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5:3:1

משנה: מִבְּלָאֵי מִכְנְסֵי כֹהֲנִים וּמֵהֶמְיָינֵיהֶן הָיוּ מַפְקִיעִין וּבָהֶן הָיוּ מַדְלִיקִין לֹא הָיְתָה חָצֵר בִּירוּשָׁלִַם שֶׁלֹּא הָיְתָה מְאִירָה מֵאוֹר בֵּית הַשּׁוֹאֵבָה:

MISHNAH: They tore apart the worn-out trousers of the Cohanim and their belts59Which are biblically prescribed and therefore Temple property, not personal property of the priests., and from these were lighting60Making the wicks to light the candelabra.. No courtyard was in Jerusalem which was not illuminated by the light of the water-drawing festivity.

MISHNAH: They tore apart the worn-out trousers of the Cohanim and their belts59Which are biblically prescribed and therefore Temple property, not personal property of the priests., and from these were lighting60Making the wicks to light the candelabra.. No courtyard was in Jerusalem which was not illuminated by the light of the water-drawing festivity.

5:3:2

הלכה: תַּנֵּי מִבְּלָאֵי מִכְנְסֵי כֹהֵן גָּדוֹל הָיוּ מַדְלִיקִין אֶת הַנֵּירוֹת שֶׁבִּפְנִים וּמִבְּלָאֵי מִכְנְסֵי כֹהֵן הֶדְיוֹט הָיוּ מַדְלִיקִין אֶת הַנֵּירוֹת שֶׁבַּחוּץ. אָמַר רִבִּי שְׁמוּאֵל בַּר רַב יִצְחָק. כְּתִיב. לְהַעֲלוֹת נֵר תָּמִיד. שִׁיעֲרוּ לוֹמַר. אֵין לָךְ עוֹשֶׂה שַׁלְהֶבֶת אֶלָּא פִּשְׁתָּן בִּלְבַד.

HALAKHAH: It was stated: From the worn-out trousers of the High Priest they lit the inner lights, and from the worn-out trousers of common priests they lit the outer lights61The inner lights are those on the candelabrum in the sanctuary; the outer lights are those used in the Temple courtyard.. Rebbi Samuel bar Rav Isaac said, it is written, to elevate the permanent light62Ex. 27:20.. They estimated to say that nothing produces a flare but flax63Less restrictive in the Babli, Šabbat 21a..

HALAKHAH: It was stated: From the worn-out trousers of the High Priest they lit the inner lights, and from the worn-out trousers of common priests they lit the outer lights61The inner lights are those on the candelabrum in the sanctuary; the outer lights are those used in the Temple courtyard.. Rebbi Samuel bar Rav Isaac said, it is written, to elevate the permanent light62Ex. 27:20.. They estimated to say that nothing produces a flare but flax63Less restrictive in the Babli, Šabbat 21a..

5:3:3

מָהוּ מַפְקְִיעִין. תִּירְגֵּם רִבִּי חַגַּיי קוֹמֵי רִבִּי יוֹסֵה. מַפְשִׁילִים.

What means “tore apart”? Rebbi Ḥaggai explained before Rebbi Yose, “made wicks”.

What means “tore apart”? Rebbi Ḥaggai explained before Rebbi Yose, “made wicks”.

