Translation:Mishnah/Seder Zeraim/Tractate Berakhot/Chapter 7/3/Translation
- How does one convene?
- With three say, “Let us bless”, with three and him, he says, “Bless”,
- With ten say, “we bless our G-d” with ten and him, he says, “Bless”,
- If there are ten or ten multitudes.
- When there are a hundred, he says “Let us bless”, when a hundred and him, he says, “Bless”,
- When a thousand he says, “Let us bless our G-d, G-d of Israel” when a thousand and him, he says “Bless”.
- When with multitudes say, “Let us bless G-d, our G-d, G-d of Israel, G-d of legions, who dwells above the cherubim, for the food that we have eaten”,
- With multitudes and himself, he says, “Bless”.
- Like the way he blessed, they respond after him,
- “Blessed are you G-d, our G-d, G-d of Israel, G-d of the legions, who dwells above the Cherubim, for the food that we have eaten.”
- R’ Yosi the Galilean says, “According to the greatness of the assembly,
- They bless as it says, ‘In assemblies you all bless G-d from the fountain of Israel.’”
- Said R’ Akiva, “What do we find in the house of assembly?
- The same for many as for the minority, say ‘You all bless G-d.’”
- R’ Yishmael says, “You all bless G-d, the blessed.”