Commentary for Yevamot 206:3

דקא שדי בה זוהמא דא"ר יוחנן בשעה שבא נחש על חוה הטיל בה זוהמא ישראל שעמדו על הר סיני פסקה זוהמתן עובדי כוכבים שלא עמדו בהר סיני לא פסקה זוהמתן:

what evil, however, could be involved here?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In the incident with Jael. ');">⁸</span> — That of infusing her with sensual lust. For R. Johanan stated: <font>When the serpent copulated with Eve,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In the Garden of Eden, according to a tradition. ');">⁹</span></font> he infused her<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., the human species. ');">¹⁰</span> with lust. The lust of the Israelites who stood at Mount Sinai,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And experienced the purifying influence of divine Revelation. ');">¹¹</span>

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