Samson Grinding in the Prison House

Yalkut Shimoni on Nach 71:3

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"And he did grind in the prison house" (Judges 16:21). Rabbi Yohanan said: "grinding" here means nothing other than a term for transgression, as it is said, "Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her" (Job 31:10). This teaches that each one brought his wife to him in the prison house so that she might conceive from him.

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JudgesDivine Justice

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