Commentary for Sanhedrin 173:15

ר"ל אמר עשירי כאחד עשר מה אחד עשר לא בעי שימור אף עשירי לא בעי שימור

Thereupon Raba said to R. Papa. Go forth and explain it to him. [Thus:] If a matter be outstandingly difficult [yippale]: the Writ refers to an outstanding member, [mufla] of <i>Beth din</i>; 'thee', to a [question needing a] counsellor, who knows how to determine the intercalation of years and fixation of months.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. supra 2a. ');">²⁷</span> [Now, the rebelliousness of the elder may be in respect of] what we learnt: They testified<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' R. Joshua and R. Pappias. ('Ed. VII, 7.) Owing to the development of the Mishnah, of which each Tannah had his own version, a great uncertainty arose as to the exact law. R. Gamaliel in consequence undertook a sifting of the various traditions with the purpose of declaring them authentic or otherwise. The scholars assembled at Jabneh, and attested their various teachings. The collection of these testimonies forms the tractate 'Eduyyoth (J.E. VII, 611). ');">²⁸</span>

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