Talmud su Genesi 31:63

All the Torah is in Hebrew but it contains some Aramaic words.⁴¹lit. ‘translation’ (Targum). What is in Hebrew may not be written in Aramaic and the Aramaic words may not be altered; for example, Jegar-sahadutha and Galeed.⁴²Gen. 31, 47, ‘the heap of witness’ in Aramaic and Hebrew. Others hold that the rule applies only to Jegar-sahadutha and Galeed because they are two specifically Aramaic and Hebrew expressions respectively.⁴³In the case of the other parts, however, although one language should not be changed for another, the scroll is not disqualified if a change was made (cf. N.Y. ad loc.). If Hebrew words were written in Aramaic or Aramaic words in Hebrew, the scroll may not be used for the lection. The Aramaic [and Hebrew] words referred to are Jegar-sahadutha, Galeed and the like.
If ha’azinu hashshamayim⁴⁴Give ear ye heavens, the opening words of Deut. 32, 1-43, which is arranged in the scroll as follows:
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or, according to others:
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_________________ or if the Song of Moses was arranged like ha’azinu; if continuous lines were written in broken ones or vice versa; [35b] or if the breaking up was not done according to the rule, the scroll may not be used for the lection.

³⁸Babli 99a, Sifry Num. 112. It is written³⁹Num. 15:31.: For he showed contempt for the Eternal’s Word. Not only if he was contemptuous of the teachings of the Torah, from where if he denied one verse, one Aramaic expression, one argument de minore ad majus? The verse says, His command he violated. One verse, Lotan’s sister was Timna`⁴⁰Gen. 36:22; cf. Gen. rabba 82(15).. One Aramaic expression, Laban called it Yegar Sahadu̅ta̅⁴¹Gen. 31:47. In Gen. rabba 72(12) the expression is characterized as Syriac.. One argument de minore ad majus: For Cain would be avenged sevenfold, etc.⁴²Gen. 4:24. While Lemekh’s song violates the formal rules of an argument de minore ad majus, the verse is Divine approval of poetry..

“Circumcising he shall circumcise⁶⁸Gen. 17:13..” A decision for two circumcisions, one for the circumcision, the other for the uncovering⁶⁹The follow-up to the act of circumcision in which the skin is cut and plied back to uncover the corona.. One for the uncovering, the other for the fibers⁷⁰Eventual fibers of the prepuce which have to be cleaned from the wound. The same argument in the Babli, 72a.. So far following Rebbi Aqiba who said, these are expressions of additions⁷¹This interpretation of double expressions is also attributed to R. Aqiba in the Babli, Shevuot 27b.. From where for Rebbi Ismael who said, these are double expressions in the style of the Torah, “going you went, desiring you desired, by stealing I was stolen⁷²Gen. 31:30, a speech of Laban; 40:15, Josef’s address to the cup-bearer. Both verses are without legal implications; this proves that the repetitions are a literary device to express emphasis. The same argument in Babli, Avodah zarah 27a.”? Rebbi Judah bar Pazi said, “then she said, a blood bridegroom for circumcisions⁷³Ex. 4:26, the inference is from the plural form מולות. {Modern interpreters take the words of the Ismaelite Ṣippora to be Arabic, “poor circumcised one, may it be for opulence”.},” from here that there are two circumcisions, one for the circumcision, the other for the uncovering; one for the uncovering, the other for the fibers. Rav said, “circumcising he shall circumcise,” from here that one has to draw a drop of covenant blood from one born circumcised. “Circumcising he shall circumcise,” from here that an uncircumcised Jew cannot circumcise until he circumcises himself; not to speak of an uncircumcised Gentile⁷⁴In Gen. rabba 46(8), this is the argument of R. Joḥanan.. Rebbi Levi said, it is written: “But you have to keep my covenant.” You and yours⁷⁵In Gen. rabba 46(8), this is the argument of Rav Huna. In the Babli, Avodah zarah 27a, it is attributed to Rebbi..

