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But if he reads it out of order, i.e., if he changes the order of the words or verses of the Megilla, he has not fulfilled his obligation. R' Mona said in the name of R' Yehuda: Even when he reads it at intervals, if he pauses and interrupts his reading long enough for one to finish reading the who
Abaye said to Rav Yosef: When R' Mona said: Long enough for one to finish reading the whole Megilla, did he mean from the verse where he is now until the end? Or perhaps he meant long enough to read the entire Megilla from the beginning until the end. He said to him: R' Mona meant from the beginni
R' Abba said that R' Yirmeya bar Abba said: Rav said that the halakha is in accordance with the opinion of R' Mona, but Shmuel said that the halakha is not in accordance with the opinion of R' Mona. The Talmud elaborates: This is how they taught the opinions of the rabbis in Sura. However, in Pumb
Rav Yosef said: Grasp the version of Rav Beivai in your hand, i.e., accept it as the most authoritative one. It appears to be correct, as we know that Shmuel takes into consideration even an individual dissenting opinion when it is more stringent than the majority opinion. The Talmud proves its ass
And Shmuel said: The halakha is in accordance with the opinion of R' Yehuda ben Beteira. This demonstrates that Shmuel takes into consideration the opinion of a single Sage against the majority when that minority opinion is more stringent than the majority opinion.