Mesorat%20hashas for Rosh Hashanah 7:9
ואיבע"א לעולם שגל מלכתא היא ורבה בר לימא גמרא גמיר לה ואמאי קרי לה שגל שהיתה חביבה עליו כשגל אי נמי שהושיבה במקום שגל
But what of the verse where it is written, Kings' daughters are among thy favourites, at thy right hand doth stand the shegal in gold of Ophir?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ps. XLV, 10.');"><sup>10</sup></span> Now if 'shegal' is a dog, what promise is the prophet bringing to Israel? - What he means is this: Because the Torah is as dear to Israel as a 'shegal' to the heathens, you have earned as your reward the gold of Ophir.
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