{ "language": "en", "title": "Shir HaShirim Rabbah", "versionSource": "https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300204872/rabbi-akiva", "versionTitle": "Shir HaShirim Rabbah 1:20", "actualLanguage": "en", "languageFamilyName": "english", "isBaseText": false, "isSource": false, "direction": "ltr", "heTitle": "שיר השירים רבה", "categories": [ "Midrash", "Aggadah", "Midrash Rabbah" ], "text": [ [ [], [], [ "...One day Rabbi Akiva came late to the Beit Midrash and he sat outdoors. A question was asked about a particular matter: \"Is this the law?\" They said, \"The law is outside.\" Again a question arose, and they said: \"The Torah is outside.\" Again a question arose, and they said, \"Akiva is outside--make room for him.\" He came and sat at the feet of Rabbi Eliezer. " ], [], [], [], [], [], [], [], [], [], [], [], [], [], [], [], [], [] ] ], "sectionNames": [ "Parasha", "Chapter", "Midrash" ] }