 | Elliot N. Dorff, Arthur I. Rosett, Jewish Theological Seminary of America - 1988 - 622 pages
...brought forward every imaginable argument, but they did not accept them. Said he to them: "If the law agrees with me, let the stream of water prove it," whereupon the stream of water flowed backwards. "No proof can be brought from a stream of water," they rejoined. Again he urged: "If the... | |
 | Lawrence H. Schiffman - 1998 - 812 pages
..."No proof can be brought from a carob-tree," they retorted. Again he said to them: "If the halakhah agrees with me, let the stream of water prove it!" — whereupon the stream of water flowed backwards. "No proof can be brought from a stream of water" they rejoined. Again he urged: "If the... | |
 | Samuel Hugo Bergman, emû'?l Hûgô Bergman - 1991 - 278 pages
...'No proof can be brought from a carobtree,' they retorted. Again he said to them: 'If the halachah agrees with me, let the stream of water prove it!' Whereupon the stream of water flowed backwards. 'No proof can be brought from a stream of water,' they rejoined. Again he urged: 'If the... | |
 | W. Dow Edgerton - 1992 - 164 pages
...ominous. It hints of another order, another power, another judgment. Says Eliezar, "If the halachah agrees with me, let the stream of water prove it!" Whereupon the stream of water flowed backwards. "No proof can be brought from a stream of water," they rejoined. Surely this would give... | |
 | Peter Ochs - 1993 - 392 pages
...Thereupon the carob tree was torn a hundred cubits out of its place—others affirm, four hundred cubits. "No proof can be brought from a carob tree." they retorted. Again he said to them: "If the halakhah agrees with me, let the stream of water prove it!" Whereupon the stream of water flowed backwards.... | |
 | Walter Jacob, Moshe Zemer - 1993 - 148 pages
...'No proof can be brought from a carob-tree,' they retorted. Again he said to them: 'If the halakhah agrees with me, let the stream of water prove it!' Whereupon the stream of water flowed backwards. 'No proof can be brought from a stream of water,' they rejoined. Again he urged: 'If the... | |
 | Shlomo Bîderman - 1995 - 278 pages
...Thereupon the carob tree was torn a hundred cubits out of its place; others say, four hundred cubits. "No proof can be brought from a carob tree," they retorted. Again he said to them: "If the halakhah agrees with me, let the stream of water prove it!" Whereupon the stream of water flowed backwards.... | |
 | Y. Dinstein Domb - 1997 - 386 pages
...cubits out of its place others affirm, four hundred cubits". "No proof can be brought from a carobtree", they retorted. Again he said to them: "If the Halacha...water prove it!" Whereupon the stream of water flowed backwards. "No proof can be brought from a stream of water", they rejoined. Again he urged: "If the... | |
 | Daniel Gordis - 1997 - 260 pages
...with me, let this carob tree prove it!" Thereupon the carob tree moved a hundred cubits from its place "No proof can be brought from a carob tree," they retorted. Again he said to them: "If the law agrees with me, let the stream of water prove it!" Whereupon the stream of water flowed backward.... | |
 | Alan M. Dershowitz - 2000 - 414 pages
..."No proof can be brought from a carob-tree," they retorted. Again he said to them: "If the halachah agrees with me, let the stream of water prove it!" Whereupon the stream of water flowed backwards. "No proof can be brought from a stream of water," they rejoined. Again he urged: "If the... | |
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No proof can be brought from a carob-tree," they retorted. Again he said to them: "If the halachah agrees with me, let the stream of water prove it! 
