Commentary for Pesachim 3:6

אלא הכי קאמר קרייה רחמנא לנהורא ופקדיה אמצותא דיממא וקרייה רחמנא לחשוכא ופקדיה אמצותא דלילה

An objection is raised: As the light of [or] the morning, when the sun riseth,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' II Sam. XXIII, 4.');">¹³</span> which proves that 'or' means the daytime? - Is it then written, 'or is morning': surely it is written, 'as the light of [or] the morning', an this is its meaning: 'and as the light of the morning' in this world so shall the rising of the sun be unto the righteous in the world to come.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Though at sunrise in this world it is still rather dark, yet in the future world it shall be as light as when the morning is advanced in this world');">¹⁴</span> An objection is raised: And God called the light [or] Day<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Gen. I, 5.');">¹⁵</span>

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