Commentary for Megillah 3:18

אמר רבה בר בר חנה א"ר יוחנן זו דברי ר"ע סתימתאה דדריש זמן זמנם זמניהם אבל חכ"א אין קורין אותה אלא בזמנה

Rabbah b. Bar Hanah said in the name of R. Yohanan: This [rule stated in the Mishnah] is the ruling of R. Akiva the anonymous sage who draws the distinction between “time”, “their time” and “their times”, but according to the Sages the Megillah is to be read only on the proper day.

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