Berakhot interlinear puns
Berakhot is the first chapter of Mishnah & Talmud. The face-value text is not much of an introduction though. Only a decryption of the spooky puns reveals that it is a general introduction to spookery.
The Mishnah as a spook cookbook
While I don’t want to insult religions, the case should be clear that to the spooks, Mishnah & Talmud are a collection of spook laws: The face-value laws laid out there are so impractical, so arbitrary, and at the same time so vaguely worded, that even actual religious Jews usually admit that they don’t really understand them. It seems impossible that any authority should ever have held court over laws like these. But tellingly, there is a millennia-old tradition of extensive study & commentary of these laws by “religious” authorities, and even protocols of famous court cases based on them. The only explanation is encryption! Last but not least, the word mishnah itself puns with “disguise”.
However, while the Bible is already hard to decrypt, I find the Mishnah even harder. These are some of the differences.
- The Bible seems based on multi-pun stories, where the name of the central character gives away the main pun-consonants, with many story elements being puns with his name. The hidden puns are then a bit easier to detect, because they usually also pun with his name. The Mishnah, on the other hand, seems to have only the chapter title for a possible clue to the pun-topic, which is too vague for me.
- The Bible uses puns where the words are only loosely similar. Often, even anagrams of the word root are used there. The Mishnah, on the other hand, seems to use pun-words that are relatively similar, but often constitute a very rare technical meaning within the same word root. In theory, this could be easier, but I found it’s harder.
- The Bible often has lengthy sections where the general grammar is the same, and only key words are encrypted. In the Mishnah, sometimes almost every word seems to be an encryption. The encrypted meaning has absolutely nothing to do with the face-value meaning.
- The Bible is comfortably indexed with a concordance and has multiple translations. The Mishnah has no concordance, and there are very few translations, none at all of some commentaries.
- Still, while the Bible seems to encompass very general parables about spookery, the Mishnah seems very detailed & specific. So, to understand the spooks, its decryption could theoretically be of greater value.
Berakhot as an introduction to spokery
Berakhot is the very first chapter of Mishnah & Talmud. In theory, it should start with a general introduction to religious laws & values. But the face-value text doesn’t: Rather, it jumps right into the odd question at what time of morning & evening a specific prayer must be recited, with no explanation why this is so important. And the text doesn’t even give a clear answer, but says it’s “when priests go eating”, and “when you can tell purple from white or green”. Again, only encryption can explain all this strangeness.
As to what Berakhot means to the spooks, my only clue was that as the first chapter, it must be an introduction, much like Genesis. So I combed the dictionaries until I got that together. But the words I had to resort to were often rare.
Examples for rare words are:
- The main topic of the face-value text, if there is any, is when to recite the Shema prayer, written šmˁ. The pun-word seems to be ˁšm “power”, a near-homonym and also an anagram. But that word is a rare Aramaic spelling variant of the term ˁṣm “power”.
- The most often repeated verb is qry “reciting”. The pun-word seems to be qry “covering”, spelled identically in the Yod-variant. However, that word is also very rare and apparently only means “covering” as derived via “cover planks”.
- The text starts with m-ˀymt “from when”. However, the “when” question doesn’t seem to fit the spooky text, which is more about “what” & “how”. I finally went with Syriac mˀy-mtˀy “what causes”. The first 5 letters mˀymt are the same, but it’s a rare combination of rare words. It also seems odd to even encrypt grammar words.
So after a many attempts, I had to stop after just a few verses, because the decryption was like the needle-in-a-haystack search. The decrypted spook secrets may be valuable, but a vague guess without clues or verification is worthless. So far the only verification is that the presumed spooky meaning is really an introduction, matches what we know about the spooks, and is much more coherent than the face-value meaning.
How to read the interlinear puns
- Each word is a block; each verse is a paragraph of little blocks. Blocks & text are always read left-to-right, as in English.
- Possible pun meaning is on light red at the top, with hyperlinked pun vocabulary just below.
- Original text is in the center.
- Official meaning is on light green at the bottom, with hyperlinked official vocabulary just above.
- Pun vocabulary is in red, whenever the meaning differs.
- Pun decryption is not an exact science. Please read the introduction, the interchangeability rules, and judge yourself whether I got it right.
- An encrypted spook message does not automatically mean that the literal meaning is wrong, or that the encrypted meaning is the truth. Still, religious readers should proceed with care.
