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§ Apropos the last verse cited in this baraita, R' Yehoshua ben Levi says: With regard to anyone who slaughters his evil inclination after it has tempted him to sin, if he repents and confesses his sin, the verse ascribes him credit as though he had honored God in two worlds, this world and the Wor
And R' Yehoshua ben Levi also says: When the Temple is standing, if a person sacrifices a burnt-offering, he has the reward given for bringing a burnt-offering, and if he sacrifices a meal-offering, he has the reward given for bringing a meal-offering. But as for one whose spirit is humble, the ve
Mishnah: When the condemned man is at a distance of about 10 cubits from the place of stoning, they say to him: Confess your transgressions, as the way of all who are being executed is to confess. As whoever confesses and regrets his transgressions has a portion in the World-to-Come. For so we find
And if the condemned man does not know how to confess, either from ignorance or out of confusion, they say to him: Say simply: Let my death be an atonement for all my sins. R' Yehuda says: If the condemned man knows that he was convicted by the testimony of conspiring witnesses, but in fact he is
Talmud: Since the Mishnah referred to Achan’s sin, the Talmud cites several statements concerning that incident. A baraita states: Joshua said to Achan: “Please [na] give glory to YHWH, God of Israel, and make confession to Him.” The word “na” is nothing other than an expression of supplication. W