Commentary for Taanit 5:10

אלא ר' יהושע דברייתא האמר משעת הנחתו

Then the eighth day too should be excluded seeing that the last [of the] allusions to water is on the seventh day! - It must then be R'Joshua, and as for the Libation of Water being performed throughout the seven days [of the Feast] this is founded on a tradition;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [Var. lec. omit R. Joshua and read, 'It must then be that as for the libation of water being performed etc.' On this reading all authorities agree that the rite is performed for seven days, the difference between them being only as to where the allusion is to be found, v. D.S. a.l.]');">¹⁰</span> for R'Ami said in the name of R'Johanan, in the name of R'Nehunia a native<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'a man of'.');">¹¹</span>

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