Study Sotah folio 33B with parallel Hebrew-English text, traditional commentary, and modern study tools. Free access to Babylonian Talmud online.
The Talmud asks: And what does R' Yehuda do with this verse: “And she shall speak and say,” from which the Rabbis derive that the recitation at the ḥalitza ritual must be in Hebrew? The Talmud answers: He requires it in order to teach with regard to the Levites that they spoke in the sacred tongue.
The Talmud asks: But let R' Yehuda derive that the Levites spoke in Hebrew from a verbal analogy between the word “voice” that is written with regard to the Levites (Deuteronomy 27:14) and the word “voice” in the verse about Moses (Exodus 19:19). The Talmud answers: He learned the verbal analogy bet
That is also taught in a baraita: R' Yehuda says: Every place where it is stated in the Torah: “So [ko],” or: “So [kakha],” or where the language of speaking and saying is used, it is referring only to the sacred tongue. The word ko appears in the context of the Priestly Benediction: “So [ko] you
§ It is stated in the Mishnah: How did the ceremony of the blessings and curses take place? When the Jewish people crossed the Jordan River, etc. A baraita states: When the Jewish people were in Transjordan, the location of Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal was described to them as follows: “Are they no
“In the land of the Canaanites that dwell in the Arabah”; this is referring to Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal, where the Samaritans now live. “Over against Gilgal”; this means near Gilgal. “Beside the oaks of Moreh”; this is referring to Shechem. And from where is it derived that this is Shechem? Th