Study Pesachim folio 112A with parallel Hebrew-English text, traditional commentary, and modern study tools. Free access to Babylonian Talmud online.
One who lets blood and does not wash his hands will be afraid for 7 days. One who cuts his hair and does not wash his hands will be afraid for 3 days. One who cuts his nails and does not wash his hands will be afraid for one day, and he will not know what is frightening him. Placing one’s hand on
A Sage taught: If food and drink are under one’s bed, even if they are covered with iron vessels, an evil spirit rests upon them. A baraita states: A person should not drink water on Tuesday nights or on Shabbat nights, i.e., Friday nights. And if he drinks water, his blood is upon his own head, d
The Talmud asks: And if he is thirsty, what is his remedy? What should he drink? The Talmud answers: He should say the 7 voices that David said over the water, and afterward he may drink. As it is stated: “The voice of YHWH is upon the waters; God of glory thunders, even YHWH upon many waters. The
And if he does not remember that verse, he should say as follows: Lul, Shafan, Anigron, Anirdafin, which are names of demons, I sit between the stars, I walk between thin and fat people, take any of them if you wish but leave me alone. And if he does not recall this incantation, if there is another
A baraita states: A person should not drink water from rivers or from ponds at night. And if he drank, his blood is upon his own head due to the danger. The Talmud explains: What is this danger? The danger of blindness. The Talmud asks: And if he is thirsty, what is his remedy? If there is another