Commentary for Sanhedrin 182:5

א"ל כדי ליתן שלום לקונה שנאמר (נחמיה ט, ו) וצבא השמים לך משתחוים א"ל ותיתי עד פלגא דרקיע ותתן שלמא ותיעול משום פועלים ומשום עוברי דרכים

Antoninus also enquired of Rabbi, 'From what time does the Evil Tempter hold sway over man; from the formation [of the embryo], or from [its] issuing forth [into the light of the world]?! — 'From the formation,' he replied. 'If so,' he objected, 'it would rebel in its mother's womb and go forth. But it is from when it issues.' Rabbi said: This thing Antoninus taught me, and Scripture supports him, for it is said, At the door [i.e.,where the babe emerges] sin lieth in wait.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Gen. IV, 7. ');">⁸</span> Resh Lakish opposed [two verses to each other]. It is written, [I will gather them&nbsp;…] with the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Jer. XXXI, 8; implying that they shall retain their defects at the resurrection. ');">⁹</span>

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