## Mishnah Menachot Chapter 11

###### Mishnah Menachot 11:1
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שְׁתֵּי הַלֶּחֶם נִלּוֹשׁוֹת אַחַת אַחַת, וְנֶאֱפוֹת אַחַת אַחַת. לֶחֶם הַפָּנִים נִלּוֹשׁ אֶחָד אֶחָד, וְנֶאֱפֶה שְׁנַיִם שְׁנָיִם. וּבִטְפוּס הָיָה עוֹשֶׂה אוֹתָן. וּכְשֶׁהוּא רָדָן, נוֹתְנָן בִּטְפוּס, כְּדֵי שֶׁלֹּא יִתְקַלְקְלוּ:

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**The two loaves** that are brought on the festival of *Shavuot* from the new wheat are each made from a tenth of an ephah of fine flour. They **are kneaded one** by **one and they are baked one** by **one,** i.e., each loaf is placed separately in the oven. **The** loaves of the **shewbread are kneaded one** by **one and baked two** by **two,** i.e., two loaves are placed in the oven at the same time. **And** the baker **would prepare** the shewbread **in a mold [*defus*]** when he made the dough. **When he removes** the shewbread from the oven **he** again **places** the loaves **in a mold so that their** shape **will not be ruined.**


###### Mishnah Menachot 11:2
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אֶחָד שְׁתֵּי הַלֶּחֶם וְאֶחָד לֶחֶם הַפָּנִים, לִישָׁתָן וַעֲרִיכָתָן בַּחוּץ, וַאֲפִיָּתָן בִּפְנִים, וְאֵינָן דּוֹחוֹת אֶת הַשַּׁבָּת. רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר, כָּל מַעֲשֵׂיהֶם בִּפְנִים. רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אוֹמֵר, לְעוֹלָם הֱוֵי רָגִיל לוֹמַר, שְׁתֵּי הַלֶּחֶם וְלֶחֶם הַפָּנִים כְּשֵׁרוֹת בָּעֲזָרָה, וּכְשֵׁרוֹת בְּבֵית פָּאגִי:

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
In the case of **both the two loaves and the shewbread, the kneading of their** dough **and the forming of their** loaves take place **outside** the Temple courtyard, **but their baking** takes place **inside** the Temple courtyard. **And their** preparation **does not override Shabbat. Rabbi Yehuda says: All of the procedures** involved in **their** preparation take place **inside** the courtyard. **Rabbi Shimon says:** One **should always be accustomed to say** that **the two loaves and the shewbread are fit** if they were prepared **in the Temple courtyard and they are** also **fit** if they were prepared **in Beit Pagei,** outside the Temple Mount, as he maintains that they may be baked outside the Temple courtyard.


###### Mishnah Menachot 11:3
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חֲבִתֵּי כֹהֵן גָּדוֹל, לִישָׁתָן וַעֲרִיכָתָן וַאֲפִיָּתָן בִּפְנִים, וְדוֹחוֹת אֶת הַשַּׁבָּת. טִחוּנָן וְהֶרְקֵדָן אֵינָן דּוֹחוֹת אֶת הַשַּׁבָּת. כְּלָל אָמַר רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא, כָּל מְלָאכָה שֶׁאֶפְשָׁר לָהּ לֵעָשׂוֹת מֵעֶרֶב שַׁבָּת, אֵינָה דּוֹחָה אֶת הַשַּׁבָּת. וְשֶׁאִי אֶפְשָׁר לָהּ לֵעָשׂוֹת מֵעֶרֶב שַׁבָּת, דּוֹחָה אֶת הַשַּׁבָּת:

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
With regard to the twelve loaves of the **High Priest’s griddle-cake** offering, of which six are offered in the morning and six in the evening, **their kneading, the forming of their** loaves, **and their baking** take place **inside** the Temple courtyard, **and** all types of labor involved in those actions **override Shabbat.** These labors cannot be performed prior to Shabbat, as once the loaves are consecrated in a service vessel they are disqualified if they are left overnight. **Grinding their** flour **and sifting their** flour **do not override Shabbat. Rabbi Akiva stated a principle: Any labor that can be performed on Shabbat eve does not override Shabbat, but** one **that cannot be performed on Shabbat eve overrides Shabbat.**


