Halakhah for Rosh Hashanah 31:10

אמר רב חסדא מ"ט דר' יוסי כדקאמר טעמיה ותפקדנו לבקרים אנן הכי קאמרינן מ"ט לא אמר כר' נתן בחינה עיוני בעלמא היא פקידה נמי עיוני בעלמא היא

But 'visiting' also merely means scrutinizing? The truth is, said R'Hisda, that R'Jose's reason is to be found in this text: To do the judgemen of his servant and the judgement of his people Israel, as every day shall require.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I Kings VIII, 59.');">¹⁶</span> R'Hisda further said: If a king and a people present themselves together, the king stands his trial first, it says, To do the judgement of his servant and the judgement of his people Israel.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I Kings VIII, 59.');">¹⁶</span>

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