接上一段的追问,摆出另一种读法:「日头落了」也许只指日光初敛,而非日轮全落;那么「就洁净了」便当指那人洁净了,不是那日洁净了。两种读法各自成立,问题因此站得住。末句关于沐浴后须待日初落的细节,出自 托萨福,是 施泰因扎尔茨 补入的注家意见。
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也许「日头落了,就洁净了」这句所指的,只是日落刚起之际,即日光初敛之时。
Perhaps the expression: “And the sun sets and it is purified” refers to the very beginning of sunset, the setting of the sun’s light.
「也许」对应亚兰套语 dilma,是塔木德提出对立可能以维持疑问的固定标记,不是猜测语气。中文的「也许」读来偏软,套语的体裁分量流失了。
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若照那种解释,「就洁净了」这句又当作何解?
According to that explanation, what does the expression and it is purified mean?
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那便是说:那个人将得洁净。
It means that the person will become purified.
全段争的就是 vetaher 的主语是人还是日。此句取「人」这一读法,与上一段取「日」的读法对立;希伯来原文两解皆通,中文一旦择定主语即无法两存。
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他沐浴之后须等到日落初起,那时方可食其 举祭(托萨福)。
After immersing, he will wait until the beginning of sunset, and only then will he be able to eat of his teruma (Tosafot).
此句为 施泰因扎尔茨 补入,且注明出自中世纪注家 托萨福,非塔木德本身。