Commentary for Shabbat 133:7
לכיפה לימא הכי חרב שלופה וקלע נטושה לא שמיה יוכב חולין מכאובין
Rather on the first day he should say. 'And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him, etc. … And Moses said, I will, etc.'; the next day he says, 'And when, the Lord saw that he turned aside to see'; on the third, 'And he said, Draw not nigh.' And when he has recited his verses he pulls it down [sc. the bush] and says thus: 'O thorn, O thorn, not because thou art higher than all other trees did the Holy One, blessed be He, cause His <i>Shechinah</i> to rest upon thee, but because thou art lower than all other trees did He cause His <i>Shechinah</i> to rest upon thee. And even as thou sawest the fire [kindled] for Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah and didst flee from before them, so look upon the fire [i.e., fever.] of So-and-so<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Mentioning the mother's name. ');"><sup>7</sup></span>
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