John 9:21

But how he sees now we do not have da'as nor do we have da'as of who opened his eyes. Interrogate him. Heʼs a [Bar Mitzvah] bar da'as (he is of age). He will speak for himself.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

But by what means he now seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself.

In Context

20In reply, therefore, his horim said, We have da'as that this man is the ben of us and that he was born ivver,

22His horim said these things, because they were fearing those of Yehudah, for already those of Yehudah had agreed that if any person made hoda'ah (confession) of him to be the Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, that person would be put under cherem ban from the shul.

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Cross References

John 5:5And there was a certain man there SHELOSHIM U'SHEMONEH SHANAH + 5:5 Dt 2:14 (thirty-eight years) having been in his machla (illness).

John 9:23Therefore, his horim said, He has reached his religious majority and is of age. Interrogate him.

Matthew Henry on John 9:14-35

The Cavilling of the Pharisees; The Cavilling of the Pharisees Refuted. 13 They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind. 14 And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes. 15 Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see. 16 Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such… Read the whole commentary →

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