Commentary for Moed Katan 30:10

אבל אסור בתשמיש המטה דכתיב (שמואל ב יב, כד) וינחם דוד את בת שבע אשתו ויבא אליה מכלל דמעיקרא אסור

it was forbidden [him]. What about one 'separated' [under a ban] in regard to the use of the [conjugal] bed? - Said R'Joseph, Come and hear: All those years that Israel spent in the wilderness they were 'separated' [under a ban]<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Deut. 1, 34-35; 43-44. Cf Mekilta, Bo. Poem, based on Deut. II, 15-16.');">¹⁴</span> yet they used their [conjugal] beds.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Deut. I, 39.');">¹⁵</span>

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