Talmud sobre Ezequiel 45:16-46:18:11

“The House of Shammai say, [one] in thirty.” “One sixth of an ephah from a ḥomer of barley²⁴This is the reading of both mss.; R. Simson switches the places of “thirty” and “sixty”. This is required by the argument but it is not clear whether the change is based on a text or on emendation. If the verse speaks of “sixths” for barley, it would mean that the heave to be given is 2/60 = 1/30. The average of the heaves taken from wheat and barley is then 1/2(1/60+1/30) = 1/40..” Average, one in forty, following Samuel. Stingy, one in sixty²⁷It must read “one in fifty”, as confirmed by Tosephta 5:3 and the text at the end of the paragraph. R. Levi is the one quoted above, for the average giver following the House of Hillel. following Rebbi Levi. As²⁸A scribal error; it should read: Rebbi Levi bar Ḥina said, starting a new topic. Rebbi Levi bar Ḥina²⁹It seems that his name should be ר׳ לוי בר חיתה, an Amora and preacher of the fourth generation, student of R. Abba bar Ḥiyya bar Abba. said, he who takes out his tithes following the rules does not lose. What is the reason? (Ez. 45:11) “The ephah shall be one tenth of a ḥomer, its measure shall be from the ḥomer³⁰The verse is misquoted; it should read ועשׂירת החמר האיפה אל החמר יהיה מתכנתה. The plain meaning of the verse is that the ḥomer shall be the standard, the ephah being derived from it. It is difficult to understand why אל has been changed toמן ; the sermon seems to rely on the original reading of the verse: The ephah taken for heave and tithes is to the ḥomer, additional to the ḥomer because God will soon replace it for you..” For what do you need that? As we say, “if it turned out to be one in fifty³¹Scribal error; it must be “sixty” as in the Mishnah., this is heave and he does not have to give more;” so the House of Shammai say, if it turned out to be one in fifty, this is heave and he does not have to give more.