Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Commentary for Sanhedrin 190:16

אתא קודשא בריך הוא ואדמי ליה כגברא סבא א"ל כי אזלת לגבי מלכי מזרח ומערב דאייתיתינהו לבנייהו וקטלתינהו מאי אמרת להו אמר להו ההוא גברא בההוא פחדא נמי יתיב אמר ליה היכי נעביד א"ל זיל

The Holy one, blessed be He, went and appeared before him [Sennacherib] as an old man, and said to him, 'When thou goest to the kings of the east and the west, whose sons thou didst lead [to battle]<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. supra. ');"><sup>42</sup></span> and cause their death, what wilt thou say to them?' He replied, 'I<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'that man', frequently employed euphemistically for I'. ');"><sup>43</sup></span> too entertain that fear. What then shall I do?' asked he. 'Go,' He replied,

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