Talmud su Geremia 18:5
וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֽוֹר׃
Quindi la parola dell'Eterno venne a me, dicendo:
Jerusalem Talmud Berakhot
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.
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Tractate Soferim
The following are written with a he which is not pronounced: when I saw;25Josh. 7, 21, written wa’er’eh and read wa’erë’. and I brought;26ibid. XXIV, 8, written wa’abih and read wa’abi. the lion272 Sam. 23, 20, written ha’aryeh and read ha’ari. in the Book of Samuel;28This excludes the parallel passage in 1 Chron. 11, 22 where ha’ari is both written and read. was he found;29Jer. 48, 27, written nimẓa’ah but the reading is nimẓa’. and … saw;30ibid. III, 7, written wattir’eh and read watter’ë’. this [city];31ibid. XXVI, 6, written hazzothah and read hazzoth. evil;32Micah 3, 2, written ra‘ah and read ra‘. [the] evil;33Jer. 18, 10, written hara‘ah and read hara‘. gone down;34ibid. XV, 9, written ba’ah and read ba’. and he shall come;35ibid. XLIII, 11, written uba’ah and read uba’. and a line;361 Kings 7, 23, written weḳaweh and read weḳaw. and a line;37Zech. 1, 16, as in the preceding note. thoroughly;38V incorrectly gives the keyword as wera‘. Ps. 51, 4, written harbeh and read hereb. them that love me;39Prov. 8, 17, written ’ohabehah and read ’ohabai. and … friend;40ibid. XXVII, 10, written were‘eh and read were‘a. deal;41Ruth 1, 8, written ya‘aseh and read ya‘as. open;42Dan. 9, 18, written piḳḥah and read peḳaḥ. a lion;43Lam. 3, 10, written ’aryeh and read ’ari. V incorrectly connects this with the next word joining them together as one. these;44Ezra 5, 15, written ’elleh and read ’el. venison.45V incorrectly reads ẓur. Gen. 27, 3, written ẓedah and read ẓayid.
The reverse is the case with the following:46In the preceding a written he is not pronounced, but the following are spelt without a he which is to be pronounced. and multiplied;47Josh. 24, 3, written wa’ereb and read wa’arbeh. on the housetop;481 Sam. 9, 26, written haggag and read haggagah. and they;492 Sam. 21, 9, written wehem and read wehemmah. be he;501 Kings 1, 37, written yehi and read yihyeh. and … shal be;512 Kings 9, 37, written wehayath and read wehayethah. and behold;52Isa. 41, 23, written wenerë and read wenireh. behold;53ibid. LIV, 16, written hen and read hinneh. planted;54In Jer. 17, 8, referring to yireh (shall … see) which is spelt without the final hei. Gedaliah;55ibid. XL, 16, referring to ta‘aseh (do) which is without the final hei. and … she doted;56Ezek. 23, 16, written watta‘gob and read watta‘gebah. the measure;57ibid. XLV, 3, where ḥamesh (five) is written and ḥamishshah read. and I shall be glorified;58Hag. 1, 8, written we’ekkabed and read we’ekkabedah. three;59In Prov. 30, 18, we’arba‘ (yea, four) is written and we’arba‘ah read. she considereth;60ibid. XXXI, 16, naṭa‘ (planteth) is written and naṭ‘ah read. she perceiveth;61ibid. 18, ballayil (by night) is written and ballayelah read. arise;62In Lam. 2, 19, the same variant occurs as in the preceding. remember;63ibid. V, 1, habbeṭ (behold) is written and habbiṭah read. turn Thou us;64ibid. 21, wenashub (and we shall be turned) is written and wenashubah read. thou hast declared;651 Sam XXIV, 19, we’at is written and we’attah read. thou … hast cursed;66Eccles. 7, 22, where the same variant occurs as in the preceding. Thou hast set;67Ps. 90, 8, written shatta and read shattah. Thou hast made;68Neh. 9, 6, written ’at and read ’attah. is sore affrighted;69In Ps. 6, 4 the same variant occurs as in the preceding. the carved work thereof;70ibid. LXXIV, 6, written we‘at and read we‘attah. with her harlotries;71In Ezek. 23, 43, written ‘at and read ‘attah. turn back;72In Ruth 1, 12, lekna (go your way) omits the final hei. disclose;73ibid. IV, 4, where we’eda‘ (that I may know) is written and read we’ede‘ah. Thou [hast] made an hedge;74In Job 1, 10, ’at (Thou) is written and ’attah read. and [he] saw.75ibid. XLII, 16, written wayyar and read wayyireh.
The reverse is the case with the following:46In the preceding a written he is not pronounced, but the following are spelt without a he which is to be pronounced. and multiplied;47Josh. 24, 3, written wa’ereb and read wa’arbeh. on the housetop;481 Sam. 9, 26, written haggag and read haggagah. and they;492 Sam. 21, 9, written wehem and read wehemmah. be he;501 Kings 1, 37, written yehi and read yihyeh. and … shal be;512 Kings 9, 37, written wehayath and read wehayethah. and behold;52Isa. 41, 23, written wenerë and read wenireh. behold;53ibid. LIV, 16, written hen and read hinneh. planted;54In Jer. 17, 8, referring to yireh (shall … see) which is spelt without the final hei. Gedaliah;55ibid. XL, 16, referring to ta‘aseh (do) which is without the final hei. and … she doted;56Ezek. 23, 16, written watta‘gob and read watta‘gebah. the measure;57ibid. XLV, 3, where ḥamesh (five) is written and ḥamishshah read. and I shall be glorified;58Hag. 1, 8, written we’ekkabed and read we’ekkabedah. three;59In Prov. 30, 18, we’arba‘ (yea, four) is written and we’arba‘ah read. she considereth;60ibid. XXXI, 16, naṭa‘ (planteth) is written and naṭ‘ah read. she perceiveth;61ibid. 18, ballayil (by night) is written and ballayelah read. arise;62In Lam. 2, 19, the same variant occurs as in the preceding. remember;63ibid. V, 1, habbeṭ (behold) is written and habbiṭah read. turn Thou us;64ibid. 21, wenashub (and we shall be turned) is written and wenashubah read. thou hast declared;651 Sam XXIV, 19, we’at is written and we’attah read. thou … hast cursed;66Eccles. 7, 22, where the same variant occurs as in the preceding. Thou hast set;67Ps. 90, 8, written shatta and read shattah. Thou hast made;68Neh. 9, 6, written ’at and read ’attah. is sore affrighted;69In Ps. 6, 4 the same variant occurs as in the preceding. the carved work thereof;70ibid. LXXIV, 6, written we‘at and read we‘attah. with her harlotries;71In Ezek. 23, 43, written ‘at and read ‘attah. turn back;72In Ruth 1, 12, lekna (go your way) omits the final hei. disclose;73ibid. IV, 4, where we’eda‘ (that I may know) is written and read we’ede‘ah. Thou [hast] made an hedge;74In Job 1, 10, ’at (Thou) is written and ’attah read. and [he] saw.75ibid. XLII, 16, written wayyar and read wayyireh.
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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.
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.
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