La première consiste à réciter pas moins de dix (versets) de malchuyoth: [trois de la Torah, trois des prophètes, trois des écrits, et un vers de conclusion de la Torah], (pas moins de) dix zichronoth et dix shofroth. R. Yochanan b. Nuri dit: S'il a récité trois de chaque, [un de la Torah, un des prophètes, un des écrits], il a rempli son obligation. [La halakha est conforme à R. Yochanan b. Nuri.] On ne récite pas zichronoth, malchuyoth et shofroth de l'adversité, [comme (Ézéchiel 20:33): "Assurément, d'une main forte ... je régnerai sur toi" (Psaumes 78:39): "Et Il se souvint qu'ils n'étaient que chair »(Osée 5: 8):« Soufflez le shofar à Giveah », etc. Et les zichronoth concernant les individus (par opposition à ceux relatifs à la population en général), comme (Néchémie 5:19): "Souviens-toi de moi, ô mon D.ieu, pour de bon", même s'ils sont pour le bien, ne doivent pas être récité. Et c'est la halakha.] R. Yossi dit: S'il conclut avec (versets dans) la Torah, il a rempli son obligation. [La gemara explique: Il conclut dans la Torah; mais s'il conclut dans les prophètes, il a rempli son obligation. La halakha est conforme à R. Yossi.]
Bartenura on Mishnah Rosh Hashanah
מעשרה מלכויות – three verses from the Torah and three from the Writings, and three from the Prophets and one from the Torah that completes this.
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Introduction
As the core of the three special Mussaf Amidah blessings, “malkhuyot (kingships)”, “zikhronot (remembrances)” and “shofarot” we recite verses from the Torah that use the roots of these three verses. Our mishnah contains several debates concerning the quantity and order of these verses.
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שלש שלש – one of the Torah, and one of the Writings and one of the Prophets; But the Halakah is according to Rabbi Yohanan ben Nuri.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Rosh Hashanah
They do not recite less than ten kingship [verses], ten remembrance [verses], and ten shofar [verses]. According to the first opinion, each section must include ten verses. This is the current practice. We recite three verses from the Torah, three from the Prophets and three from the Writings and then we conclude with a final verse from the Torah.
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מלכיות וזכרונות ושופרות של פורענות- such as (Ezekiel 20:33): “[As I live -declares the Lord GOD ] – I will reign over you with a strong hand…”; (Psalms 78:39): “For he remembered that they were but flesh…,” (Hosea 5:8): “Sound a ram’s horn in Gibeah…” and others similar to them. For remembrance is an individual [matter], such as (Nehemiah 5:19): “O my God, remember to my credit [all that I have done for this people!” Even though it is for good, we don’t mention it. And such is the Halakha.
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Rabbi Yohanan ben Nuri says: if he said three from each set he has fulfilled his obligation. Rabbi Yohanan ben Nuri holds that as long as one has recited three verses, assumedly one from each of the three sections of the Tanakh, he has fulfilled his duty.
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רבי יוסי אומר אם השלים בתורה יצא – In the Gemara (Talmud Rosh Hashanah 32b) it explains that this is the matter of Rabbi Yosi as such, and he completes [with a passage] from the Torah, but if he completed with [a passage from] the Prophets, he has fulfilled [his religious obligation]. And the Halakha is like Rabbi Yosi.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Rosh Hashanah
They do not mention kingship, remembrance and shofar verses of punishment. The words for “king”, “remember” and “shofar” sometimes appear in connection with punishment. These verses should not be used as part of the liturgy, for what seems like obvious reasons.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Rosh Hashanah
He begins with [verses] from the Torah and concludes with [verses] from the prophets. According to the first opinion, he begins by reciting verses from the Torah and ends with verses from the Prophets. In between the two, he recites verses from the Writings.
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English Explanation of Mishnah Rosh Hashanah
Rabbi Yose says: if he concludes with [a verse] from the Torah he has fulfilled his obligation. Rabbi Yose seems to say that while he should conclude with a verse from the Prophets, as was stated in the previous opinion, nevertheless if he concludes with a verse from the Torah he has discharged his obligation. However, the Talmud understands Rabbi Yose as saying that it is actually preferable to end with a verse from the Torah. Due to this understanding of his words, the accepted halakhah is that we conclude with a verse from the Torah.