How to disguise power
Berakhot 1:1
What [can] bring aboutmˀy what mtyˀ lead to, cause mˀymty מאימתיm from ˀymt when From when [does one]a cover upqry cover qwryn קוריןqry recite reciteofˀt to ˀt אתˀt to oppression & powerˁšm oppression, force, subjugate šmˁ שמעšmˁ hear the Shema [prayer]with the crowds & multitudes?b with ˁrbwb multitude ˁrbwbyˀ crowd rbˀ multitude rb multitude, majority bˁrbyt בערביתb in ˁrb evening in the evening?[It is] manufacturing fictitious actsmˁšh manufacture, fictitious, act mˁšyh tale, story mšˁh משעהm from šˁh moment [It is] from the momentso that the stationed princes & rulersš that khn stationed, enriched, officer, prince, ruler šhkhnym שהכהניםš that khn priest that the priestsare sheltered & wrappedn self kns cover, shelter, wrap nknsym נכנסיםn self kns enter, go in have entered [their houses??]into veilsl to klˀ withhold, enclose klh veil lˀkl לאכלl to ˀkl consume to eatof fraud & deception,b on trmh deceit trmyt fraud, hoax t of rmy deceive btrwmtn בתרומתןb on trwmh gift their gifted [tithed food],whileˁd while, until, during ˁd עדˁd while, until, during untildenyingzwp falsify, forge, deny swp סוףswp end the endto be watchmen & spiesšmr officers, watchmen, spies hˀšmwrh האשמורהˀšmrh night watch of the night watchof the government,ryšnw government ršyn control, possession hrˀšwnh הראשונהrˀšwn first first,saysdbr say dbry דבריdbr say sayslordrb lord, master, noble rby רביrby rabbi rabbiEliezer.ˀlyˁzr Eliezer ˀlyˁzr אליעזרˀlyˁzr Eliezer Eliezer.And the advisorsḥkm wise, advisor wḥkmym וחכמיםḥkm wise, advisor And the sagessay:ˀmr say ˀwmrym אומריםˀmr say say:[only] while [it is]ˁd while, until, during ˁd עדˁd while, until, during [only] untilproperly / prepared.ḥzy fit for, appropriate, proper, prepared ḥṣwt חצותḥṣy half mid [night?].Lordrbn lord rbn רבןrbn rabban RabbanGamlielgmlyˀl Gamliel gmlyˀl גמליאלgmlyˀl Gamliel Gamlielsays:ˀmr say ˀwmr אומרˀmr say says:[only] whileˁd while, until, during ˁd עדˁd while, until, during untilthere is [sufficient] pretextˁlh cause, pretext, pretense šyˁlh שיעלהˁlh rise [the sun?] risesto establishˁmd set up, establish ˁmwd עמודˁmd stay and staysthe lies & falsehoods.šqr fraud, lying, liar, falsehood, cheat hšḥr השחרšḥr dawn at dawn.It happenedmˁšh happened mˁšh מעשהmˁšh happened It happenedthat returnedšwb return šbˀw שבאוšwb return that returnedhis peoplebn people bnyw בניוbn son his sonsfrom a domesticbyt home mbyt מביתbyt home from a housedisplay of mockery [??].m of šṭh mock, fool sṭyh deviation, deceit hmšth המשתהm of šth drink, feast with a feast.They saidˀmr say ˀmrw אמרוˀmr say They saidto him:lw to him lw לוlw to him to him:[We did] not [yet manage to?]lˀ not lˀ לאlˀ not [We did] not [yet manage to?]cover upqry cover qrynw קרינוqry recite recite ˀt to ˀt אתˀt to [our] opression & power.ˁšm oppression, force, subjugate šmˁ שמעšmˁ hear the Shema.He saidˀmr say ˀmr אמרˀmr say He saidto them:l to hm them lhm להםl to hm them to them:Ifˀm if ˀm אםˀm if If[there is] nolˀ not lˀ לאlˀ not [the sun?] has not[sufficient] pretextˁlh cause, pretext, pretense ˁlh עלהˁlh rise risento set upˁmd set up, establish ˁmwd עמודˁmd stay to staythe lies & falsehoods,šqr fraud, lying, liar, falsehood, cheat hšḥr השחרšḥr dawn at dawn,the obligation is [still]ḥyb obliged ḥybyn חיביןḥyb obliged the obligation is [still]on youˀtm you ˀtm