Commentary for Shabbat 154:5

דבש כדי ליתן על הכתית: תנא כדי ליתן על פי כתית בעי רב אשי על כתית אפומא דכולה כתית או דילמא אמורשא קמא דכתית לאפוקי הודרנא דלא תיקו:

The question stands over. Rab Judah said in Rab's name: Of all that the Holy One, blessed be He, created in His world, He did not create a single thing without purpose. [Thus] He created the snail as a remedy for a scab; the fly as an antidote to the hornet['s sting];<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' A crushed fly applied to the affected part is a remedy. ');">¹²</span> the mosquito [crushed] for a serpent['s bite]; a serpent as a remedy for an eruption. and a [crushed] spider as a remedy for a scorpion['s bite]. 'A serpent as a remedy for an eruption':<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' This phrase is added in the text by BaH. ');">¹³</span>

Explore commentary for Shabbat 154:5. In-depth commentary and analysis from classical Jewish sources.