Commentary for Berakhot 10:3
תנא ליה ההוא סבא משום ר' שמעון בן יוחאי אתיא עון עון כתיב הכא בחסד ואמת יכופר עון וכתיב התם (ירמיהו לב, יח) ומשלם עון אבות אל חיק בניהם.
A certain Elder taught in the name of R. Simeon b. Johai : It is to be derived from the occurrence of the same word 'awon "iniquity" in the following passages : "By mercy and truth iniquity is expiated" (ibid. xvi. 6) and "Who recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children" (Jer. xxxii. 18).
Abraham Cohen Footnotes to the English Translation of Masechet Berakhot
M.: A certain Elder of the school of R. Simeon b. Johai taught.
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Abraham Cohen Footnotes to the English Translation of Masechet Berakhot
On this mode of reasoning, see p. 18 n. 5. The early death of children is declared to be due to the wrongdoing of the parents, and the pain of their bereavement brings expiation.
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