Commentary for Nedarim 63:11

אמר רבי הושעיא כל המתמים עצמו שעה עומדת לו שנאמר התהלך לפני והיה תמים (בראשית יז, א) וכתיב והיית לאב המון גוים (בראשית יז, ד)

Rab Judah sand in Rab's name: When the Holy One, blessed be He, said to our Father Abraham, 'Walk before me and be thou perfect',<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Gen. XVII, 1. ');">²⁰</span> he was seized with trembling. 'Perhaps,' he said, 'there is still aught shameful in me!' But when He added, 'And I will make my covenant between me and thee', his mind was appeased.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For be then understood that the imperfection was not in himself, but in the lack of a formal covenant between him and the Almighty. ');">²¹</span>

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