Commentary for Yoma 40:7

תניא כותיה דרב תניא כותיה דרבי שילא תניא כותיה דרב גביני כרוז מהו אומר עמדו כהנים לעבודתכם ולוים לדוכנכם וישראל למעמדכם והיה קולו נשמע בשלש פרסאות

It happened that King Agrippa who came along travelling, heard his voice from three parasangs, and as he came home, he sent gifts to him. Nevertheless, the high priest is more excellent than even he, for the Master said:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Infra 39b.');">¹¹</span> It has happened already that when he prayed 'Oh Lord' that his voice was heard in Jericho, and Rabbah B'Bar Hana said in the name of R'Johanan: From Jerusalem to Jericho is a distance of ten parasangs:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. Glos.');">¹²</span>

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