HALAKHAH: ⁷⁷This and the following paragraph also are in Yebamot 8:1 (Notes 67–84,א). Here they appear as discussions of Mishnah 2.Circumcising he shall circumcise⁷⁸Gen. 17:13.. A decision for two circumcisions, one for the circumcision, the other for uncovering⁷One has to cut the membrane under the prepuce to expose the penis’s corona.. One for circumcision, the other for the fibers⁷⁹Cf. Mishnah 6.. So far following Rebbi Aqiba who said, these are expressions of additions⁸⁰This interpretation of double expressions is also attributed to R. Aqiba in the Babli, Ševuot 27b. Cf. Sotah 7:5 (21d l. 66), 8:1 (22b l. 34), Nedarim 1:1 (36c l. 35).. From where for Rebbi Ismael who said, these are double expressions in the style of the Torah, going I went, desiring you desired⁸¹Gen. 31:30, a speech of Laban without legal implications; this proves that the repetitions are literary devices to express emphasis. Babli Avodah zarah 27a., stealing (you were) stolen⁸²Gen. 40:15, Josef’s speech to the cup bearer. Incorrectly copied here by the corrector.? Rebbi Judah ben Pazi said, then she said, a blood bridegroom for circumcisions⁸³Ex. 4:26., from there that there are two circumcisions, one for the circumcision, the other for uncovering; one for circumcision, the other for the fibers. Rav said, circumcising he shall circumcise, from here that one has to draw a drop of covenant blood from one born circumcised⁸⁴Babli Yebamot 71a.. Circumcising he shall circumcise, from here that an uncircumcised Jew cannot circumcise; not to speak of an uncircumcised Gentile⁸⁵Gen. rabba 46(8).. Rebbi Levi said, it is written: But you have to keep My Covenant⁸⁶Gen. 17:9., you and yours⁸⁷Gen. rabba 46(8); Babli Avodah zarah27a..

HALAKHAH: It was stated in the name of Rebbi Jehudah: Any place where it was said in any of these expressions: you begin and say, thus, and thus⁴³The first and last expressions were mentioned in the Mishnah. כה “thus” is the introduction to the priests’ blessing, Num. 6:23., it means in the holy language. Rebbi Eleazar said, the defining paradigm for all is: “Moses would speak and God would answer him by voice⁴⁴Ex. 19:19. This is not a reference to the statement of R. Jehudah, but to the argument of the Mishnah. While in that verse, the root ענה does not have the meaning of “to begin to speak” but “to answer”, the mention of קול “voice”, which was in Hebrew, transfers to the recitation of the Levites, who have to speak בְּקוֹל רָם “in the voice of the High”, where High is a Title of God, Is. 56:15; cf. below, Note 61..” Rebbi Ḥaggai objected, is there not written, “Laban and Bethuel began⁴⁵Gen. 24:50. As noted later, they spoke Aramaic.,” if you say because of “beginning” only, is there not written “and said⁴⁶That verse contains both roots, ענה and אמר, even if they are separated by the names of the speakers. Therefore, the argument of R. Jehudah is invalid.”? If you want to say, by “saying” only, is there not written “from the Eternal came the word”⁴⁷This is a counter-argument. Since Laban and Bethuel admitted that the betrothal of Rebecca was a word of the Eternal, did they not speak Hebrew at that moment?? If you want to say, in the holy language, is there not written “the stone heap of testimony⁴⁸Gen. 31:47. Since Laban had to translate Jacob’s גַלְעֵד into Aramaic, it follows that he did not speak Hebrew.”? If you want to say, before the Torah was given, is there not the text of the declaration of tithes⁴⁹Deut. 26:16. However, there only the root אמר is used. which may be recited in any language⁵⁰Cf. Mishnah 1.?

Rebbi Samuel bar Naḥman in the name of Rebbi Joḥanan: The Syriac language should not be unimportant in your eyes, for it is mentioned in the Torah, the Prophets, and the Hagiographs. In the Torah, it is written: “Laban called it the heap of testimony⁴⁸Gen. 31:47. Since Laban had to translate Jacob’s גַלְעֵד into Aramaic, it follows that he did not speak Hebrew.”. In Prophets, it is written: “So you shall say to them.⁵¹Jer. 10:11.” In Hagiographs, it is written: “The Chaldeans spoke to the king in Aramaic.⁵²Dan. 2:4.” Rebbi Jonathan from Bet Gubrin said, four languages are good for use: The foreign language⁵³Greek. for song, Latin for war, Syriac for elegies, Hebrew for speech. Some people say, also Assyrian⁵⁴“Hebrew” square script, which originally is an Aramaic development of paleo-Hebrew. for writing. Assyrian has a script but no language⁵⁵Since it is used for Hebrew, Aramaic, Mandaic etc., Hebrew has a language but no script⁵⁶Once paleo-Hebrew script was abandoned.. They chose for them Assyrian script and Hebrew language⁵⁷This is a shortened version of a Babylonian tradition (by the “Heads of the Diaspora”) that Moses wrote the Torah in Hebrew script and language, Ezra wrote the Torah in Aramaic translation and Assyrian script, but the people chose Hebrew text and Assyrian (Aramaic) letters: Sanhedrin 21b; also cf. Megillah 1:11 (fol. 71b, line 67).. Why is its name called אֲשׁוּרִי? Because one is made happy in writing it⁵⁸The meaning of the sentence is not clear. One could translate: Because its writing is plain.. Rebbi Levi said, because they brought it with them from Assyria⁵⁹Square script is not found before the return from Mesopotamia, where the exiles lived mostly in the Aramaic-speaking Northern parts..

