Mesorat%20hashas for Sanhedrin 210:14
דאי לא תימא הכי (שופטים ה, כד) תבורך מנשים יעל אשת חבר הקיני מנשים באהל תבורך נשים באהל מאן נינהו שרה רבקה רחל ולאה אורח ארעא למימר הכי אלא מעין קאמר הכא נמי מעין קאמר
Raba said to Rabbah b. Mari: It is written, [And moreover the king's servants came to bless our lord king David, saying] God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I Kings I, 47. ');"><sup>24</sup></span> is it mannerly to speak thus to a king? — He replied: They meant, according to the nature of [thy throne etc.].<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e.. God make the name of Solomon illustrions (lit., 'good') even as the nature of thine own, and make his throne great, according to the character of thy throne. [The [H] in [H] is taken as partitive.] ');"><sup>25</sup></span>
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