###### Mishnah Menachot 11:4
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כָּל הַמְּנָחוֹת יֵשׁ בָּהֶן מַעֲשֵׂה כְלִי בִּפְנִים, וְאֵין בָּהֶן מַעֲשֵׂה כְלִי בַחוּץ. כֵּיצַד. שְׁתֵּי הַלֶּחֶם אָרְכָּן שִׁבְעָה וְרָחְבָּן אַרְבָּעָה, וְקַרְנוֹתֵיהֶן אַרְבַּע אֶצְבָּעוֹת. לֶחֶם הַפָּנִים, אָרְכָּן עֲשָׂרָה וְרָחְבָּן חֲמִשָּׁה, וְקַרְנוֹתָיו שֶׁבַע אֶצְבָּעוֹת. רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר, שֶׁלֹּא תִטְעֶה, זד"ד יה"ז. בֶּן זוֹמָא אוֹמֵר, וְנָתַתָּ עַל הַשֻּׁלְחָן לֶחֶם פָּנִים לְפָנַי תָּמִיד, שֶׁיְּהֵא לוֹ פָנִים:

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**All** preparatory procedures of **the meal offerings** that take place **inside** the Temple courtyard, e.g., kneading and forming the High Priest’s griddle cakes, **involve** the **use** of a service **vessel** that consecrates the offerings. **But** any preparatory procedures that take place **outside** the Temple courtyard, e.g., kneading and forming the two loaves and the shewbread, **do not involve** the **use** of a service **vessel.** With regard to **the two loaves, their length is seven handbreadths, their width is four handbreadths, and** they have hornlike **protrusions** made of dough that is attached to each of their corners, which are **four fingerbreadths** high. With regard to the loaves of **shewbread, their length is ten handbreadths, their width is five handbreadths, and** each loaf’s hornlike **protrusions** is **seven fingerbreadths** high. **Rabbi Yehuda says:** The following letters are a mnemonic so **that you will not err** and forget the dimensions of the two loaves: ***Zayin*, *dalet*, *dalet*.** The numerical value of the letter *zayin* is seven and the numerical value of the letter *dalet* is four. The mnemonic therefore represents the length of seven handbreadths, the width of four handbreadths, and the height of four fingerbreadths, respectively. The following letters are a mnemonic for the dimensions of the shewbread: ***Yod*, *heh*, *zayin*,** which stand for the length of ten handbreadths, the width of five handbreadths, and the height of seven fingerbreadths, respectively. **Ben Zoma says** that it is written: **“And you shall set upon the Table shewbread [*leḥem panim*] before Me always”** (Exodus 25:30). The term ***leḥem panim*** indicates **that it should have** vertical **sides [*panim*]** rather than a rounded shape.


###### Mishnah Menachot 11:5
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הַשֻּׁלְחָן, אָרְכּוֹ עֲשָׂרָה, וְרָחְבּוֹ חֲמִשָּׁה. לֶחֶם הַפָּנִים, אָרְכָּן עֲשָׂרָה וְרָחְבָּן חֲמִשָּׁה. נוֹתֵן אָרְכּוֹ כְּנֶגֶד רָחְבּוֹ שֶׁל שֻׁלְחָן, וְכוֹפֵל טְפָחַיִם וּמֶחֱצָה מִכָּאן וּטְפָחַיִם וּמֶחֱצָה מִכָּאן, נִמְצָא אָרְכּוֹ מְמַלֵּא כָּל רָחְבּוֹ שֶׁל שֻׁלְחָן, דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי יְהוּדָה. רַבִּי מֵאִיר אוֹמֵר, הַשֻּׁלְחָן אָרְכּוֹ שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר וְרָחְבּוֹ שִׁשָּׁה. לֶחֶם הַפָּנִים אָרְכּוֹ עֲשָׂרָה וְרָחְבּוֹ חֲמִשָּׁה. נוֹתֵן אָרְכּוֹ כְּנֶגֶד רָחְבּוֹ שֶׁל שֻׁלְחָן, וְכוֹפֵל טְפָחַיִם מִכָּאן וּטְפָחַיִם מִכָּאן וּטְפָחַיִם רֶוַח בָּאֶמְצָע, כְּדֵי שֶׁתְּהֵא הָרוּחַ מְנַשֶּׁבֶת בֵּינֵיהֶן. אַבָּא שָׁאוּל אוֹמֵר, שָׁם הָיוּ נוֹתְנִין שְׁנֵי בְזִיכֵי לְבוֹנָה שֶׁל לֶחֶם הַפָּנִים. אָמְרוּ לוֹ, וַהֲלֹא כְבָר נֶאֱמַר (ויקרא כד), וְנָתַתָּ עַל הַמַּעֲרֶכֶת לְבֹנָה זַכָּה. אָמַר לָהֶן, וַהֲלֹא כְבָר נֶאֱמַר (במדבר ב), וְעָלָיו מַטֵּה מְנַשֶּׁה:

