Reference for Yoma 149:9
בשלמא למאן דאמר עריות היינו דכתיב (במדבר יא, י) וישמע משה את העם בוכה למשפחותיו על עסקי משפחותיו שנאסרו להם לשכב אצלם אלא למאן דאמר דגים מאי בוכה למשפחותיו הא והא הואי
It will be right according to him who interprets it as 'illicit intercourse', hence Scripture said: And Moses heard the people weeping for their families,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Num. XI, 10: E.V. 'family by family'; because of its families, family affairs, prohibitions of family life.');"><sup>16</sup></span> i.e., because of the families [relations] with whom they were forbidden to have intercourse; but according to him who interprets it as 'fish', what does 'weeping for their families' mean? - Both<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The one (fish) is obvious, the other (illicit intercourse) is suggested.');"><sup>17</sup></span> are implied.
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