Mekhilta De-Rabbi Ishmael: A Critical Edition, Based on The manuscripts and early editions (2 Volume Set)

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MEKHILTA DE-RABBI ISHMAEL

MEKHILTA
DE-RABBI ISHMAEL
A CRITICALEDITION,BASED ON THEMANUSCRIPTS
ANDEARLY EDITIONS, WITHANENGLISH
TRANSLATION, INTRODUCTION, AND NOTES
BY
JACOB Z. LAUTERBACH, Ph.D.
VOLUME ONE
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2004 5765
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CONTENTS
VOLUME I
Introduction to the 2004 Edition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ix
Introduction to Original Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xxi
Sigla Used in Apparatus Criticus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lix
Tractate Pisha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
ChapterI (Ex.12.1) . .. . . . .. .. . . . .. .. . . . .. . . . .. . 1
ChapterII(Ex.12.2). .. . . . .. .. . . . .. .. . . . .. . . . .. 11
ChapterIII(Ex.12.3–4) ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. 16
Chapter IV (Ex. 12.5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Chapter V (Ex. 12.6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Chapter VI (Ex. 12.7–10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
ChapterVII(Ex.12.11–14). .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. 36
Chapter VIII (Ex. 12.15) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Chapter IX (Ex. 12.16–17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Chapter X (Ex. 12.18–20). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Chapter XI (Ex. 12.21–24) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Chapter XII (Ex. 12.25–28). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
ChapterXIII(Ex.12.29–36) .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. 67
ChapterXIV(Ex.12.37–42) .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. 74
ChapterXV (Ex.12.43–49). .. .. . . . .. .. . . . .. . . . .. 80
Chapter XVI (Ex. 13.1–4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
ChapterXVII(Ex.13.5–10). .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. 96
Chapter XVIII (Ex. 13.11–16). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Tractate Beshallah. . . .. .. . . . .. .. . . . .. .. . . . .. . . . . 115
Chapter I (Ex. 13.17–22) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Chapter II (Ex. 14.1–9). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Chapter III (Ex. 14.9–14) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
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Chapter IV (Ex. 14.15) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Chapter V (Ex. 14.16–21). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Chapter VI (Ex. 14.22–25) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Chapter VII (Ex. 14.26–31). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Tractate Shirata. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Chapter I(Ex.15.1) . . ... . . . .. .. ... .. .. . . . .. . . . 169
Chapter II(Ex.15.1) . . .. . . . .. .. . . . .. .. . . . .. . . . 176
Chapter III(Ex.15.2).. .. . . . .. .. . . . .. .. . . . .. . . . 183
Chapter IV(Ex.15.3–4) .. . . . .. .. . . . .. .. . . . .. . . . 188
Chapter V(Ex.15.5–6) .. . . . .. .. . . . .. .. . . . .. . . . 192
Chapter VI(Ex.15.7–8) ... . . .. .. . . . .. .. . . . .. . . . 196
Chapter VII(Ex.15.9–10) . . . .. .. . . . .. .. . . . .. . . . 203
Chapter VIII(Ex.15.11).. . .. .. .. . . . .. .. . . . .. . . . 206
Chapter IX(Ex.15.12–16) . . . .. .. . . . .. .. . . . .. . . . 211
Chapter X(Ex.15.17–21) . . . .. .. ... .. .. ... .. . . . 217
Tractate Vayassa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Chapter I (Ex.15.22–26). . . . .. .. . . . .. .. . . . .. . . . 222
Chapter II(Ex.15.27–16.3) .. .. .. . . . .. .. . . . .. ... 231
Chapter III(Ex.16.4–10) . . . .. .. . . . .. .. . . . .. . . . 233
Chapter IV(Ex.16.11–15) . .. .. .. . . . .. .. . . . .. . . . 237
Chapter V(Ex.16.16–27) . . . .. .. . . . .. .. . . . .. . . . 242
Chapter VI(Ex.16.28–36). . . .. .. . . . .. .. . . . .. . . . 245
Chapter VII(Ex.17.1–7). . . . .. .. . . . .. .. . . . .. . . . 250
VOLUME II
Introduction to the 2004 Edition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ix
Introduction to Original Edition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xxi
Sigla Used in Apparatus Criticus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lix
Tractate Amalek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
ChapterI(Ex.17.8–13).. . . . .. .. . . . .. .. . . . .. ... 254
ChapterII(Ex.17.14–16). . . .. .. . . . .. .. . . . .. . . . 262
Chapter III (Ex. 18.1–12) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Chapter IV (Ex. 18.13–27) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
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Tractate Bahodesh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Chapter I (Ex. 19.1–2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Chapter II (Ex. 19.3–9). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Chapter III (Ex. 19.10–17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Chapter IV (Ex. 19.18–20.1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Chapter V (Ex. 20.2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Chapter VI (Ex. 20.3–6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Chapter VII (Ex. 20.7–11). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Chapter VIII (Ex. 20.12–14) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Chapter IX (Ex. 20.15–19) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Chapter X (Ex. 20.20). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Chapter XI (Ex. 20.21–23) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Tractate Nezikin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Chapter I (Ex. 21.1–3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Chapter II (Ex. 21.4–6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Chapter III (Ex. 21.7–11) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Chapter IV (Ex. 21.12–14) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Chapter V (Ex. 21.15–17). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
ChapterVI(Ex.21.18–19).. .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .390
Chapter VII (Ex. 21.20–21). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Chapter VIII (Ex. 21.22–25) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
Chapter IX (Ex. 21.26–27) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403
Chapter X (Ex. 21.28–30). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
Chapter XI (Ex. 21.31–34) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417
Chapter XII (Ex. 21.35–37). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421
Chapter XIII (Ex. 22.1–3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 426
Chapter XIV (Ex. 22.4–5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431
Chapter XV (Ex. 22.6–8). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435
Chapter XVI (Ex. 22.9–14) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440
Chapter XVII (Ex. 22.15–19). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445
Chapter XVIII (Ex. 22.20–23). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451
Tractate Kaspa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 458
Chapter I (Ex. 22.24–29) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 458
Chapter II (Ex. 22.30–23.5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 465
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Chapter III (Ex. 23.6–12) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472
Chapter IV (Ex. 23.13–18) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 480
Chapter V (Ex. 23.19). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 485
Tractate Shabbata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 493
Chapter I(Ex.31.12–17) . .. . .. .. ... .. .. .. . .. .. . 493
Chapter II(Ex.35.1–3) .. ... .. .. ... .. .. .. . .. .. . 499
Index I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 505
Index II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 530
Index III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 540