יב הגיע זמנה וכו' איתמר שימשה בימים רב אמר לא הפסידה לילות ולוי אמר הפסידה לילות
12 Rab ruled, She has not lost thereby the right to intercourse during the nights. but Levi ruled, She has thereby lost the right to intercourse in the nights. Rab ruled, 'She has not lost thereby the right to intercourse during the nights', because we learnt, UNTIL THE EXIT OF THE SABBATH.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Implying both the intervening days and the intervening nights. ');"><sup>29</sup></span> 'But Levi ruled, She has thereby lost the right to intercourse in the nights', for the meaning of<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'what'. ');"><sup>30</sup></span> FOUR NIGHTS mentioned is four 'onahs.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' An 'onah (period) being either a day or a night. ');"><sup>31</sup></span> But according to Rab<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Who allows intercourse during both the days and the nights. ');"><sup>32</sup></span> what was the purpose of mentioning FOUR NIGHTS? — We were thereby informed of what is regarded as good manners, viz., that intercourse should take place at night.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'that the way of … in the nights'. ');"><sup>33</sup></span>