אתםˀtm you on youto cover it up [somehow].l to qry cover lqrwt לקרותl to qry recite to recite it.And notlˀ not wlˀ ולאlˀ not And not[for] thiszw this zw זוzw this [for] thissolely,blbd solely blbd בלבדblbd solely solely,butˀlˀ but ˀlˀ אלאˀlˀ but but[for] all [situations],kl all kl כלkl all [for] all [situations],wherevermh whichever mh מהmh whichever whereverit is saidš which ˀmr say šˀmrw שאמרוš which ˀmr say it is saidby the advisorsḥkm wise, advisor ḥkmym חכמיםḥkm wise, advisor by the sages“[only] whenˁd while, until, during ˁd עדˁd while, until, during “untilproperly prepared”,ḥzy fit for, proper, prepared ḥṣwt חצותḥṣy half mid[night]”,the maskmswh cover, sheath, veil, mask mṣwtn מצותןmṣwh command, precept the command[should be set up] whileˁd while, until, during ˁd עדˁd while, until, during [should be fulfilled] untilthere is [sufficient] pretextš which ˁlh cause, pretext, pretense šyˁlh שיעלהš which ˁlh rise when [the sun?] risesto establishˁmd set up, establish ˁmwd עמודˁmd stay to staythe lies & falsehoods.šqr fraud, lying, liar, falsehood, cheat hšḥr השחרšḥr dawn at dawn.The shaping / construction [???]qṭr tie on, shape, construct hqṭr הקטרqṭr incense The incense [burning] ofof changed / substitute [appearances ???]ḥlp change, exchange, alternate, substitute, in place of ḥlbym חלביםḥlb fat fatsand shaping of / outside [appearances ???]br exterior, outside brˀ create, shape wˀbrym ואבריםˀbr limb and limbs[must be] covered upmswh cover, sheath, veil, mask mṣwtn מצותןmṣwh command, precept are commanded [to be done]while [?]ˁd until, during, while ˁd עדˁd until, during, while untilthere is [sufficient] pretextˁlh cause, pretext, pretense šyˁlh שיעלהˁlh rise [the sun] risesto establishˁmd set up, establish ˁmwd עמודˁmd stay to staythe lies & falsehoods.šqr fraud, lying, liar, falsehood, cheat hšḥr השחרšḥr dawn at dawn.[Similarly,] allkl all wkl וכלkl all [Similarly,] all[to be] disguised swindlersnkl beguile, betray, disguised, deceiver, hypocrite, swindler hnˀklym הנאכליםn make ˀkl eat [offerings to be] eatento the peoplel to ˁm people lywm ליוםl to ywm day during the dayto inform [on them],hwdyˁ make known, inform ˀḥd אחדˀḥd one first[must be] maskedmswh cover, sheath, veil, mask mṣwtn מצותןmṣwh command, precept are commanded [to be done]whileˁd until, during, while ˁd עדˁd until, during, while untilthere is [sufficient] pretextš which ˁlh cause, pretext, pretense šyˁlh שיעלהš which ˁlh rise [the sun] risesto establishˁmd set up, establish ˁmwd עמודˁmd stay to staythe lies & falsehoods.šqr fraud, lying, liar, falsehood, cheat hšḥr השחרšḥr dawn at dawn.Ifˀm if ˀm אםˀm if If[that is] so,kn so kn כןkn so [that is] so,whyl to mh what lmh למהl to mh what whywas it saidˀmr say ˀmrw אמרוˀmr say was it saidby the advisorsḥkm wise, advisor ḥkmym חכמיםḥkm wise, advisor by the sages“[only] whenˁd until, during, while ˁd עדˁd until, during, while “[only] untilproperly prepared”?ḥzy fit for, proper, prepared ḥṣwt חצותḥṣy halfway mid[night]”?In orderkdy in order kdy כדיkdy in order In orderto [keep] a far distancerḥq far, distance, remove lhrḥyq להרחיקrḥq far, distance, remove to [keep] a far distance ˀt to ˀt אתˀt to of the [used] disguisedmy guise, disguise, imitate hˀdm האדםˀdm man [for every] manfrommn from mn מןmn from fromits creation.brˀ create, shape hˁbrh העברהˁbr transgress transgressing.
