English: “Come, let us deal wisely with him” — it should have said “with them.” R’ Chama bar Chanina said: Come, let us deal wisely with the Redeemer of Israel.
On the daf / in context: See the cited source for the full section.
Type of Learning
Custom — diyuk from singular versus plural.
What Is Learned
Chazal teach that the counsel was aimed at the future savior of Israel; the choice of water as the means of death was a calculated attempt to evade the divine oath against a universal flood.