Commentary for Moed Katan 55:20
רבי אלעזר הוה קאכיל תרומה איתחזי ליה א"ל תרומה קא אכילנא ולאו קודש איקרי חלפא ליה שעתא
Come to [the] house'! R'Ashi<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Var. lec. Assi.');"><sup>39</sup></span> caught sight of him<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The Angel of Death.');"><sup>36</sup></span> in the market place. Quoth he: 'Grant me thirty days' respite and I shall revise my studies, inasmuch as you say [in Heaven above]: "Happy he that cometh hither [to Heaven] bringing his learning ready with him".'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'in his hand'. Cf. Pes. 50a.');"><sup>40</sup></span>
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