Талмуд к Бамидбар 8:19
וָאֶתְּנָ֨ה אֶת־הַלְוִיִּ֜ם נְתֻנִ֣ים ׀ לְאַהֲרֹ֣ן וּלְבָנָ֗יו מִתּוֹךְ֮ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ לַעֲבֹ֞ד אֶת־עֲבֹדַ֤ת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בְּאֹ֣הֶל מוֹעֵ֔ד וּלְכַפֵּ֖ר עַל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְלֹ֨א יִהְיֶ֜ה בִּבְנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ נֶ֔גֶף בְּגֶ֥שֶׁת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אֶל־הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃
И я дал левитам— они даны Аарону и его сыновьям из числа сынов Израилевых для служения сынам Израилевым в скинии собрания и для очищения сынов Израилевых, чтобы не было чумы среди детей Израиль через сынов Израилевых приближается к святилищу.'
Jerusalem Talmud Pesachim
17The first sentence is also in Eruvin 10 (Note 141,ר). The text there reads “musical instruments”, which is required by the context there and must be understood here also since the choir is subsumed under “Levites”. It was stated: “Rebbi Simeon ben Eleazar said, Cohanim, Levites, Israel, and song invalidate the sacrifice18A sacrifice requiring a wine offering is invalid if not accompanied by the Levite’s song..” Rebbi Abbin19In the other sources: Abun. in the name of Rebbi Eleazar, the reason of Rebbi Simeon ben Eleazar:202Chr. 29:28. Since this is not a pentateuchal verse it only can prove what people did or, as explained there in v. 25, what was prophetic instruction. The entire congregationwere bowing down, these are Israel, and the song was sung, these are the Levites, and the trumpets were trumpeting, these are the Cohanim, everything up to the end of the elevation offering, all are indispensable for the sacrifice. Rebbi Tanḥuma in the name of Rebbi Eleazar understood it from here21Num. 8:19.: And I gave the Levites to Aaron and his sons from the midst of the Children of Israel, these are the Levites, to work the service of the Children of Israel in the Tent of Meeting, these are the Cohanim, and to atone for the Children of Israel, that is the song22In this version the implication is incomprehensible. It is understandable in the Babli, Arakhin 11a, where it is a tannaitic statement: “Song invalidates the sacrifice, the words of R. Meïr, but the Sages say, it does not invalidate. What is R. Meïr’s reason? The verse says, and I gave the Levites to Aaron and his sons from the midst of the Children of Israel, to work the service of the Children of Israel in the Tent of Meeting, and to atone for the Children of Israel.” Since the Levites had three biblical obligations in the Sanctuary, viz., to carry the Tent, to be its watchmen, and to sing. Since only the third can be classified as ritual service, it must be what is referred to as atoning., so there shall be no plague when the Children of Israel approach the Sanctuary, these are Israel.
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Jerusalem Talmud Taanit
87The first sentence is also in Eruvin 10 (Note 141). The text there reads “musical instruments”, which is required by the context there and must be understood here also since the choir is subsumed under “Levites”. It was stated: “Rebbi Simeon88In the other sources: R. Simeon ben Eleazar. said, Cohanim, Levites, Israel, and song invalidate the sacrifice89A sacrifice requiring a wine offering is invalid if not accompanied by the Levite’s song..” Rebbi Abun90In the other sources: Abbin. in the name of Rebbi Eleazar, the reason of Rebbi Simeon ben Eleazar: 912Chr. 29:28. Since this is not a pentateuchal verse it only can prove what people did or, as explained there in v. 25, what was prophetic instruction.The entire congregation were bowing down, these are Israel, and the song was sung, these are the Levites, and the trumpets were trumpeting, these are the Cohanim, everything up to the end of the elevation offering, all are indispensable for the sacrifice. Rebbi Tanḥuma in the name of Rebbi Eleazar understood it from here92Num. 8:19.: And I gave the Levites to Aaron and his sons from the midst of the Children of Israel, these are the Levites, to work the service of the Children of Israel in the Tent of Meeting, these are the Cohanim, and to atone for the Children of Israel, that is the song93Num. 8:19., so there shall be no plague when the Children of Israel approach the Sanctuary, these are Israel.
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