[27a - 42 lines; 27b - 43 lines]

1)[line 4]"åðúï ôãéåï ðôùå""V'NASAN PIDYON NAFSHO"- "[If ransom be laid on him,] then he shall give for the redemption of his life [whatever is laid upon him.]" (Shemos 21:30) - We are dealing with a Shor ha'Mu'ad that killed the child when it caught the falling child on its horns. The owner is liable to pay Kofer, as the verse states. According to Rebbi Yishmael beno Shel Rebbi Yochanan ben Beroka, he pays Demei Mazik (the value of the one who is responsible for the damages, i.e. the owner of the Shor ha'Mu'ad). According to the Rabanan, while he normally would pay Demei Nizak (the value of the one who was killed), in this case the owner of the Shor is exempt, since the falling child is considered to have been killed by the one who threw him off the roof.

2)[line 8]åáéáîúå ìà ÷ðäB'YEVEMTO LO KANAH (YIBUM:KAVANAH)

(a)If a married man dies childless and has brothers who survive him, his widow (or widows) may not remarry until one of the deceased husband's brothers performs Yibum (levirate marriage) or Chalitzah (levirate release) with the widow (or one of the widows), as it states in Devarim 25:5-10. Chazal learn from the verses that if there are a number of brothers, there is a preference for the oldest brother to perform Yibum or Chalitzah (Yevamos 24a). If the conditions for the Mitzvah of Yibum do not exist, marital relations between a man and his brother's wife are prohibited and make them liable to the punishment of Kares.

(b)Yibum is a type of marriage. Unlike ordinary Kidushin, though, it can be accomplished only through Bi'ah and not through Kesef or Shtar (see Background to Kidushin 2:1:II:b). Nevertheless, the Rabanan instituted that one should precede Yibum with an act similar to Kidushei Kesef or Shtar, which is known as Ma'amar (see Background to Kidushin 43:19). The Bi'ah must be performed with the intention of fulfilling the Mitzvah.

3a)[line 11]áøåç ùàéðä îöåéäRU'ACH SHE'EINAH METZUYAH- an uncommonly strong wind

b)[line 13]áøåç îöåéäRU'ACH METZUYAH- a normal wind

4)[line 14]ðúäôêNIS'HAPECH- he turned [in midair, directing himself to land on a certain target]

5)[line 16]"... åùìçä éãä åäçæé÷ä áîáùéå""... V'SHALCHAH YADAH V'HECHEZIKAH BI'MVUSHAV."- "[When men fight together, one with another, and the wife of one draws near to save her husband from the hand of him who strikes him,] and puts forth her hand, and grabs him by his private parts." (Devarim 25:11)

6)[line 19]âçìúGACHELES- a live coal

7)[line 21]ëáù òìéå ìúåê äàåøKAVASH ALAV L'SOCH HA'UR- he pressed him down into the fire [until he died]

8)[line 22]ãçôåDACHAFO- he pushed him [into the fire]

9)[line 24]÷øò àú ëñåúéKERA ES KESUSI- Tear my garments!

10)[line 24]ùáø àú ëãéSHABER ES KADI- Break my pitcher!

11)[line 28]äãø ôùèäHADAR PASHTAH- he subsequently answered his own question

PEREK #3 HA'MENI'ACH

12)[line 30]äëãKAD- an earthenware pitcher

13)[line 30]åðú÷ìNISKAL- tripped

14)[line 32]äçáéúCHAVIS- an earthenware barrel (in general, lager than a Kad)

15)[line 34]á÷åøúåKORASO- his beam

16)[line 37]ðñã÷äNISDEKAH- it cracked

17)[line 38]àéï ìå àìà ùëøåEIN LO ELA SECHARO- he only receives payment for his actions (not for his wine)

18)[line 39]äééðå ëã äééðå çáéúHAINU KAD, HAINU CHAVIS- the term Kad and the term Chavis are interchangeable

19)[line 39]ìîàé ðô÷à îéðä? ìî÷ç åîîëøL'MAI NAFKA MINAH? L'MEKACH U'MEMKAR- Where are the ramifications of this? When buying and selling are concerned.

