Jewish%20thought for Sanhedrin 216:16

(בראשית ח, ח) וישלח את היונה מאתו לראות הקלו המים א"ר ירמיה מכאן שדירתן של עופות טהורים עם הצדיקים

Thou hatest me — seeing that thou leavest the species of which there are seven, and sendest one of which there are only two. Should the angel of heat or of cold smite me, would not the world be short of one kind? Or perhaps thou desirest my mate!' — 'Thou evil one!' he exclaimed; 'even that which is [usually] permitted me<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., his own wife. ');">²⁹</span> has [now] been forbidden: how much more so that which is [always] forbidden me!' And whence do we know that they<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The wives. ');">³⁰</span>

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