Tosefta su Giudici 7:19
וַיָּבֹ֣א גִ֠דְעוֹן וּמֵאָה־אִ֨ישׁ אֲשֶׁר־אִתּ֜וֹ בִּקְצֵ֣ה הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֗ה רֹ֚אשׁ הָאַשְׁמֹ֣רֶת הַתִּֽיכוֹנָ֔ה אַ֛ךְ הָקֵ֥ם הֵקִ֖ימוּ אֶת־הַשֹּֽׁמְרִ֑ים וַֽיִּתְקְעוּ֙ בַּשּׁ֣וֹפָר֔וֹת וְנָפ֥וֹץ הַכַּדִּ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּיָדָֽם׃
Così Gedeone e i cento uomini che erano con lui arrivarono nella parte più esterna del campo all'inizio della guardia di mezzo, quando avevano appena fissato la guardia; e suonarono le corna e spezzarono le brocche che erano nelle loro mani.
Tosefta Berakhot
Rebbi says, “There are four watches in a night. [There is a unit of time called] time period (Onah) which is 1/24th of an hour. And [there is another unit of time called] the time (Et) which is 1/24th of the time period (Onah). And [there is a third unit of time called] the moment (Regah) which is 1/24th of the time (Et).” Rebbi Natan says, “There are three watches in a night, as it is said ‘… the beginning of the middle watch.’ (Judges 7:19) There is no [such thing as a] middle, but only when there is something before it and after it.”
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