ועד אין בה (במדבר ה יג). אע"פ שאין לה עכשיו, יש לה לאחר זמן, כיוצא בדבר אתה אומר ותהי שרי עקרה אין לה ולד (בראשית יא ל), אע"פ שאין לה עכשיו, יש לה לאחר זמן, שנאמר וה' פקד את שרה וגו' (שם כא א), כיוצא בדבר אתה אומר, לא הגידה אסתר (אסתר ב י), אעפ"כ שלא הגידה לו עכשיו, הגידה לו לאחר זמן, שנאמר ומרדכי בא לפני המלך כי הגידה אסתר מה הוא לה (שם ח א), ואף כאן ועד אין בה, אע"פ שאין לה עכשיו, יש לאחר זמן, שנאמר והייתי עד ממהר [במכשפים ובמנאפים] (מלאכי ג ה).
(Numb. 5:13, cont.:) AND THERE IS NO WITNESS AGAINST HER. Although she has no <witness against her> now, she will have one at another time.51In addition to Tanh., Numb. 2:7, and Numb. R. 9:10, see Gen. R. 38:14; PRK 18:3; PR 32:2. In a similar usage52Kayyotse badavar. This repetitive use of kayyotse b… indicates that the sixth of the seven exegetical rules (middot) attributed to Hillel is being used here. you say (in Gen. 11:30): NOW SARAI WAS BARREN; SHE HAD NO CHILD. Although <Sarai> had no <child> then, she would have one at another time, as stated (in Gen. 21:1): THEN THE LORD VISITED SARAH…. In a similar usage you say (in Esth. 2:10): ESTHER HAD NOT DISCLOSED <HER PEOPLE AND HER NATIVE LAND>. Although she had not disclosed them to him then, she did disclose them to him at another time, as stated (in Esth. 8:1): THEN MORDECAI CAME BEFORE THE KING, FOR ESTHER HAD DISCLOSED WHAT RELATIONSHIP HE HAD TO HER. And here also (in Numb. 5:13): AND THERE IS NO WITNESS AGAINST HER. Although she has no <witness against her> now, she will have one at anther time, as stated (in Mal. 3:5): AND I WILL BE A SWIFT WITNESS [AGAINST SORCERERS, AGAINST ADULTERERS] <….>
ועד אין בה (במדבר ה יג). אע"פ שאין לה עכשיו, יש לה לאחר זמן, כיוצא בדבר אתה אומר ותהי שרי עקרה אין לה ולד (בראשית יא ל), אע"פ שאין לה עכשיו, יש לה לאחר זמן, שנאמר וה' פקד את שרה וגו' (שם כא א), כיוצא בדבר אתה אומר, לא הגידה אסתר (אסתר ב י), אעפ"כ שלא הגידה לו עכשיו, הגידה לו לאחר זמן, שנאמר ומרדכי בא לפני המלך כי הגידה אסתר מה הוא לה (שם ח א), ואף כאן ועד אין בה, אע"פ שאין לה עכשיו, יש לאחר זמן, שנאמר והייתי עד ממהר [במכשפים ובמנאפים] (מלאכי ג ה).
(Numb. 5:13, cont.:) AND THERE IS NO WITNESS AGAINST HER. Although she has no <witness against her> now, she will have one at another time.51In addition to Tanh., Numb. 2:7, and Numb. R. 9:10, see Gen. R. 38:14; PRK 18:3; PR 32:2. In a similar usage52Kayyotse badavar. This repetitive use of kayyotse b… indicates that the sixth of the seven exegetical rules (middot) attributed to Hillel is being used here. you say (in Gen. 11:30): NOW SARAI WAS BARREN; SHE HAD NO CHILD. Although <Sarai> had no <child> then, she would have one at another time, as stated (in Gen. 21:1): THEN THE LORD VISITED SARAH…. In a similar usage you say (in Esth. 2:10): ESTHER HAD NOT DISCLOSED <HER PEOPLE AND HER NATIVE LAND>. Although she had not disclosed them to him then, she did disclose them to him at another time, as stated (in Esth. 8:1): THEN MORDECAI CAME BEFORE THE KING, FOR ESTHER HAD DISCLOSED WHAT RELATIONSHIP HE HAD TO HER. And here also (in Numb. 5:13): AND THERE IS NO WITNESS AGAINST HER. Although she has no <witness against her> now, she will have one at anther time, as stated (in Mal. 3:5): AND I WILL BE A SWIFT WITNESS [AGAINST SORCERERS, AGAINST ADULTERERS] <….>