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Source and decoding
אין בין ספרים לתפלין ומזוזות, אלא שהספרים נכתבין בכל לשון, ותפלין ומזוזות אינן נכתבות אלא אשורית.
Scriptural books may be written in any language; tefillin and mezuzot must be written in Ashurit.
- 1Separate scriptural books from tefillin and mezuzot
- 2Compare serving and former high priests
- 3Trace the sanctity of place
Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel permits Greek alone as an additional language for books; the Gemara discusses the Septuagint. The sequence continues with anointed and vested priests, public and private altars, Shiloh and Jerusalem, and lasting sanctity.
Kushya
Why can a replaced high priest not become an ordinary priest according to Rabbi Yosei?
Terutz
Sanctity is raised, not lowered; serving alongside the original high priest could create hostility.