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מתני׳ יום טוב הראשון של חג היו שם שלשה עשר פרים, אילים שנים ושעיר אחד. נשתיירו שם ארבעה עשר כבשים לשמונה משמרות. ביום ראשון, ששה מקריבין שנים שנים. והשאר, אחד אחד.
Mishnah: On the first Festival day of Sukkot there were 13 bulls, two rams, and one goat there. The Mishnah proceeds to discuss the division of labor for the Festival offerings among the 24 priestly watches, all of which serve in the Temple on the pilgrimage Festivals. The 16 offerings mentioned above were divided among 16 priestly watches, one offering per watch. 14 sheep remained to be divided among the 8 remaining watches. On the 1st day of the Festival, 6 of the 8 remaining watches sacrifice two sheep each for a total of 12, and the remaining two watches sacrifice one sheep each.
בשני, חמשה מקריבין שנים שנים. והשאר, אחד אחד. בשלישי, ארבעה מקריבין שנים שנים. והשאר, אחד אחד.
On the 2nd day of the Festival, i.e., the 1st day of the intermediate days, when 12 bulls were sacrificed, 15 of the priestly watches sacrifice the bulls, rams, and goat, 5 of the remaining watches sacrifice two sheep each, and the remaining 4 watches sacrifice one sheep each. On the 3rd day of the Festival, when 11 bulls were sacrificed, 14 of the priestly watches sacrifice the bulls, rams, and goat, 4 of the remaining watches sacrifice two sheep each, and the remaining 6 watches sacrifice one sheep each.
ברביעי, שלשה מקריבין שנים שנים. והשאר, אחד אחד. בחמישי, שנים מקריבין שנים שנים. והשאר, אחד אחד. בששי, אחד מקריב שנים. והשאר, אחד אחד.
On the 4th day of the Festival, when 10 bulls were sacrificed, 13 of the priestly watches sacrifice the bulls, rams, and goat, 3 of the remaining watches sacrifice two sheep each, and the remaining 8 watches sacrifice one sheep each. On the 5th day, when 9 bulls were sacrificed, 12 watches sacrifice the bulls, rams, and goat, two of the 12 remaining watches sacrifice two sheep each, and the remaining 10 watches sacrifice one sheep each. On the 6th day, when 8 bulls were sacrificed, 11 watches sacrifice the bulls, rams, and goat, one of the remaining watches sacrifices two sheep, and the remaining 12 watches sacrifice one sheep each.
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