Talmud for Sanhedrin 83:11
(מצאו לו זכות כו'): לא ראו מאי
whocreated the Heavens with His word, and all their hosts with the breath ofHis mouth. He appointed unto them fixed laws and times, that they shouldnot change their ordinance. They rejoice and are glad to do the will of theirCreator. They work<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Tosaf.'s reading:' 'He works', referring to God. ');"><sup>20</sup></span> truthfully, fortheir action is truth. The moon He ordered that she should renew herselfas a crown of beauty for those whom He sustains from thewomb,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., from childhood, viz., Israel, cf. Isa. XLVI, 3. ');"><sup>21</sup></span>
Jerusalem Talmud Sanhedrin
In civil suits one declares the judgment as definitive99A strictly literal translation would be: “the judgment became old.” The interpretation of this otherwise unknown expression follows Rav Ashi in the Babli, 42a. The case can neither be appealed nor retried. [but in criminal suits one does not declare the judgment as definitive.]100Addition also found in the Babli, implied by the preceding sentence. As long as a criminal sentence was not executed, the trial may be re-opened at any time if a new argument for acquittal can be presented. The greatest among the judges declares the judgment as definitive 101Babli 42a..
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