Second aliyah
וירא · Vayera · Genesis 18:15-18:33
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Genesis 18:15
Then Sarah denied, saying: ‘I laughed not’; for she was afraid. And He said: ‘Nay; but thou didst laugh.’
What's bothering Rashi?
The verse uses the same short word twice in close succession with different senses. Why does one small word carry two meanings here?
Look closely. What seems repeated, missing, out of order, or strange?