In Lord of lords,²¹Deut. 10, 17. the first is sacred and the second is secular; in the God of Abraham²²Gen. 31, 53. it is sacred; in the God of Nahor²³ibid.; Nahor did not worship the true God. it is secular; in the God of their father²⁴ibid.; Terah (their father) was an idolater. it is secular. In Thou shalt not revile God²⁵Ex. 22, 27. [the noun may bear] a sacred or secular meaning.²⁶It may denote God or judges. R. Simeon maintains that the noun is sacred.²⁷V inserts ‘as it says’ within brackets, the words being redundant. [H omits and reads ‘Ishmael’ instead of ‘Simeon’.] In Forasmuch as I have seen thy face, as one seeth the face of God²⁸Gen. 33, 10. the noun is secular;²⁹Because it refers to an angel or prince. in God’s camp³⁰ibid. XXXII, 3. the noun is sacred.

In For the Lord your God, He is God of gods,¹³Deut. 10, 17. the first [two]¹⁴i.e. your God He is God. are sacred and the last¹⁵Of gods, signifying ‘judges’ or ‘princes’. is secular. In Lord of lords,¹⁶ibid. the first is sacred and the second secular. In the God of Abraham¹⁷Gen. 31, 53. it is sacred; in the god of Nahor¹⁸ibid. Nahor did not worship the true God. it is secular, and in the god of their father¹⁹ibid. Terah (their father) was an idolater. it is secular. In Thou shalt not revile God,²⁰Ex. 22, 27. [the noun may bear] a sacred or a secular meaning.²¹It may refer to God or judges. R. Ishmael²²In Sof. IV, 5, ‘R. Simeon’. maintains that the noun is sacred.

[In the verses] And it came to pass when they⁶³Foreign princes or rulers. E.V. God. caused me to wander, God, etc.,⁶⁴Gen. 20, 13. Cf. Rule 6 above. and Which god⁶⁵E.V. who is a God. is like unto Thee⁶⁶Micah 7, 18. the first⁶⁷The pronoun ‘they’ in Gen. 20, 13 and god in Micah 7, 18. are sacred and the second⁶⁸God in Gen. and Thee in Micah. are secular. [The divine name in] Samaria shall bear her guilt, for she hath rebelled against her God⁶⁹Hos. 14, 1. is sacred. R. Nathan says: [In the phrase] in the house of his God⁷⁰ibid. IX, 8. it is sacred. In therefore turn thou to thy God⁷¹ibid. XII, 7. it is sacred. In God standeth in the congregation of God; in the midst of the judges⁷²The Heb. has the divine name. He judgeth⁷³Ps. 82, 1. it is used as sacred⁷⁴In God standeth. and secular.⁷⁵In the sense of ‘judges’. In God delivereth me to⁷⁶Heb. אל (to) which has the same consonants as the word for ‘God’. the ungodly⁷⁷Job 16, 11. the first is sacred and the second⁷⁸’el in the sense of ‘to’. is secular. In For hath any said unto God: I have borne⁷⁹ibid. XXXIV, 31. the first [’el] is secular and the second sacred.
R. Eleazar the son of R. Jose the Galilean said:⁸⁰So M. V and H read ‘and R. Eleazar … said’. [In the verses] And let my cry have no⁸¹Heb. ’al, the same consonants as for the name of God. resting-place;⁸²Job 16, 18. It is in the power⁸³Gen. 31, 29. The Heb. for power (’el) equals the divine name. of my hand; And there shall be nought in the power of thy hand;⁸⁴Deut. 28, 32. When it is in the power of thy hand;⁸⁵Prov. 3, 27. Unto death,⁸⁶ibid. II, 18; unto is ’el in Heb. all [the words whose consonants are the same as those for God] are secular. In God hath given command to speed me⁸⁷2 Chron. 35, 21. it is sacred. In Forbear thee from meddling with God, who is with me⁸⁸ibid. it is sacred according to R. Jose b. Judah. In O God, the proud are risen up against me⁸⁹Ps. 86, 14. it is sacred but the reader must pause in reading [after God]:⁹⁰In the absence of the pause, the adjective proud might erroneously be taken as qualifying God. God, the proud are risen up against me.
[The terms] merciful and gracious, long-suffering and abounding in lovingkindness, king, kings, exalted, great, Most High, righteous and upright, pious, perfect, mighty, may be erased.⁹¹Although attributed to God, they do not possess the sanctity of the divine name. He who curses himself or his neighbour by [any of] these⁹²Using any of these attributes instead of the divine name. incurs guilt. [If he curses] heathens or the dead no guilt⁹³So M and N.Y. V and H read ‘guilty of one [offence]’. is incurred. [If he curses] a judge or a prince he incurs twofold guilt;⁹⁴Since a judge or prince must not be cursed as any other person, and as men holding offices of responsibility. according to others he incurs threefold guilt for cursing a prince.⁹⁵The two mentioned in the preceding note, and a third because the Heb. word for ‘judge’ in the text is identical with the divine name. If a person curses his father or mother with the Tetragrammaton⁹⁶lit. ‘the distinguished name’. he is liable to the penalty of stoning,⁹⁷Cf. Lev. 24, 14. Stoning is one of the major penalties imposed by a court. but if only with the attributes he is liable to a warning.⁹⁸i.e. he is guilty of transgressing a negative commandment, the penalty of which is scourging with thirty-nine stripes.

