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ויאמרו אליו למה ידבר אדני כדברים האלה חלילה לעבדיך מעשות כדבר הזה׃
5761. 'And he said, Now also, according to Your words' means indeed so, as justice demands. This is clear from the explanations just above in 5758, 5759. As justice demands - that the one who does this must die - is meant by 'now also, according to Your words'; but then a less severe sentence follows.