Jewish%20thought for Yevamot 123:4

והסכימה דעתו לדעת המקום דכתיב (שמות לד, א) אשר שברת ואמר ריש לקיש אמר ליה הקב"ה למשה יישר כחך ששברת

— He said, 'If of the Paschal lamb, which is only one of the six hundred and thirteen commandments, the Torah said, There shall no alien eat thereof,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ex. XII, 43. ');">⁹</span> how much more should this apply to the entire Torah when all Israel are apostates'. And his view coincided with that of the Omnipresent; for it is written, Which thou didst break<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. XXXIV, 1, [H]. ');">¹⁰</span> and Resh Lakish explained: The Holy One, blessed be He, said to Moses, 'I thank you for breaking them'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [H], lit., 'may thy strength be firm'. [H] and [H] are regarded as coming from the same rt. [H]. ');">¹¹</span>

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