Musar for Sanhedrin 91:4

ורבנן אין הכי נמי אלא אמר קרא (דברים כא, כב) וכי יהיה באיש חטא איש ולא אשה

— [Theyadmit that] that indeed is so; but Scripture says, And if a man have committeda sin,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Deut. XXI, 22, which is the introduction to the passage under discussion, ');">⁷</span> implying, a man, but not awoman. And R. Eliezer, — how does he interpret the words, And if a man havecommitted? — Resh Lakish answered: As excluding a stubborn and rebelliousson<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The term 'man' is used of one who has reached the age of thirteen, and one cannot be declared rebellious once he has reached that age. V. infra 68b. ');">⁸</span>

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