Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Commentary for Kiddushin 64:15

ות"ק משום דבעי למיסמך זקן ויראת ותנא קמא מ"ט אי ס"ד כדקאמר רבי יוסי הגלילי א"כ נכתוב רחמנא

What is R'Jose the Galilean's reason? - He can tell you: should you think as the first Tanna asserts, if so, the All-Merciful should have written: 'Thou shalt rise up before the hoary headed zaken and honour [him]'; why did the All-Merciful divide them? To teach that the one [hoary head] is not identical with the other [zaken], and vice versa. This proves that even a young sage [is included]. And the first Tanna?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' How does he explain the dividing up of the verse?');"><sup>31</sup></span> - That is because it is desired to place 'old man' in proximity to 'and thou shalt fear'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In accordance with the teaching of R. Simeon b. Eleazar.');"><sup>32</sup></span> Now, what is the first Tanna's reason? - Should you think as R'Jose the Galilean maintains, if so, the All-Merciful should have written,

Daf Shevui to Kiddushin

The first Tanna responds to R. Yose the Galilean—the reason that the Torah split them up was to make sure that the word “you shall fear” is near the elder. This teaches us that the elder (sage) should not make things difficult for others.
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Daf Shevui to Kiddushin

The rabbis claim that had the verse referred to two different people it should have applied both verbs to both types of people—the young and old sage. The fact that one verb applies to each implies that they are identical.
We should note that the Talmud spends a lot of time discussing honoring the young sage. It seems to ignore the opinion that the verse refers to any old person, even one who is not a sage.
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