General Question in the Gemara
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Question
Hello Rabbi, Sometimes an Amora or Tanna makes a statement and then says 'it is said' followed by a verse from the Tanakh, or they say 'as it is written' and then a verse from the Tanakh. My question is, if one of the early or later commentators interprets the verse not within the Gemara but directly on the verse itself in Mishlei or Tehillim, etc., can we define that according to that commentator, this is how the Amora or Tanna understands the verse?
Answer
Hello,
It is not necessary at all.
Very often, the commentators of the Tanakh, whether early or later, interpret the verse according to their understanding. And explicitly not like the interpretation that arises from the Gemara or other words of Chazal.
The explanation is that these commentators understood that the drash of Chazal in this matter is 'drash' and not 'peshat', and therefore when they come to explain the peshat, the interpretation is different.