with his wife during her menstrual impurity. They did not have to spell this out because people by themselves followed this rule., but they said, the male sufferer from gonorrhea should not eat with a female sufferer from flux²⁶⁴As an example of the general rule that a male may not eat with a woman with whom he could not sleep.; therefore the male sufferer from gonorrhea with a female sufferer from skin disease is permitted²⁶⁵Since a female sufferer from skin disease is not restricted in her sexual activity as will be shown in the next sentence.. He shall dwell outside his tent²⁶⁶Lev. 14:8. The “tent” is an euphemism for the wife with whom he sleeps, as in Deut. 5:27, where Moses reports that he was commanded by God to tell the people “to return to their tents” after the epiphany of Sinai where they had been forbidden intercourse for three days prior (Ex. 19:15), except for Moses who was commanded “to stay with Me” (Deut. 5:28).
The use of the masculine suffix, his tent, is interpreted to exclude the female from restriction of sexual activity. The verse refers to the healed sufferer from skin disease in the process of his purification. There is a dispute whether the prohibition of sexual relations extends to the time of actual sickness. The Babylonian sources [Keritut 8b, also Moˋed qatan 7a; Sifra Mesoraˋ Parashah 2(11)] are unanimous that the prohibition does not extend. This also seems to be implied by Mishnah Negaˋim 14:2. But the text here implies that any male sufferer from skin disease is forbidden sexual relations (which in Sifra is labelled as opinion of R. Yose ben R. Jehudah.) but not outside her tent. A male sufferer from skin disease with a female sufferer from flux is forbidden; a male sufferer from skin disease with a female sufferer from skin disease is forbidden²⁶⁷Since the prohibitions only depend on the status of the male..

A predatory woman¹⁴¹The Babli has no parallel explanation since it interprets אשה פרושה to mean “a pious woman”.. That is one who sits and makes fun of the words of the Torah: “She said, you shall come to me … and he slept with her that night.¹⁴²Gen. 30:16, Leah buying a night with Jacob from her sister Rachel. R. Abbahu’s explanation is slightly more elaborate in Gen. rabba 72(4).” Rebbi Abbahu said, one could think that this was the [divine] intention. He only knew that she was doing this only to produce more tribes.

The following are written as one word and read as two words: fortune is come;⁷⁶Gen. 30, 11, written baggad and read ba’gad. a fiery law;⁷⁷Deut. 33, 2, written ’eshdath and read ’esh dath. consumed of the fire;⁷⁸Jer. 6, 29, written me’eshtam and read me’esh tam. what mean ye;⁷⁹Isa. 3, 15, written mallakem and read mah lakem. and, behold, he;⁸⁰Jer. 18, 3, written wehinnehu and read wehinneh hu’. what they;⁸¹Ezek. 8, 6, written mahem and read mah hem. Bani, of;⁸²1 Chron. 9, 4, written Binyamin and read Bani min. of the Benjamites;⁸³ibid. XXVII, 12, written lebenyemini and read labben yemini. the helpless;⁸⁴Ps. 10, 10, written ḥelka’im and read ḥel ka’im. may He incite death;⁸⁵ibid. LV, 16, written yashshimaweth and read yashshi maweth. of the proud oppressors;⁸⁶ibid. CXXIII, 4, written lig’eyonim and read lig’ë yonim. out of the whirlwind;⁸⁷Job 38, 1, written minhasse‘arah and read min hasse‘arah. out of a whirlwind;⁸⁸ibid. XL, 6, written minse‘arah and read min se‘arah. were broken down.⁸⁹Neh. 2, 13, written hammeperuẓim and read hem peruẓim.
The reverse of the above are the following:⁹⁰Which are written as two words and read as one. when … were merry;⁹¹Judg. 16, 25, written ki ṭob and read ḳetob. of Benjamin;⁹²1 Sam. 9, 1, written mibben yamin and read mibbinyamin. that … may be increased;⁹³Isa. 9, 6, written lamed-mem resh-beth-he and read lemarbeh. out of the cave;⁹⁴1 Sam. 24. 8, written min hamme‘arah and read mehamme‘arah. by Myself;⁹⁵Isa. 44, 24, written mi’itti and read me’itti. with their axes;⁹⁶2 Chron. 34, 6, written beḥar bothehem and read beḥarbothehem. from the daughter;⁹⁷Lam. 1, 6, written min bath and read mibbath. like the ostriches.⁹⁸ibid. IV, 3, written kaye ‘enim and read kayye‘enim.