Commentary for Chagigah 11:4

א"ל אבוה ולטעמיך תיקשי לך חנה גופה מי לא מיחייבא בשמחה אלא חנה מפנקותא יתירתא חזייא ביה בשמואל וחשא ביה בשמואל לחולשא דאורחא

His father said to him, And according to your reasoning, there is a difficulty for you. For Hannah herself, was she not obligated in the rejoicing? [Why didn't she go at all herself?] Rather, Hannah saw Samuel was exceedingly delicate, and was uneasy about Samuel about the fatigue of the journey.

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