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R' Yoḥanan says in response: R' Yehuda HaNasi accepted R' Yosei’s opinion not because it was a compromise, but rather because he said it according to a tradition he had from the prophets Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi.
§ The Mishnah states: R' Dosa ben Harkinas says that the mitzva of the first sheared wool applies to 5 sheep, each of whose shearing weighs 150 dinars, whereas the Rabbis say: 5 sheep, each of whose shearing is any amount. The Talmud asks: And how much is signified by the phrase: Any amount? Rav say
Rabba bar bar Ḥana says that R' Yoḥanan says: It is a total weight of 6 sela, of which he gives to the priest the weight of 5 sela, and he leaves one sela for himself. Ulla says that R' Elazar says: We learned in the Mishnah that according to the Rabbis the obligation of the first sheared wool appl
We learned in the Mishnah (135a): And how much does one give to the priest? One gives him sheared wool of the weight of 5 sela in Judea, which are the equivalent of 10 sela in the Galilee. Granted, according to the opinions of Rav and R' Yoḥanan, the Mishnah works out well, as their statements do
The Talmud responds: And according to your reasoning, does it work out well according to the opinion of Rav? But Rav and Shmuel both say that the first sheared wool given to the priest is one part in 60. Rav holds that the weight of 150 dinars renders one obligated in the first sheared wool, and 1/