Commentary for Shabbat 42:2
אמרוה רבנן קמיה דאביי משמיה דר' ירמיה ולא קיבלה כי אתא רבין אמרוה רבנן קמיה דאביי משמיה דר' יוחנן וקיבלה אמר אי זכאי גמירתיה לשמעתיה מעיקרא והא גמרה נפקא מינה לגירסא דינקותא
the Rabbis stated it before Abaye in R. Johanan's name, whereupon he accepted it.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' R. Johanan being a greater authority than R. Jeremiah. ');"><sup>3</sup></span> Had I, he observed, merited the great fortune,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The verb denotes both to be fortunate and to merit. ');"><sup>4</sup></span>
Rashi on Shabbat
And he did not accept it: Since they were not considered [reliable enough] to rely upon their words.
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Had I merited: If I had merited to learn it, I would have have taught it when I heard it at first.
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The teaching of one's youth is preserved better than that of old age.
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