Reference for Sanhedrin 97:5

אמר ליה עמשא אכין ורקין דרש

just as they had begun[the study of] a tractate; whereupon he said: It is written, Whosoever hebe that shall rebel against thy [the King's] commandments and shall not hearkenunto thy words in all that thou commandest him, he shall be put todeath.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Josh. I, 18. ');">¹³</span> Now, one might have thoughtthat this holds good even [when the transgression is committed] for the sakeof the study of the law: it is therefore written, only [Rak] be strong andof good courage.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Rak intimating a limitation. Hence the duty to fulfil the King's command does not apply where one is engaged in the study of the Law, According to the view held by Amasa, God's Law seemed more important to him than the will of the King, and no transgression was involved in waiting until they had finished their study. ');">¹⁴</span> But thouthyself<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'that man.' ');">¹⁵</span>

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