Translation:Mishnah/Seder Nezikin/Tractate Eduyot/Chapter 1/4
Introduction
editHebrew Text
edit- ולמה מזכירין דברי שמאי והלל לבטלן?
- ללמד לדורות הבאין, שלא יהא אדם עומד על דברו-
- שהרי אבות העולם לא עמדו על דבריהם.
English Translation
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- And why do they record the words of Shammai and Hillel when they are not followed?
- To teach the coming generations that none should persist in his opinions -
- for look, the 'fathers of the world' did not persist in their opinion.