תֶּן־חֵ֥לֶק לְשִׁבְעָ֖ה וְגַ֣ם לִשְׁמוֹנָ֑ה כִּ֚י לֹ֣א תֵדַ֔ע מַה־יִּהְיֶ֥ה רָעָ֖ה עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃
Разделите часть на семь, да, даже на восемь; Ибо ты не знаешь, какое зло будет на земле.
Vayikra Rabbah
“On the eighth day, the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised” (Leviticus 12:3)
Another matter, “when a woman conceives” – that is what is written: “Distribute a portion to seven, and to eight as well” (Ecclesiastes 11:2). “Distribute a portion to seven,” these are the seven days of menstruation. “And to eight as well,” these are the eight days of circumcision. The Holy One blessed be He said: ‘If you observed the days of menstruation, I will grant you a son and you will circumcise him at eight days.’ That is, “on the eight day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.”
Another matter, “when a woman conceives” – that is what is written: “Distribute a portion to seven, and to eight as well” (Ecclesiastes 11:2). “Distribute a portion to seven,” these are the seven days of menstruation. “And to eight as well,” these are the eight days of circumcision. The Holy One blessed be He said: ‘If you observed the days of menstruation, I will grant you a son and you will circumcise him at eight days.’ That is, “on the eight day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.”