Talmud su Genesi 17:14

“The hermaphrodite.” All your males²⁶Ex. 23:17, Deut. 16:16, description of who is required to appear in the Temple on a festival of pilgrimage. Babli 4a; Mekhilta dR. Ismael Mišpatim Chap. 20 (ed. Horovitz-Rabin p. 333)., to exclude the hermaphrodite. There³⁸Mishnah Shabbat19:3. The entire paragraph essentially is found in Šabbat19, Notes 99–109, Yebamot8:1., we have stated: “One does not desecrate the Sabbath for a case of doubt³⁹Whether the baby was actually born on a Sabbath or maybe on Friday or Sunday. In the latter case he may not be circumcised on the Sabbath. {or} for a hermaphrodite; Rebbi Jehudah permits for the hermaphrodite.” What does Rebbi Jehudah say in this case⁴⁰Does R. Jehudah agree with the Mishnah which excludes the hermaphrodite from the duty of pilgrimage?? Let us hear from the following: Joḥanan ben Dahavai said in the name of Rebbi Jehudah, neither does the blind one⁴¹Who is excluded from the duty of pilgrimage. Tosephta 1:1, Babli 2a, Sanhedrin4b, Arakhin 2b.. Nobody says “neither” unless he agrees with the preceding statement⁴²That the hermaphrodite is excluded.. The argument of Rebbi Jehudah seems inverted. There he says except, but here he says including. Rebbi Jehudah and the rabbis explain the same verse⁴³Gen. 17:14, establishing the duty of circumcision. The verse emphasizing male is not needed to exclude female circumcision since the limb to be circumcised always is referred to as flesh, and therefore designates the only boneless limb, the penis, which characterizes males.. The rabbis explain uncircumcised. Why does the verse say, an uncircumcised male? Only if he be totally male⁴⁴While the hermaphrodite can be circumcised, having a penis, and has to be circumcised since his maleness may be the dominant trait, he cannot be classified as male.. Rebbi Jehudah explains male⁴⁵Babli Šabbat 137a. Instead of all your males, he reads your total maleness.. Why does the verse say, uncircumcised? Even if he is only partially uncircumcised. But here, all your males, to exclude the hermaphrodite.

There⁸⁹Mishnah Ḥagigah 1:1. This refers to the duty of pilgrimage. Ex.23:17: “Three times a year all your male population should be seen before the Lord, the Eternal.”, we have stated: “Everybody is required to be seen except the deaf-and-dumb, the insane, the minor, the sexless, and the hermaphrodite⁹⁰The first three are not subject to commandments, the last two may not be males..” What says Rebbi Jehudah in this respect? Let us hear from the following: Rebbi Joḥanan ben Dahavai said in the name of Rebbi Jehudah, “also the blind one.”⁹¹Tosephta Ḥagigah 1:1, Babli Ḥagigah 2a, 4b; Sanhedrin 4b; Arakhin2b. Nobody says “also” unless he agrees with the preceding statement. The argument of Rebbi Jehudah seems to be inverted. There he says to exclude, but here he says to include⁹²For the pilgrimage he agrees that the person whose masculinity is questionable is excluded but for circumcision he includes him as male.. Rebbi Jehudah and the rabbis explain the same verse⁹³Gen. 17:14: “An uncircumcised male who refuses to circumcise the prepuce of his flesh …”. The rabbis explain “uncircumcised”, why does the verse add “male”? Only if he is totally male⁹⁴They disregard the existence of societies practicing female circumcision.. Rebbi Jehudah explains “male”, why does the verse add “uncircumcised”? Even if he is partially male⁹⁵The same argument in the Babli, Shabbat 136b/137a.. But here, “all your maleness”, that excludes the hermaphrodite.

¹⁰³This paragraph also appears in Ḥagigah 1:1 (76a l. 31, צ) in addition to Yebamot 8:1. It is difficult to establish which text is the original since both “there” and “here” are used to point to Mishnah Ḥagigah. What does Rebbi Jehudah say in this case? Let us hear from the following: Rebbi Joḥanan ben Dahavai said in the name of Rebbi Jehudah, neither does the blind one¹⁰⁴Tosephta Ḥagigah 1:1. Babli Ḥagigah2a, Sanhedrin 4b, Arakhin 2b.. Nobody says “neither” unless he agree with the preceding statement¹⁰⁵The Babylonian texts do not support the interpretation given here.. The argument of Rebbi Jehudah seems to be inverted. There¹⁰⁶In Ḥagigah. he says except, but here he says including. Rebbi Jehudah and the rabbis explain the same verse¹⁰⁷Gen. 17:14: An uncircumcised male who refuses to circumcise the prepuce of his flesh .…. Rebbi Jehudah emphasizes male, the rabbis emphazise uncircumcised. Why does the verse add male¹⁰⁸This interpretation disregards the existence of societies practicing female circumcision.? Only if he be totally male. But Rebbi Jehudah emphasizes male, why does the verse add uncircumcised? Even if he is only partially uncircumcised. But here¹⁰⁹In Ḥagigah., all your maleness, except the hermaphrodite.