A person commits his sin in secret and the Lord causes him to be exposed in public

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A person commits his sin in secret and the Lord causes him to be exposed in public

A person commits his sin in secret and the Lord causes him to be exposed in public

Figuratively: Crimes or sins committed in secret are destined to be revealed publicly.

("It was taught: Rabbi Meir said, a person commits his sin in secret and the Lord exposes him in public, as it is said: ‘And the spirit of jealousy came upon him…’ (Numbers 5)" – Sotah 3a)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

אָדָם עוֹבֵר עֲבֵרָה בַּסֵּתֶר והקב"ה מַכְרִיז עָלָיו בְּגָלוּי

Definition (Hebrew)

בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: סוֹפָם שֶׁל פְּשָׁעִים הַנַּעֲשִׂים בַּסֵּתֶר לְהִתְגַּלּוֹת בָּרַבִּים.

("תָּנִיא, הָיָה רַבִּי מֵאִיר אוֹמֵר: אָדָם עוֹבֵר עֲבֵרָה בַּסֵּתֶר והקב"ה מַכְרִיז עָלָיו בְּגָלוּי, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (בַּמִּדְבָּר ה) וְעָבַר עָלָיו רוּחַ קִנְאָה, וְאֵין עֲבֵרָה אֶלָּא לְשׁוֹן הַכְרָזָה"- סוֹטָה ג ע"א)

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