Commentary for Sanhedrin 194:13

לא קשיא הא דעיילי בבר הא דעיילי בלא בר

[for him]; the numerical value of 'lo' is thirty-six. But that is not so, for did not Raba say: The row [of righteous men immediately] before the Holy One, blessed be He, consists of eighteen thousand,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Maharsha deletes [H], parasang. ');">²⁴</span> for it is written, it shall be eighteen thousand round about?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ezek. XLVIII, 35. ');">²⁵</span>

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