Jewish%20thought for Eruvin 36:6

מתקיף לה רב נחמן בר יצחק אלא מעתה גבי אלקנה דכתיב וילך אלקנה אחרי אשתו הכי נמי וגבי אלישע דכתיב (מלכים ב ד, ל) ויקם וילך אחריה הכי נמי

R'Nahman said: Manoah was an ignorant man,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' 'Am ha-arez. (v. Glos.) .');">¹⁰</span> since it is said: And Manoah arose, and went after his wife.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Judg. XIII, 11. Had he been learned, he would have known that it was improper to walk behind a woman. tkt');">¹¹</span> R'Nahman B'Isaac demurred: Now then, since in the case of Elkanah it is written 'And Elkanah went after his wife',<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' This text is found nowhere in M.T. (cf. Tosaf. Ber. 61a, s.v.) .');">¹²</span>

Explore jewish%20thought for Eruvin 36:6. In-depth commentary and analysis from classical Jewish sources.