Talmud Bavli
Talmud Bavli

Reference for Sanhedrin 205:16

עד כאן ברכתו אמו מכאן ואילך ברכתו שמים

[which means] Thou art righteous, and hence there will not be evil<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., slander, as defined by the context, cf. verses 7, 10. ');"><sup>26</sup></span> in thy abode. R. Hisda also said in the name of R. Jeremiah b. Abba: What is meant by the verse, There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ps. XCI, 10. ');"><sup>27</sup></span> 'There shall no evil befall thee,' the Evil Impulse<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Heb. Yezer Hara'. [H] ');"><sup>28</sup></span> shall have no power over thee; 'neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling' — thou wilt not find thy wife a doubtful <i>niddah</i><span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. Glos. If a woman observed a reddish stain upon her garments and does not know whether it is blood or not, she is a doubtful niddah, and is forbidden cohabitation. ');"><sup>29</sup></span> when thou returnest from a journey. Another interpretation: 'There shall no evil befall thee' — thou wilt not be affrighted by nightmares and dread thoughts; 'neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling' — thou wilt not have a son or a disciple who publicly burns his food.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [By the addition of too much salt; A metaphor for the open acceptance of heretical teachings. v. Hereford, op. cit., pp. 60f.] ');"><sup>30</sup></span> Thus far his father blessed him: beyond this, his mother blessed him:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' These blessings, 'there shall no evil befall thee etc.' were David's blessings to Solomon. Those that follow 'For he shall give his angels etc.' are a mother's blessings. ');"><sup>31</sup></span> For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. They shall bear thee in their hands etc.&nbsp;… Thou shalt tread upon the lion and the adder.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. 10f. ');"><sup>32</sup></span> Thus far his mother blessed him, beyond this, Heaven blessed him:

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