”The period mentioned in the Torah.” ¹⁸²In Mekhilta dR.Ismael (ed. Horovitz-Rabin p. 259), the first opinion is attributed to Rebbi, the second to R. Joshia; the explanation attributed here to R. Eliezer ben Jacob is there in the name of R. Jonathan. In the Babli, 47b, the first opinion is attributed to R. Eleazar or R. Eliezer, the second is anonymous; the midrash of R. Eliezer ben Jacob is given in his name, 48a. Mekhilta dR.Simeon ben Ioḥai follows the attributions of the Yerushalmi (pp. 167–168). Some Tannaïm state¹⁸³The problem is Ex. 21:9 which states that a man who takes an additional wife may not diminish שְׁאֵר, כְּסוּת, and עֹנָה of his first wife. The meaning of כְּסוּת “garment, covering” is clear but the meaning of the other two words is a matter of controversy. שְׁאֵר means “flesh” but, as the verses quoted in support of different meanings show, it means both “meat” and “relative, one’s flesh and blood.” Note also in Accadic šērum “flesh”, š’r (of a different etymology) “to go towards; to have sexual relations”. The root שאר II has no connection with the usual שאר “to remain, be a remainder” (Arabic سار.).
The problem with עֹנָה is that the verb ענה “to humiliate, inflict pain” in sexual context always means “to rape, to have forced intercourse” but in the verse here it has a positive meaning, the intercourse to which the wife is entitled. [Note that in Arabic, عنا means both “produce plants” (said of the earth) and “to be humiliated, captive” (from this العَوَانِي “Moslem women”).] From the positive meaning of עֹנָה in the verse comes the rabbinic-modern Hebrew עוֹנָה “season”, used in the midrash of R. Eliezer ben Jacob.: שְׁאֵר that is intercourse; עוֹנָה that is food. Some Tannaïm state: עוֹנָה that is intercourse; שְׁאֵר that is food. He who said שְׁאֵר is intercourse: “No person to the שְׁאֵר of his flesh;¹⁸⁴Lev. 18:6: “No person to the שְׁאֵר of his flesh should come close, to uncover nakedness.”” עוֹנָה is food: “He fed you and made you hunger¹⁸⁵Deut. 8:3, usually translated as: “He chastised you and made you hunger before He fed you with the manna that neither you nor your fathers knew.””. He who said שְׁאֵר is food: “He let rain on them שְׁאֵר like dust¹⁸⁶Ps. 78:27.”; עוֹנָה that is intercourse, “that you should not deprive my daughters,¹⁸⁷Gen. 31:50. “That you should not deprive my daughters nor take wives in addition to my daughters.” In Gen. rabba 74(12), this verse is explained that (a) Bilha and Silpa also were Laban’s daughters from slave women and (b) that Laban made Jacob swear that he would not deprive his daughters of intercourse during their lifetime nor take additional wives after their deaths.” that refers to intercourse. Rebbi Eliezer ben Jacob explains the verse¹⁸⁸He denies that there is a biblical command which fixes minimal amounts of sexual attention due wives. He explains Ex. 21:9 as exhortation rather than prescription, reading “her flesh, her garment, and her season he should not diminish”., “her flesh her garment”, that her garment should fit her flesh, that he should not give a young woman clothes of an old woman nor an old woman clothes of a young one. “Her garment her season”, that he should not give summer clothing for the rainy season nor that for the rainy season in summer. From where does he get food¹⁸⁹How can he establish an obligation of the husband to feed his wife?? Since he is not permitted to withhold from her things that are not necessities of life¹⁹⁰A new garment at least twice a year., not so much more things that are necessities of life! From where does he get the obligation of periodic intercourse? Since he may not withhold from her things which do not constitute the main reason for marriage¹⁹⁰A new garment at least twice a year., so certainly he may not withhold the things which constitute the main reason for marriage!