Commentary for Taanit 51:7
ביום הראשון בראשית ויהי רקיע בשני יהי רקיע ויקוו המים בשלישי יקוו המים ויהי מאורות ברביעי יהי מאורות וישרצו המים בחמישי ישרצו המים ותוצא הארץ בששי ותוצא הארץ ויכלו השמים
ON SUNDAY [THEY READ],<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Gen. I, 1-8. Three were the minimum number of verses each person was permitted to read. As three persons (Priest, Levite and Israelite) read from the Law, there were not sufficient verses in any one section for the reading, and therefore two sections had to be coupled. Even then on some days (e.g., Sunday and Monday) a verse had to be repeated because the two sections did not have the minimum number of nine verses.');"><sup>13</sup></span> IN THE BEGINNING, AND, LET THERE BE A FIRMAMENT; ON MONDAY,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. 6-13.');"><sup>14</sup></span> LET THERE BE A FIRMAMENT, AND, LET THE WATERS BE GATHERED TOGETHER; ON TUESDAY,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. 9-19.');"><sup>15</sup></span>
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