Quotation for Shabbat 215:8

א"ל מאי שמך קרנא א"ל יהא רעוא דתיפוק ליה קרנא בעיניה

Perhaps it means the ear, for it is written, behold, their ear is uncircumcised?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Jer. VI, 10. ');">¹⁹</span> — We learn the complete [word] 'orlatho from the complete [word] 'orlatho, but we do not learn the complete 'orlatho from 'orlath, which is incomplete.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' 'Orlatho' is written in both verses quoted by Rab, whereas 'orlah and 'orlath are written in the verses proposed by Karna. ');">²⁰</span> 'What is your name?' he asked. Karna. 'May it be [His] will that a horn [karna] shall sprout out from between his eyes!' he retorted.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' He was probably annoyed at Karna's temerity in thus examining him. ');">²¹</span>

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