Talmud for Exodus 3:2
וַ֠יֵּרָא מַלְאַ֨ךְ יְהֹוָ֥ה אֵלָ֛יו בְּלַבַּת־אֵ֖שׁ מִתּ֣וֹךְ הַסְּנֶ֑ה וַיַּ֗רְא וְהִנֵּ֤ה הַסְּנֶה֙ בֹּעֵ֣ר בָּאֵ֔שׁ וְהַסְּנֶ֖ה אֵינֶ֥נּוּ אֻכָּֽל׃
And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush; and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.
Jerusalem Talmud Bava Kamma
Some Tannaĩm state: וְלִיבָּה. Some Tannaïm state: וְנִיבָּה. He who says וְלִיבָּה. As it is written, “in the flaming fire”76Ex. 3:2.. He who says וְנִיבָּה, “it was in my heart like burning fire.77Jer. 20:9. A similar argument is in the Babli, 60a.
It seems that the difference between the versions is simply a dialectal switch between the liquids l and n; but a biblical source is sought. In the Babli, the reference is to Is. 57:19, where the “fruit of the lips” is interpreted as “speech”. The verse from Jer. quoted here then points out that speech can be fiery, i. e., with one’s mouth one can fan a fire.”
It seems that the difference between the versions is simply a dialectal switch between the liquids l and n; but a biblical source is sought. In the Babli, the reference is to Is. 57:19, where the “fruit of the lips” is interpreted as “speech”. The verse from Jer. quoted here then points out that speech can be fiery, i. e., with one’s mouth one can fan a fire.”
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