Commentary for Sanhedrin 190:2

דבר אחר אין פגיעה אלא תפלה שנאמר (ירמיהו ז, טז) ואתה אל תתפלל בעד העם הזה ואל תשא בעדם רנה ותפלה ואל תפגע בי

can only mean prayer, as it is written, Therefore pray thou not for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [H]. ');">⁴</span> to me.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Jer. VII, 16. Rashi, in his teacher's name, and the Wilna Gaon both delete the passage 'an alternative&nbsp;… me' as being out of place here. ');">⁵</span> And tarried there all night, because the sun was set. Having prayed, he wished to proceed: thereupon the Holy One, blessed be He, said: This righteous man has come to my habitation:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' According to tradition, he was on the future site of the Temple. ');">⁶</span>

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