Mesorat%20hashas for Bava Batra 218:8

וכי לוי שמו והלא יהונתן שמו שנאמ' (שופטים יח, ל) ויהונתן בן גרשם בן מנשה הוא ובניו היו כהנים לשבט הדני אמר ליה וליטעמיך וכי בן מנשה הוא והלא בן משה הוא דכתיב (דברי הימים א כג, טו) בני משה גרשם ואליעזר

but [you must say that] because he acted [wickedly] as Manasseh,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Manasseh the son of Hezekiah was one of the most wicked kings of Judah. Cf. II kings XXI, 1-17. [In the M.T the [H] of [H] is a litera suspensa: [H].] ');">²⁷</span> the Scriptural text ascribed his<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'hanged him on'. ');">²⁸</span> descent to Manasseh, [so] also here<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' To harmonise Judg. XVII, 7, with the statement that the family of the mother is not regarded as the proper family. ');">²⁹</span> [it may be said that], because he acted [wickedly] as Manasseh who descended from Judah, the Scriptural text ascribed his<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'hanged him on'. ');">²⁸</span>

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