Midrash
Midrash Tanchuma (Buber), Vayera 11 מדרש תנחומא (בובר), וירא י״א
Part of: Siman 11
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ד"א מה ראה לומר שתי פעמים חלילה לך, אלא אמר אברהם חלילה לך שאין אתה מעביר דין כל בריה לא בעולם הזה ולא בעולם הבא, לכך הוא אומר חלילה לך חלילה לך.
Another interpretation: What is the reason that he says two times (in Gen. 18:25): FAR BE IT FROM YOU? Abraham said: FAR BE IT FROM YOU to bring all creation to judgment either in this world or in the world to come. He therefore says: FAR BE IT FROM YOU! FAR BE IT FROM YOU!
Another interpretation: What is the reason that he says two times (in Gen. 18:25): FAR BE IT FROM YOU? Abraham said: FAR BE IT FROM YOU to bring all creation to judgment either in this world or in the world to come. He therefore says: FAR BE IT FROM YOU! FAR BE IT FROM YOU!