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מאי לאו, בהא קמיפלגי: למאן דאמר עד ״אם הבנים שמחה״, סבר ״הללויה״ — ריש פירקא, ומאן דאמר עד ״בצאת ישראל״, סבר ״הללויה״ — סוף פירקא.
What, is it not the case that the Mishnah and the baraita disagree concerning the following matter: According to the one who says that one must recite until “A joyful mother of children,” he maintains that the subsequent halleluya is the start of a chapter. And the one who said that one must recite until “When Israel came forth” maintains that halleluya is the end of the previous chapter. The Mishnah and the baraita disagree only with regard to when the word halleluya should be recited, at this point in the seder or when hallel is resumed after the meal.
רב חסדא מתרץ לטעמיה, דכולי עלמא סברי: ״הללויה״ — סוף פירקא. מאן דאמר עד ״בצאת ישראל״ שפיר, ומאן דאמר עד ״אם הבנים שמחה״, עד — ועד בכלל.
The Talmud rejects this contention: This is no proof, as Rav Ḥisda explains the difference between the Mishnah and the baraita in accordance with his reasoning, that everyone maintains that halleluya marks the end of a chapter. However, the one who said that one must recite until “When Israel came forth” spoke well, as he cites the beginning of the next verse. And the one who said that one must recite until “A joyful mother of children” means until and including, i.e., one finishes the entire verse including the word halleluya.
ונימא עד ״הללויה״! וכי תימא דלא ידעינן הי ״הללויה״ — ונימא ״הללויה״ של ״אם הבנים שמחה״? קשיא.
The Talmud asks: If so, let the tanna say: Until halleluya. And if you say that we would not know which halleluya he meant, let the tanna say: The halleluya of “A joyful mother of children.” The Talmud comments: This is indeed difficult for the opinion of Rav Ḥisda.
רבה בר רב הונא מתרץ לטעמיה: דכולי עלמא ״הללויה״ — ריש פירקא, מאן דאמר עד ״אם הבנים שמחה״ — שפיר, ומאן דאמר עד ״בצאת ישראל״, סבר: עד — ולא עד בכלל.
Likewise, Rabba bar Rav Huna explains the difference between the Mishnah and the baraita in accordance with his reasoning, that everyone agrees that halleluya signifies the start of a chapter. The one who said that one must recite until “A joyful mother of children” spoke well, and the one who said that one must recite until “When Israel came forth” maintains that the term means until and not including, as one does not conclude with the word halleluya after “A joyful mother of children.”