Rodkinson 1918 — source 1, scan section 48
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Work: Babylonian Talmud
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Rodkinson 1918 — historical Talmud scan collection (20 source files)
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slander? This difficulty remains. What was it ? That which is written [II Samuel, ix. 4]: "And the king said unto him. Where is he ? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir, the son of 'Ammiel, in {F) Lo-debar"; farther on it is written [ibid. 5]: "And David the king sent, and had him taken out of the house of Machir, the son of 'Am- miel, from {in) Lo-debar."* Thus, when David found him " doing something (good)," whereas Ziba informed the King that he was " doing nothing (…
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- Rodkinson 1918 — historical Talmud scan collection (20 source files)
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- eng
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- eng
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