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The Mishnah Yomi for Wednesday, February 7, 2029 is Shekalim 6:1 - 6:2

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Mishnah 1

Mishnayos Shekalim Perek 6 Mishnah 1

שקלים פרק ו׳ משנה א׳

1
There were thirteen collection horns, narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, into which were placed the shekels that were collected for the various needs of the Temple. There were also thirteen tables for various purposes, and thirteen prostrations in the Temple. The members of the household of Rabban Gamliel and the members of the household of Rabbi Ḥananya, the deputy High Priest, would prostrate themselves in fourteen places. And where was this extra location? It was facing the wood depository, as there was a tradition handed down to them from their fathers that the Ark was sequestered there.
שְׁלֹשָׁה עָשָׂר שׁוֹפָרוֹת, שְׁלֹשָׁה עָשָׂר שֻׁלְחָנוֹת, שְׁלשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה הִשְׁתַּחֲוָיוֹת, הָיוּ בַּמִקְדָּשׁ. שֶׁל בֵּית רַבָּן גַּמְלִיאֵל וְשֶׁל בֵּית רַבִּי חֲנַנְיָא סְגַן הַכֹּהֲנִים הָיוּ מִשְׁתַּחֲוִין אַרְבַּע עֶשְׂרֵה. וְהֵיכָן הָיְתָה יְתֵרָה, כְּנֶגֶד דִּיר הָעֵצִים, שֶׁכֵּן מָסֹרֶת בְּיָדָם מֵאֲבוֹתֵיהֶם שֶׁשָּׁם הָאָרוֹן נִגְנַז:
א׳

שלשה עשר שופרות – [thirteen] chests, narrow from the top and wide from the bottom curved like a Shofar because of the deceivers who would not be able to put in their hands into them to show themselves as if they are giving/putting into it, while they are taking from it, and further on, it will explain why there are thirteen chests and thirteen tables and in which location they are placed (see also Mishnah 5 in this chapter).

שלש עשרה השתחויות – and further on (Mishnah 3) it will explain where they were.

כנגד דיר העצים – a chamber/compartment (see also Tractate Middot, Chapter 5, Mishnah 4) where they would store there all the wood of the pile of wood on the altar of the Temple and it was in the northeast corner of the Women’s Court.

ששם הארון נגנז – for King Josiah commanded that it be hidden below in the curved secret and tortuous path that Solomon built at the time when he built the Temple and knew that it would eventually be destroyed. And this is what is written in II Chronicles, chapter 35, verse 3: “He said to the Levites, consecrated to the LORD, who taught all Israel, ‘Put the Holy Ark in the House that Solomon [the son of David, king of Israel] built” (also compare Talmud Yoma 53b) and with it was hidden the staff of Aaron and the bottle of Manna (which was preserved) and the flask of anointing oil.

שלשה עשר שופרות. תיבות צרות מלמעלה ורחבות מלמטה עקומות כעין שופר, מפני הרמאים שלא יוכלו להכניס ידן לתוכן להראות עצמן כאילו נותנין לתוכן ונוטלין מתוכן. ולקמן מפרש למה שלשה עשר שופרות ושלשה עשר שלחנות, ובאיזה מקום מונחים:

שלש עשרה השתחויות. לקמן מפרש היכן היו:

כנגד דיר העצים. לשכה ששם היו אוצרים כל עצי המערכה, והיא היתה במקצוע מזרחית צפונית של עזרת נשים:

ששם הארון נגנז. שיאשיהו המלך צוה וגנזוהו למטה במטמוניות עקומות ועקלקלות שבנה שלמה בזמן שבנה את הבית וידע שסופו ליחרב. והיינו דכתיב בדברי הימים (ב׳ ל״ה) ביאשיהו, ויאמר ללוים המבינים [וגו׳] תנו את ארון הקודש בבית אשר בנה שלמה וכו׳, ועמו נגנז מטה אהרן, וצנצנת המן, וצלוחית של שמן המשחה:

Mishnah 2

Mishnayos Shekalim Perek 6 Mishnah 2

שקלים פרק ו׳ משנה ב׳

2
The mishna relates that there was an incident involving a certain priest who was going about his duties and saw a certain flagstone that was different from the others. He noticed that one of the stones was slightly raised above the others, indicating that it had been removed and returned to its place. The priest understood that this was the opening to an underground tunnel where the Ark was concealed. He came and said to his fellow that he had noticed this deviation in the floor. He did not manage to conclude relating the incident before his soul left him, i.e., he died. Following this event, they knew with certainty that the Ark was sequestered there and that God had prevented that priest from revealing its location.
מַעֲשֶׂה בְּכֹהֵן אֶחָד שֶׁהָיָה מִתְעַסֵּק, וְרָאָה הָרִצְפָּה שֶׁהִיא מְשֻׁנָּה מֵחֲבֵרוֹתֶיהָ. בָּא וְאָמַר לַחֲבֵרוֹ. לֹא הִסְפִּיק לִגְמֹר אֶת הַדָּבָר עַד שֶׁיָּצְתָה נִשְׁמָתוֹ, וְיָדְעוּ בְיִחוּד שֶׁשָּׁם הָאָרוֹן נִגְנַז:
ב׳

שהיה מתעסק – in his service (see also Tractate Middot, Chapter 2, Mishnah 5) removing the wormy parts from the wood/sorting it, and he had a blemish (i.e., he was unfit for the altar, for priestly service), and the work of those with a blemish was to prepare the wood for the altar, and any wood in which was found worms was unfit/disqualified for the altar.

שהוא משונה – the stone was not even with the other stones of the floor, and he understood it (i.e., the Holy Ark) was taken from there and then returned.

ביחוד – with certainty.

שהיה מתעסק. במלאכתו, מתליע את העצים. ובעל מום היה ומלאכתן של בעלי מומין להכין עצים למערכה וכל עץ שנמצא בו תולעת פסול למזבח:

שהיא משונה. לא היתה האבן שוה לשאר אבני הרצפה, והבין שנסתלקה משם והוחזרה:

ביחוד. בבירור:

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