Feigning to be someone else
Berakhot 1:2
What [can] bring aboutmˀy what mtyˀ lead to, cause mˀymty מאימתיm from ˀymt when From when [does one]a cover upqry cover qwryn קוריןqry recite reciteofˀt to ˀt אתˀt to oppression & powerˁšm oppression, force, subjugate šmˁ שמעšmˁ hear the Shemawith lies & falsehoods?b with šqr fraud, lying, liar, falsehood, cheat bšḥryt בשחריתb in šḥr dawn in the morning?[It is] feigning to be someone elsem of nkr deny, dissemble, estrange, feign to be another mšykyr משיכירm from š that nkr distinguish [It is] from when [one can] distinguishexplained [as]byn understand, explained byn ביןbyn between, among betweenpretending & feigningdglh lie, falsity dgl tricks, pretend, feign dglˀ impostor tklt תכלתtklh purple purpleto be a humble / oppressed [person].l into ˁlbwn humiliation ˁlb press upon, oppressed llbn ללבןl to lbn white and white.Lordrb lord, master, noble rby רביrby rabbi RabbiEliezerˀlyˁzr Eliezer ˀlyˁzr אליעזרˀlyˁzr Eliezer Eliezersays:ˀmr say ˀwmr אומרˀmr say says:[rather] explained [as]byn understand, explained byn ביןbyn between [rather] betweenpretending & feigningdglh lie, falsity dgl tricks, pretend, feign dglˀ impostor tklt תכלתtklh purple purpleto be a [regular] citizen.l into qrt city br qrytˀ city inhabitant qrtn townsman qwrˀy citizen lkrty לכרתיl to krty leek-green and green.And [that should be] learned & perfectedgmr learn, perfect wgwmrh וגומרהgmr complete And [it should be] completedbeforeˁd until ˁd עדˁd until before[one] rises uphnṣ rising, sun rising hnṣ הנץhnṣ rising, sun rising there is risingto show [oneself] to be seen.ḥmh show, be seen, appear hḥmh החמהḥmh heat heat [from the sun].Lordrb lord, master, noble rby רביrby rabbi RabbiJoshuayhwšˁ Joshua yhwšˁ יהושעyhwšˁ Joshua Joshuasays:ˀmr say ˀwmr אומרˀmr say says:[And] before,ˁd until ˁd עדˁd until Before[one has] to stitch togetheršlšl chain together šll stitch together, decorate šlš שלשšlš three threea fairytale [cover] story.šwˁytˀ tale, fairy tale, story šˁy play, cover, tell story šˁwt שעותšˁwt time šˁh time o’clock,For suchš which kn thus škn שכןš which kn thus for suchis the mannerdrk manner, conduct drk דרךdrk manner, conduct is the manner[with] men who arebn men bny בניbn men of men who arerulers:mlk ruler mlkym מלכיםmlk king kings:they [can be] set upl in ˁmd set up, appoint, establish lˁmd לעמדl to ˁmd stand up they stand up[only] with stitching togetherb with šlšl chain together šll stitch together, decorate bšlš בשלשb in šlš three at threea fairytale [cover] story.šwˁytˀ tale, fairy tale, story šˁy play, cover, tell story šˁwt שעותšˁwt time šˁh time o’clock.[Though] covering it upqry cover hqwrˀ הקוראqry recite Reciting [the Shema]from therem from kˀn here mkˀn מכאןm from kˀn here from thereafter,ˀylk afterward wˀylk ואילךˀylk afterward after,[one] does notlˀ not lˀ לאlˀ not [one] does notlose [much],psd lose, forfeit, damage hpsyd הפסידpsd lose, forfeit, damage lose [anything],as onek like, as ˀdm man kˀdm כאדםk like, as ˀdm man [just] as [when] one[can always] cover things upqry cover hqwrˀ הקוראqry recite reciteswith appearances.b with twr spy, espy, appearance btwrh בתורהb with twrh torah with the Torah.
