Commentary for Menachot 169:2

תנאי היא דתניא שבגג ושבחורבה מביא וקורא שבעציץ ושבספינה אינו מביא כל עיקר:

and also make the recital; but what [is grown] in a plant-pot and in a ship he may not bring at all.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For it is of inferior quality; and so too the fruits of the hill-country and in the valleys.');">³</span> ALL [OFFERINGS] MUST BE OFFERED FROM THE CHOICEST PRODUCE etc. Johana<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' They were the chief magicians in Egypt in the time of Moses. They are mentioned in Jewish literature also under the name of Jannes and Jambres. V. J. E. VIII, p. 71.');">⁴</span>

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