<big><strong>מתני׳</strong></big> הרי נטיעות האלו קרבן אם אינן נקצצות טלית זו קרבן אם אינה נשרפת יש להן פדיון הרי נטיעות האלו קרבן עד שיקצצו טלית זו קרבן עד שתשרף
R. Ashi answered, This is what is taught: Beth Shammai say, There is no absolution for an oath; and Beth Hillel say, There is absolution for an oath.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' According to this, the Baraitha does not treat of vows under pressure at all. The Heb. lo yiftah (rendered 'he may not volunteer') will mean: He (the rabbi) must not give an opening for regret, i.e., must not grant absolution.
');"><sup>10</sup></span> <b><i>MISHNAH</i></b>. [IF ONE SAYS,] 'LET THESE SAPLINGS BE KORBAN [I.E., CONSECRATED] IF THEY ARE NOT CUT DOWN'; OR, LET THIS GARMENT BE KORBAN IF IT IS NOT BURNT: THEY CAN BE REDEEMED.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' They are duly consecrated, and must be redeemed before they are permitted for secular use. ');"><sup>11</sup></span> [IF HE SAYS,] 'LET THESE SAPLINGS BE KORBAN UNTIL THEY ARE CUT DOWN; OR, LET THIS GARMENT BE KORBAN UNTIL IT IS BURNT',
Shenei Luchot HaBerit
Our sages in Eruvin 53a have said that the reason the cave Abraham and Sarah were buried in is called מערת המכפלה, is from the word כפול, twin, or double, an appropriate name for a grave containing husbands and their wives, i.e. זוגות. What advantage is there in the fact that this cave houses the remains of husband and wife respectively? The meaning of our sages is that these pairs are all united with one another, that they are not separate pairs. Once the last of the four pairs, i.e. Jacob came to burial whose מטתו שלמה, whose "bed" was complete (since Leah had born him six sons and one daughter whose name was דינה),this symbolized the six days of creation and the Sabbath.
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Shenei Luchot HaBerit
Leah, who was anchored in the emanation בינה, the 7th counting from מלכות, bore 7 children, 6 sons and a daughter. The emanation בינה radiates creative activity in 6 directions as we have demonstrated earlier. The single daughter represents the emanation מלכות [we have explained that relationship also], her name was דינה, and our sages have stated that this represents the halachic principle of דינא דמלכות דינא, "that decrees issued by the government are legally binding on us." The letters in that word are a rearrangement of the letters in the name א-דני, one of G–d's names.