5:3:4

תַּנֵּי. לֹא הָיָה חָצֵר בִּירוּשָׁלֵם שֶׁלֹּא הָיְתָה מְאִירָה מֵאוֹר בֵּית הַשּׁוֹאֵבָה. תַּנֵּי. יְכוֹלָה אִשָּׁה לָבוּר חִיטֶּיהָ לְאוֹר הַמַּעֲרָכָה. וְלֹא הָיוּ מוֹעֲלוֹת. לָאו. דְּאָמַר רִבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בֶּן לֵוִי. הָרֵיחַ וְהַמַּרְאֶה וְהַקּוֹל אֵין בָּהֶן מְעִילָה. שִׁשָּׁה קוֹלוֹת הָיוּ נִשְׁמָעִים מִירִיחוֹ. מִירִיחוֹ הָיוּ שׁוֹמְעִין קוֹל שַׁעַר הַגָּדוֹל שֶׁנִּפְתַּח. מִירִיחוֹ הָיוּ שׁוֹמְעִין קוֹל הַמַּגְרֵיפָה. מִירִיחוֹ הָיוּ שׁוֹמְעִין קוֹל הָעֵץ שֶׁעָשָׂה בֶן קָטִין מוּכָנִי לַכִּיּוֹר. מִירִיחוֹ הָיוּ שׁוֹמְעִין קוֹל גְּבִינִי כָּרוֹז. מִירִיחוֹ הָיוּ שׁוֹמְעִין קוֹל הֶחָלִיל. מִירִיחוֹ הָיוּ שׁוֹמְעִין קוֹל הַצִּילְצָל. וְיֵשׁ אוֹמְרִים אַף קוֹלוֹ שֶׁלְכֹּהֵן גָּדוֹל בְּשָׁעָה שֶׁהוּא מַזְכִּיר אֶת הַשֵּׁם בְּיוֹם הַכִּיפּוּרִים. מִירִיחוֹ הָיוּ מְרִיחִין רֵיחַ פִּיטּוּם הַקְּטוֹרֶת. אָמַר רַבִּי לִעֶזֶר בֶּן דִּלְגַּיי. עִזִּים הָיוּ לְבֵית אַבָּא בְּהָרֵי אַכְוָור וְהָיוּ מִתְעַטְּשׁוֹת מֵרֵיחַ פִּיטּוּם הַקְּטוֹרֶת.

It was stated: “No courtyard was in Jerusalem which was not illuminated by the light of the water-drawing festivity.” It was stated: A woman could check her wheat by the light of the fire on the altar. Would they not commit larceny64Since using Temple property for private affairs is the crime of me`ilah which requires restitution, payment of a fine, and a reparation offering. Babli 52b/53a.? No, as Rebbi Joshua ben Levi said, taste, looks, and sound are not subject to larceny65Since they are not money’s worth.. Six sounds were heard in Jericho. 66Mishnah Tamid3:8.“In Jericho one heard the sound of the opening of the main gate67Of the Temple courtyards.. In Jericho one heard the sound of the organ68Described in Halakhah 6.. In Jericho one heard the sound of the wooden mechanical device for the basin which Ben Qaṭin made69When at dawn the basin was lifted from the cistern; Yoma3:10, Note 192.. In Jericho one heard the voice of Gabinius the herald. In Jericho one heard the sound of the fife70Not the ones of the water-drawing festivities but the ones played before the altar, Note 3.. In Jericho one heard the sound of the cymbal71Which signals the start of the Levites’ song for the daily morning sacrifice., and some are saying, also the voice of the High Priest when he mentioned the Name on the day of Atonement. In Jericho one smelled the compounding of the incense. Rebbi Eliezer ben Dalgai said, my family had goats in the Akhwar Mountains72An unidentified locality; in Babli sources מכוור. which were sneezing from the smell of compounding the incense.”

It was stated: “No courtyard was in Jerusalem which was not illuminated by the light of the water-drawing festivity.” It was stated: A woman could check her wheat by the light of the fire on the altar. Would they not commit larceny64Since using Temple property for private affairs is the crime of me`ilah which requires restitution, payment of a fine, and a reparation offering. Babli 52b/53a.? No, as Rebbi Joshua ben Levi said, taste, looks, and sound are not subject to larceny65Since they are not money’s worth.. Six sounds were heard in Jericho. 66Mishnah Tamid3:8.“In Jericho one heard the sound of the opening of the main gate67Of the Temple courtyards.. In Jericho one heard the sound of the organ68Described in Halakhah 6.. In Jericho one heard the sound of the wooden mechanical device for the basin which Ben Qaṭin made69When at dawn the basin was lifted from the cistern; Yoma3:10, Note 192.. In Jericho one heard the voice of Gabinius the herald. In Jericho one heard the sound of the fife70Not the ones of the water-drawing festivities but the ones played before the altar, Note 3.. In Jericho one heard the sound of the cymbal71Which signals the start of the Levites’ song for the daily morning sacrifice., and some are saying, also the voice of the High Priest when he mentioned the Name on the day of Atonement. In Jericho one smelled the compounding of the incense. Rebbi Eliezer ben Dalgai said, my family had goats in the Akhwar Mountains72An unidentified locality; in Babli sources מכוור. which were sneezing from the smell of compounding the incense.”

Texts

  • Hebrew: The Jerusalem Talmud, edition by Heinrich W. Guggenheimer. Berlin, De Gruyter, 1999-2015 · License: CC-BY
  • English: The Jerusalem Talmud, translation and commentary by Heinrich W. Guggenheimer. Berlin, De Gruyter, 1999-2015 · License: CC-BY

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