Reference for Gittin 119:17

אי נמי לכדרבי לוי דאמר רבי לוי שמנה פרשיות נאמרו ביום שהוקם בו המשכן אלו הן פרשת כהנים ופרשת לוים ופרשת טמאים ופרשת שילוח טמאים ופרשת אחרי מות

[of each word were written there]. He then raised [the following objection]: 'As he<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The priest who transcribes the section of the Sotah. ');">¹⁵</span> writes he looks at the tablet and writes what is written in the tablet'? — Read, 'He writes according to what is written in the tablet.' He then raised [the following objection]: 'As he writes he looks at the tablet and writes what is written in the tablet, If one lay, if one did not lie.'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' This should be, If thou hast gone aside&nbsp;… if thou hast nor gone aside. Ibid. 19, 20. ');">¹⁶</span> — What is meant is that it was written irregularly.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Only the beginnings of the verses were in full and the later words with first letter only. ');">¹⁷</span> On this point Tannaim differ [as we were taught]: 'A scroll should not be written for a child to learn from; if, however, it is the intention of the writer to complete it, he may do so. R. Judah says: He may write from Bereshith<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' 'In the beginning'. Gen. I, 1. ');">¹⁸</span> to [the story of the generation of the] Flood, or in the Priests' Law<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Leviticus. ');">¹⁹</span> up to, And it came to pass on the eighth day.'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lev., IX, 1. I.e., the whole of the rules of the sacrifices, and so with any other complete section. ');">²⁰</span> R. Johanan said in the name of R. Bana'ah: The Torah was transmitted in separate scrolls, as it says, Then said I, Lo I am come, in the roll of the book it is written of me.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ps. XL, 8. According to the Rabbis, this is a reference to the story of Lot and his daughters, to which David here appeals as a proof against his calumniators that his coming was heralded in the Torah, he being descended from Ruth the Moabite. ');">²¹</span> R. Simeon b. Lakish said: The Torah was transmitted entire, as it says, Take this book of the law.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Deut. XXXI, 26. ');">²²</span> What does the other make of this verse 'Take etc.'? — This refers to the time after it had been joined together. And what does the other [Resh Lakish] make of the verse, 'in a roll of the book written of me'? — That is [to indicate] that the whole Torah is called a roll, as it is written, And he said unto me, what seest thou? And I answered, I see a flying roll.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Zech. V, 2. This is interpreted by the Rabbis to refer to the Torah. ');">²³</span> Or perhaps [it is called roll] for the reason given by R. Levi, since R. Levi said: Eight sections were given forth<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And written by Moses on separate rolls, before the writing down of the whole Torah. ');">²⁴</span> on the day on which the Tabernacle was set up. They are: the section of the priests,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lev. XXI, containing the rules of uncleanness for the priests. ');">²⁵</span> the section of the Levites,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Num. VIII, 5-26. The Levites were required for the service of song on that day. ');">²⁶</span> the section of the unclean,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Who would be required to keep the Passover in the second month, Num. IX, 9-14. ');">²⁷</span> the section of the sending of the unclean [out of the camp],<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. V, 1-4. This also had to take place before the Tabernacle was set up. ');">²⁸</span> the section commencing 'After the death',<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lev. XVI, dealing with the service of the Day of Atonement, which, as stated in the text, was transmitted immediately after the death of the two sons of Aaron. ');">²⁹</span>

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