פרק ה משנה ו | |
יום טוב הראשון של חג | The first day of yom tov of succos |
היו שם שלשה עשר פרים | there were 13 bulls, |
ואילים שנים | 2 rams, |
ושעיר אחד | and 1 goat [that were part of the day's mussaf and which were offered by 16 of the total of 24 watches of kohanim there for the holiday] |
נשתירו שם ארבעה עשר כבשים | there remained 14 lambs there |
לשמונה משמרות | for eight [remaining] watches. |
ביום הראשון | On the first day |
ששה | 6 [watches] |
מקריבין שנים שנים | sacrificed 2 [lambs] each |
והשאר אחד אחד | and the rest [of the remaining 2 watches sacrificed] 1 each. |
בשני | On the second [day of Sukkos, for which there was one less bull, meaning only 15 watches could share in 12 bulls, 2 rams and 1 goat, leaving 9 watches to divide the 14 lambs] |
חמשה מקריבין שנים שנים | 5 [watches] sacrificed 2 [lambs each, for 10 of the 14 lambs] |
והשאר אחד אחד | and the rest [of the remaining 3 watches sacrificed] 1 each [of the remaining 2 lambs]. |
בשלישי | On the third [day of Sukkos, for which there was one less bull, meaning only 14 watches could share in 11 bulls, 2 rams and 1 goat, leaving 10 watches to divide the 14 lambs] |
ארבעה מקריבין שנים שנים | 4 [watches] sacrificed 2 [lambs each, for 8 of the 14 lambs] |
והשאר אחד אחד | and the rest [of the remaining 6 watches sacrificed] 1 each [of the remaining 6 lambs]. |
ברביעי | On the fourth [day of Sukkos, for which there was one less bull, meaning only 13 watches could share in 10 bulls, 2 rams and 1 goat, leaving 11 watches to divide the 14 lambs] |
שלשה מקריבין שנים שנים | 3 [watches] sacrificed 2 [lambs each, for 6 of the 14 lambs] |
והשאר אחד אחד | and the rest [of the remaining 8 watches sacrificed] 1 each [of the remaining 8 lambs]. |
בחמישי |
On the fifth [day of Sukkos, for which there was one less bull, meaning only 12 watches could share in 9 bulls, 2 rams and 1 goat, leaving 12 watches to divide the 14 lambs] |
שנים מקריבין שנים שנים | 2 [watches] sacrificed 2 [lambs each, for 4 of the 14 lambs] |
והשאר אחד אחד | and the rest [of the remaining 10 watches sacrificed] 1 each [of the remaining 10 lambs]. |
בששי | On the sixth [day of Sukkos, for which there was one less bull, meaning only 11 watches could share in 8 bulls, 2 rams and 1 goat, leaving 13 watches to divide the 14 lambs] |
אחד מקריב שנים | 1 [watch] sacrificed 2 [lambs each, for 2 of the 14 lambs] |
והשאר אחד אחד | and the rest [of the remaining 12 watches sacrificed] 1 each [of the remaining 12 lambs]. |
בשביעי | On the seventh [day of Sukkos, for which there was one less bull, meaning only 10 watches could share in 7 bulls, 2 rams and 1 goat, leaving 14 watches for the 14 lambs |
כולן שוין | all of them were equal (i.e. each offered 1 animal of the 24 total sacrificed). |
בשמיני | On the eighth (i.e. Shemini Atzeres, when only 1 bull, 1 ram, 1 goat, and 7 lambs were offered) |
חזרו לפיס כברגלים | they went back to a lottery system as by the [other] holidays. |
אמרו | They said |
מי שהקריב פרים היום | "Whosoever offers bulls today |
לא יקריב למחר | may not offer them tomorrow, |
אלא חוזרין חלילה | but must return to the rotation." |
פרק ה משנה ז | |
בשלשה פרקים בשנה |
On three times of the year (i.e. the Sholosh Regalim) |
היו כל משמרות שוות | all the watches were equal [in sharing in] |
באמורי הרגלים | in the prescribed [offerings] of the holidays |
ובחלוק לחם הפנים |
and in sharing the Lechem HaPanim |
בעצרת אומרים לו | On Shvuos they woukld say to him a (a kohen): |
הילך מצה הילך חמץ | here is matzah (i.e. Lechem HaPanim) for you, here is bread (of the two loaves made special for that day) for you. |
משמר שזמנו קבוע | The watch whose time is set, |
הוא מקריב | it would sacrifice |
תמידין נדרים ונדבות | daily sacrifices, vowed sacrifices, donated sacrifices, |
ושאר קרבנות צבור | and the other public sacrifices, |
ומקריב את הכל | and would offer everything. |
יום טוב הסמוך לשבת | Yom tov that was next to Shabbos |
בין מלפניה בין לאחריה | whether before or after it |
היו כל המשמרות שוות | all the watches were equal |
בחלוק לחם הפנים | in sharing in the Lechem HaPanim. |
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