Talmud Bavli
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Commentary for Yevamot 130:5

אדרבה וכבשוה תרתי משמע אמר רב נחמן בר יצחק וכבשה כתיב רב יוסף אמר מהכא (בראשית לה, יא) אני אל שדי פרה ורבה ולא קאמר פרו ורבו

<b><i>GEMARA</i></b>. Whence is this<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That only the man, and not the woman, is subject to the duty of propagation. ');"><sup>11</sup></span> deduced? R. Ile'a replied in the name of R. Eleazar son of R. Simeon: Scripture stated, And replenish the earth, and subdue it;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Gen. I, 28. ');"><sup>12</sup></span> it is the nature of a man to subdue but it is not the nature of a woman to subdue. On the contrary! And subdue it<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [H] ibid. ');"><sup>13</sup></span>

Rashi on Yevamot

"And my husband is old!" - Sarah used degrading speech. And when the Holy One, Blessed is He, revealed the matter to Abraham, it is written "Why did Sarah laugh?... and I am old!" He altered the truth for the sake of peace.
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