Tract Baba Bathra, Part II: Chapter VII

163:1 [Num. xxvii. I:] Mahlah, Noah, Chaglah, Milcah, and Thirsah, white on the occasion of their marriage, Mahlah, Thirsah, Chaglah, Milcah, and Noah are written. 265:1 In the text it is deduced by analogies of expression, and omitted as of no importance. 266:1 Leeser's translation does not correspond. 266:2 The text has "Rungur." The Aruch explains this as two words of the Persian language: "Run" means "day," and "gur" means "hirer"; and accordingly Rashbam construes "day-hirer," which does not fit very well. We have therefore translated in accordance with R. Gershom. 270:1 In the Hebrew Bible it is verse 21; in Leeser's, Verse 20, because he put together verses 5 and 6. 297:1 In the text is repeated here from Tract Sukka, p. 36, which see. 298:1 The commentators try to explain at length with illustrations, which we omit as of no importance. 299:1 The commentators find difficulty in explaining the meaning of this expression. It seems to us, however, very simple. He meant: I divorced her before having intercourse with her, and she is still a virgin, whom a high priest may marry. 301:1 Transferred from 152a. 305:1 The ancient Hebrew as well as the Roman law prohibits the freeing of a slave without good reason; and also the deriving of benefit from shrouds, or anything else belonging to a corpse. 306:1 The commentators' explanation of this is that Abayi was of the family of Eli, who according to tradition were short-lived. Therefore the word "weak." 309:1 So is it explained in the Gemara by R. Jehudah.