Cohen (chief editor of the Soncino Books of the Bible) writes: “It is true that the Rabbis laid down a rule that no interpretation was to be admitted which was incompatible with the peshat or plain meaning of the text; but in practice they paid little regard to this rule. ”
Koens (Soncino Books of the Bible galvenais redaktors) par šo tendenci rakstīja: ” Rabīni tiešām bija noteikuši, ka nedrīkst pieņemt nevienu skaidrojumu, kas nesaskan ar pešat jeb teksta pamatnozīmi, taču paši šim likumam pievērsa pavisam maz uzmanības. ”