Commentary for Bava Metzia 173:15

עד יעקב לא הוה חולשא אתא יעקב בעא רחמי והוה חולשא שנאמר (בראשית מח, א) ויאמר ליוסף הנה אביך חולה עד דאתא אלישע לא הוה דחליש ואתפח אתא אלישע בעא רחמי ואתפח שנאמר (מלכים ב יג, יד) ואלישע חלה את חליו אשר ימות בו מכלל דחלה חלי אחריתי

but it is also written, [<i>And the Lord said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child,] seeing that I am old</i>?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. 13. ');">²⁶</span> the Holy One, blessed be He, not putting the question in her words! — The School of Ishmael taught: Peace is a precious thing, for even the Holy One, blessed be He, made a variation for its sake, as it is written, <i>Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old, shall I have pleasure, my Lord being old also</i>; whereas it is further written,<i> And the Lord said unto Abraham</i> etc…<i>seeing that I am old</i>.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [I.e., God did not report that part of her statement which referred to Abraham's old age, [H], a.l.] ');">²⁷</span>

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