{
"title": "Rambam on Mishnah Eduyot",
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"Shemaya and Avtalion were the masters of Shamai and Hillel, as described in Mishna Avot. They were converts, and the accents of idol-worshippers stayed in their speech, so that they would say 'in' rather than 'hin'. Hillel would repeat exactly what he heard from them, so that he would also say \"a complete 'in'\", as he was taught. This is what our rabbis taught, that one is obligated to transmit traditions in the language of the master. There are those who have a different explanation, and say that it says 'hen' rather than 'hin'. But the first explanation is the one I learned from my father, may his memory be a blessing, and he learned it from his teacher, and his teacher from his teacher. And the hin is equivalent to three kab, which is half a se'ah, and a log is quarter of a kab. And we have explained these measurements in the commentary to the tractate of Pe'ah."
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"heTitle": "רמב\"ם משנה עדיות",
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"Rishonim on Mishnah",
"Rambam",
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