Commentary for Bava Kamma 163:12

ושתהא אשה משכמת ואופה כדי שתהא פת מצויה לעניים:

— Originally it was ordained that one man should read three verses or that three men should together read three verses, corresponding to priests, Levites and Israelites.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In which groups the people were classed. ');">²⁰</span> Then Ezra came and ordained that three men should be called up to read, and that ten verses should be read, corresponding to ten batlanim.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The ten persons released from all obligations and thus having leisure to attend to public duties, and to form the necessary quorum for synagogue services; cf. Meg. 1, 3; v. also Meg. 21b. ');">²¹</span>

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