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20)[line 1]ãàéï äåìëéï áîîåï àçø äøåáD'EIN HOLCHIN B'MAMON ACHAR HA'ROV

Beis Din does not rule in money matters according to the majority of cases, when this involves extracting money from a litigant.

21)[line 3]àéáòé ìéä ìòéåðé åîéæìIBA'I LEI L'AYUNEI U'MEIZAL- he should watch where he is going

22)[line 5]áàôéìä ùðåB'AFEILAH SHANU- the Mishnah is dealing with a case where the person was walking in the dark

23)[line 5]á÷øï æåéúB'KEREN ZAVIS- the Mishnah is dealing with a case where the person walked around a corner

24)[line 14]áîòøáàB'MA'ARAVA- (lit. in the west) in Eretz Yisrael

25a)[line 16]áðäøãòàB'NEHARDE'A- a town in Babylon, seat of the Yeshiva founded by Shmuel

b)[line 17]áôåîáãéúàB'PUMBEDISA- the location of a great Yeshiva in Bavel (lit. Mouth of Bedisa, a canal of the Euphrates) that existed for approximately 800 years. The scholars of Pumbedisa were known for their keen intellect (Bava Metzia 38b). To emphasize its importance as a Torah center, Rabah and Rav Yosef stated that just as one is prohibited from leaving Eretz Yisrael to Chutz la'Aretz, so too is one prohibited to leave Pumbedisa (Kesuvos 111a).

26)[line 19]÷øðà ãòöøàKARNA D'ATZRA- at the outside corner of the house that contains an olive or wine

27)[line 21]ìøëåáä ùìùLI'RECHUVAH SHALOSH- for [an injury inflicted by one's] knee, [the judges fined the offender] three [Sela'im as a payment of Boshes]

28)[line 22]åìáòéèäV'LI'BE'ITAH- for [an injury inflicted by] kicking

29)[line 22]åìñðå÷øúUL'SENOKERES- for an injury inflicted by hitting a person with a donkey-saddle

30a)[line 23]ìôðãà ãîøàL'PANDA D'MARA- for an injury inflicted by hitting a person with the handle of a hoe

b)[line 23]åì÷åôéðà ãîøàUL'KOFINA D'MARA- (O.F. fossoir - a hoe) Kofina is the hole of a hoe (that secures the blade of the hoe to its handle). In this case, the attacker hit the victim with the blunt edge of the hoe blade, which is nearer to the hole of the hoe (ARUCH)

31)[line 24]÷ðñà ÷à îâáéú áááì!?KENASA KA MAGVIS B'VAVEL!?- Are you collecting fines in Bavel (a judicial process which needs Dayanim Semuchim — ordained judges) [who do not exist in Bavel]?

32)[line 25]àéîà ìé âåôà ãòåáãà äéëé äåäEIMA LI, GUFA D'UVDA HEICHI HAVAH- Tell me, what was the incident?

33)[line 26]ãääåà âøâåúà ãáé úøéD'HA'HU GARGUSA D'VEI TEREI- There was a certain irrigation well that belonged to two people

34)[line 27]äåä ãìé çã îðééäåHAVAH DALI CHAD MINAIHU- one of them would draw [the water to irrigate his fields]

35)[line 28]ìà àùâç áéäLO ASHGACH BEI- he paid no intention to him

36)[line 29]ù÷ìSHAKAL- he picked up

37)[line 29]îçééäMACHYEI- he hit him

38)[line 30]îàä ôðãé áôðãà ìîçééäME'AH PANDEI B'FANDA L'MACHYEI- he could even hit him one hundred times with the handle!

39)[line 30]ìà òáéã àéðéù ãéðà ìðôùéäLO AVID INISH DINA L'NAFSHEI

A person may not take the law into his own hands.

40)[line 38]ìéæéì ÷îéä ãééðàLEIZIL KAMEI DAYANA- he should come [to court,] before the judges

41)[line 39]ãëéåï ãáãéï òáéã ìà èøçKEIVAN DEB'DIN AVID, LO TARACH- since he is executing the latter of the law, he need not trouble himself [to travel to court]

42)[line 40]áï áâ áâBEN BAG BAG- Rebbi Yochanan ben Bag Bag, one of the Tana'im