Commentary for Sotah 64:25

לימא קסבר רבי

— They draw no inference from the use of 'these words' instead of 'words'. But for Rabbi it is likewise written: 'Hear'! — He requires that for the rule: Make audible to your ears what you utter with your lips.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., the Shema' must be recited audibly. ');">²²</span> And the Rabbis? — They agree with him who said that if one has not recited the <i>Shema'</i> audibly he has fulfilled his obligation. It is possible to say that Rabbi holds

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