Avoda Zora 10b § 1
His Daughter Sinned
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Antoninus had a certain daughter whose name was Gira,
who performed a prohibited action,
i.e., she engaged in promiscuous intercourse.
Antoninus sent a rocket plant [gargira] to Rebbi,
to allude to the fact that Gira had acted promiscuously [gar].
Rebbi sent him coriander [kusbarta], which Antoninus understood
as a message to kill [kos] his daughter [barta],
as she was liable to receive the death penalty for her actions.
who performed a prohibited action,
i.e., she engaged in promiscuous intercourse.
Antoninus sent a rocket plant [gargira] to Rebbi,
to allude to the fact that Gira had acted promiscuously [gar].
Rebbi sent him coriander [kusbarta], which Antoninus understood
as a message to kill [kos] his daughter [barta],
as she was liable to receive the death penalty for her actions.