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what is the halakha according to R' Ḥanina bar Pappa? Shall one say that since the phrase “after its kind” is not written as a mitzva with regard to them, one is not liable for transgressing the prohibition against mixing diverse kinds? Or perhaps, since God agreed with them after the fact, as the
§ R' Shimon ben Pazi raises a contradiction between two verses. It is written: “And God made the two great lights” (Genesis 1:16), and it is also written in the same verse: “The greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night,” indicating that only one was great. R' Shimon ben
She said before Him: God! since I said a correct observation before You, must I diminish myself? God said to her: As compensation, go and rule both during the day along with the sun and during the night. She said to Him: What is the greatness of shining alongside the sun? What use is a candle in
God saw that the moon was not comforted. God said: Bring atonement for me, since I diminished the moon. The Talmud notes: And this is what R' Shimon ben Lakish says: What is different about the goat offering of the New Moon, that it is stated with regard to it: “For YHWH” (Numbers 28:15)? God said:
§ Rav Asi raises a contradiction between two verses. It is written: “And the earth brought forth grass” (Genesis 1:12), on the 3rd day of the week of Creation. And it is also written: “No shrub of the field was yet in the earth” (Genesis 2:5), on Friday, the 6th day of Creation, immediately before