Two types of disguises
Berakhot 1:3
The school ofbyt house, school byt ביתbyt house, school The school ofShammaišmˁ fame, known šm reputation šmˀy שמאיšmˀy Shammai Shammaisay:ˀmr say ˀwmrym אומריםˀmr say say:With the crowds & multitudes,b with ˁrbwb multitude ˁrbwbyˀ crowd rbˀ multitude rb multitude, majority bˁrb בערבb in ˁrb evening In the eveningallkl all kl כלkl all all[proper] disguisesdmy disguise, imitate ˀdm אדםˀdm man men[should] be proud & polished [?]ḥṭh look well, proud, polish, imperious, like a nobleman yṭw יטוhṭh incline, bend [should] turn aside[when] covering [things] up,qry cover wyqrˀw ויקראוqry recite [when] reciting [the Shema],and distinguish [one]b with bqr distinguish, differentiate, split wbbqr ובבקרb in bqr morning and in the morning[to] stand out,ˁmd stand yˁmdw יעמדוˁmd stand they should stand,[as it] saysˀmr say šnˀmr שנאמרˀmr say [as it] says(Deuteronomydbr word dbrym דבריםdbr word (Deuteronomy6:7):w 6 w וw 6 6:7):“as you veil yourself,b as šgb cover, veil, hidden k you wbškbk ובשכבךb as škb lay down k you “and when you lay down,so are you established”.b as qwm established, identified k you wbqwmk ובקומךb as qwm stand k you and when you stand up”.The school ofbyt house, school wbyt וביתbyt house, school The school ofHillelhll deride, fool, foolish hll הללhll Hillel Hillelsay [instead]:ˀmr say ˀwmrym אומריםˀmr say say [instead]:Allkl all kl כלkl all Alldisguisesdmy disguise, imitate ˀdm אדםˀdm man men[may] cover [things] upqry cover qwrˀ קוראqry recite [may] recite [the Shema]in their own manner,k according drk way, manner kdrkw כדרכוk according drk way, manner in their own manner,[as it] saysˀmr say šnˀmr שנאמרˀmr say [as it] says(also there):šm there šm שםšm there (also there):“as [en]acted by you [?]b in hlk go, walk, proceed, act k you wblktk ובלכתךb in hlk go, walk, proceed, act k you “and when you walkin your [own] way.”b in drk way, manner k your bdrk בדרךb in drk way, manner k your on your way.”Ifˀm if ˀm אםˀm if If[that is] so,kn so kn כןkn so [that is] so,[then] whyl to mh what lmh למהl to mh what [then] whywas it saidˀmr say nˀmr נאמרˀmr say was it said“as you veil yourself,b as šgb cover, veil, hidden k you wbškbk ובשכבךb as škb lay down “and when you lie down,so are you established”?b as qwm established, identified k you wbqwmk ובקומךb as qwm stand and when you stand up”?[It is] by enacting a storyb with šˁy play, cover over, tell false story bšˁh בשעהb in šˁh hour, moment [It is] in the hourthat those ofš which bny of šbny שבניš which bny of when the sons ofdisguisedmy disguise, imitate ˀdm אדםˀdm man man[can] hide themselves,šgb cover, veil, hidden šwkbym שוכביםškb lay down lay down,but [also] by enacting a storyb with šˁy play, cover over, tell false story wbšˁh ובשעהb in šˁh hour šˁˀ hour and in the hourthat those ofš which bny of šbny שבניš which bny of when the sons ofdisguisedmy disguise, imitate ˀdm אדםˀdm man man[can] establish themselves.ˁmd establish, presented ˁwmdym עומדיםˁmd stand stand up.Saidˀmr say ˀmr אמרˀmr say Saidlordrb lord, master, noble rby רביrby rabbi rabbiTarfon:ṭrpwn Tarfon ṭrpwn טרפוןṭrpwn Tarfon Tarfon:Iˀny I ˀny אניˀny I Ihappened tohyh happen hyyty הייתיhyh happen happened toproceedbˀ come bˀ באbˀ come comein this way [?]b in drk way, manner bdrk בדרךb in drk way, manner along the way,and [made it] proud & polished [?]ḥṭh look well, proud, polish, imperious, like a nobleman whṭty והטתיhṭh incline, bend and turned aside [of the road??]to cover [things] upl to qry cover lqrwt לקרותl to qry recite to reciteaccording to the [stricter?] wordsk according dbr word kdbry כדבריk according dbr word according to the [stricter?] wordsof the school ofbyt house, school byt ביתbyt house, school of the school ofShammai,šmˁ fame, known šm reputation šmˀy שמאיšmˀy Shammai Shammai,but [then that caused] dangerskn danger, endanger, exposed to danger wsknty וסכנתיskn danger, endanger, exposed to danger but [then that caused] dangerwith violenceb with ˁṣm force ˁṣym violent bˁṣmy בעצמיb with ˁṣm force ˁṣym violent with violence[even] towardsmpny from presence of m of pnh toward mpny מפניmpny because because ofthe veiled [form?].lswṭ mesh, veil lswṭh web hlsṭym הלסטיםlsṭ robber, thief robbers [on the wayside??].They saidˀmr say ˀmrw אמרוˀmr say They saidto him:lw to him lw לוlw to him to him:It accordinglykdy according kdy כדיkdy according It accordinglycame to happenhyh come to pass hyyt הייתhyh come to pass came to happenthrough the faultl to ḥwb guilt lḥwb לחובl to ḥwb guilt through the faultof your [too] powerful / [choice of] veil [?],b with ˁṣm strong, powerful, wealth ṣmh veil k your bˁṣmk בעצמךb with ˁṣm force ˁṣym violent k your of your [???] violence [?],which transgressedš which ˁbr transgress šˁbrt שעברתš which ˁbr transgress which transgressedagainstˁl against ˁl עלˁl against againstthe [more tolerant?] wordsdbr word dbry דבריdbr word the [more tolerant?] wordsof the school ofbyt house, school byt ביתbyt house, school of the school ofHillel.hll deride, fool, foolish hll הללhll Hillel Hillel.
