Noah Goldstein asked:
Why do you translate "V'ibais aima" as a "rejection"? Doesn't it really mean an additional answer?
Noah Goldstein, Teaneck, NJ, USA
The Kollel replies:
The words mean 'alternatively, I may say'. Usually it is another answer. In this case it is an additional way to reject the suggestion, so I made it 'Rejection #2 or 'Rejection #3.
P. Feldman