Commentary for Berakhot 6:13
ורבי נתן מי כתיב תיכונה שבתיכונות תיכונה כתיב
What reply does R. Nathan make to this? He asks, Does Scripture state "one of the two middle watches"? No; the "middle watch" is explicitly mentioned.
Abraham Cohen Footnotes to the English Translation of Masechet Berakhot
In J. T., R. Nathan is answered: There are four watches, but the first is not counted because people are generally still awake.
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