Quoting%20commentary for Megillah 5:19

והיכי עביד הכי והאמר רבי יהושע בן לוי אסור לאדם שיתן שלום לחבירו בלילה חיישינן שמא שד הוא שאני התם דאמר ליה כי אני שר צבא ה'

Now how could he do such a thing, seeing that R. Joshua b. Levi has said that it is forbidden for a person to greet another by night, for fear that he is a demon? It was different there, because he said to him, “I am captain of the host of the Lord.”

Explore quoting%20commentary for Megillah 5:19. In-depth commentary and analysis from classical Jewish sources.