Reference for Shabbat 125:14
א"ל רב כהנא למר בריה דרב הונא האי בדברי תורה כתיב א"ל אין מקרא יוצא מידי פשוטו
R. Kahana objected to Mar son of R. Huna: But this refers to the words of the Torah?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' 'Thy sword' is metaphorical for learning, which is Israel's weapon. It is indicative of the peace-loving spirit of the Rabbis and their exaltation of Torah that they regarded it as axiomatic that such a verse could not be taken literally. ');"><sup>10</sup></span>
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