English: “And the almah went” — R’ Elazar said: almah teaches that she went with the alacrity of a young woman; R’ Shmuel bar Nachmani said: she concealed (he’elimah) her words.
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Type of Learning
Custom
What Is Learned
Miriam’s action is praised either for its swiftness or for the discretion with which she reunited mother and child.