The short and the long path
Berakhot 1:4
With [simple] fraudulent lying,b with šqr fraud, lying, liar, falsehood, cheat bšḥr בשחרb in šḥr morning In the morning,as for veiling yourself,m of brq blockade, veil mbrk מברךm of brk bless as for blessings,you [do & talk] nonsense & mockeryˀštwmˀ confusion, nonsense šṭh mock, fool m them štym שתיםštym two [one has to say] twoin public,l to pny face, front lpnyh לפניהl to pny before before,and [just do] another thingˀḥt other, another wˀḥt ואחתˀḥt one and oneafterwards.l to ˀḥr behind, afterward lˀḥryh לאחריהl to ˀḥr behind, afterward afterwards.But with the crowds & multitudes,b with ˁrbwb multitude ˁrbwbyˀ crowd rbˀ multitude rb multitude, majority wbˁrb ובערבb in ˁrb evening In the evening,you [do & talk] nonsense & mockeryˀštwmˀ confusion, nonsense štym שתיםštym two [one says] twoin public,l to pny face, front lpnyh לפניהl to pny before before,but then [must also create] nonsense & mockeryˀštwmˀ confusion, nonsense šṭh mock, fool m them wštym ושתיםštym two and twoafterwards.l to ˀḥr behind, afterward lˀḥryh לאחריהl to ˀḥr behind, afterward afterwards.[That last] oneˀḥt one ˀḥt אחתˀḥt one One[obviously] takes longer,ˀrk long ˀrkh ארכהˀrk long long,the other [former one]ˀḥt one, other, another wˀḥt ואחתˀḥt one, other, another oneis shorter.qṣr short qṣrh קצרהqṣr short short.In those placesmqwm place mqwm מקוםmqwm place In those placeswhere it is saidš which ˀmr say šˀmrw שאמרוš which ˀmr say where it is saidto [use] the lengthy [process],l to ˀrk long, lengthen lhˀryk להאריךl to ˀrk long, lengthen to [say] a long one,it is notˀyn no, not ˀynw אינוˀyn no, not it is notpermittedršˀy permitted ršˀy רשאיršˀy permitted permittedto [use] the short one.l to qṣr short, shorten lqṣr לקצרl to qṣr short, shorten to [say] a short one.[Where it is] the short one,l to qṣr short, shorten lqṣr לקצרl to qṣr short, shorten [Where it is] the short one,it is notˀyn no, not ˀynw אינוˀyn no, not it is notpermittedršˀy permitted ršˀy רשאיršˀy permitted permittedto [use] the lengthy one.l to ˀrk long, lengthen lhˀryk להאריךl to ˀrk long, lengthen to [say] a long one.[When you need] to confirm & impress,l to ḥtm seal, confirm ḥwtm impression lḥtm לחתםl to ḥtm finish, close up [When prayers are] to be finished,it is notˀyn no, not ˀynw אינוˀyn no, not it is notpermittedršˀy permitted ršˀy רשאיršˀy permitted permittednotš which lˀ not šlˀ שלאš which lˀ not notto confirm & impress.l to ḥtm seal, confirm ḥwtm impression lḥtm לחתםl to ḥtm finish, close up to finish.[When you should] notš which lˀ not wšlˀ ושלאš which lˀ not [When prayers should] not [yet]confirm & impress,l to ḥtm seal, confirm ḥwtm impression lḥtm לחתםl to ḥtm finish, close up be finished,it is notˀyn no, not ˀynw אינוˀyn no, not it is notpermittedršˀy permitted ršˀy רשאיršˀy permitted permittedto confirm & impress.l to ḥtm seal, confirm ḥwtm impression lḥtm לחתםl to ḥtm finish, close up to finish.