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
As for **the Table, its length is ten** handbreadths **and its width is five** handbreadths, as the Torah states that the Table is two cubits long and one cubit wide (see Exodus 25:23), and Rabbi Yehuda holds that the cubit used as the unit of measurement for the construction of the Temple vessels was equal to five handbreadths. With regard to **the shewbread, its length is ten** handbreadths **and its width is five** handbreadths. The priest **places the length** of the two shewbread arrangements **across the width of** the **Table,** which leaves five handbreadths of each loaf protruding from the Table. **And he folds** the protruding **two and a half handbreadths** upward **on this** side of the Table, **and** the protruding **two and a half handbreadths** upward **on that** side of the Table. One **finds,** therefore, that **the length** of the shewbread **covers the width of the Table.** Similarly, since the width of each loaf is five handbreadths, the width of the two loaves filled the entire length of the Table. This is **the statement of Rabbi Yehuda.** **Rabbi Meir says:** With regard to **the Table, its length is twelve** handbreadths **and its width is six** handbreadths, as the measure of a cubit used in the construction of the Temple vessels was equal to six handbreadths. Concerning **the shewbread, its length is ten** handbreadths **and its width is five** handbreadths. Rabbi Meir continues: The priest **places the length** of the shewbread **across the width of** the **Table,** which leaves four handbreadths of each loaf protruding from the Table. **He folds** the protruding **two handbreadths** upward **on this** side of the Table, **and** the protruding **two handbreadths** upward **on that** side of the Table. The width of the two arrangements of shewbread occupies only ten of the twelve handbreadths of the length of the Table, **and** this leaves **a space of two handbreadths in the middle,** between the two arrangements, **so that the wind will blow between them** and prevent the loaves from becoming moldy. **Abba Shaul says: There,** in the space between the two arrangements, the priests **would place** the **two bowls of frankincense that** accompany **the shewbread.** The Sages **said to him: But isn’t it already stated: “And you shall place pure frankincense upon [*al*] each arrangement,** that it may be for the bread as a memorial part, an offering made by fire to the Lord” (Leviticus 24:7)? The verse indicates that the frankincense is placed upon the shewbread and not next to it. Abba Shaul **said to** the Sages in response: **Isn’t it already stated: “And next to him [*alav*] shall be the tribe of Manasseh”** (Numbers 2:20)? Just as the preposition “*alav*” in this verse means that the tribe of Manasseh pitched camp next to the tribe of Ephraim and not upon it, so too, the preposition “*al*” means that the frankincense was placed next to the arrangements of the shewbread.


###### Mishnah Menachot 11:6
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אַרְבָּעָה סְנִיפִין שֶׁל זָהָב הָיוּ שָׁם, מֻפְצָלִין מֵרָאשֵׁיהֶן, שֶׁהָיוּ סוֹמְכִים בָּהֶן, שְׁנַיִם לְסֵדֶר זֶה וּשְׁנַיִם לְסֵדֶר זֶה. וְעֶשְׂרִים וּשְׁמֹנָה קָנִים, כַּחֲצִי קָנֶה חָלוּל, אַרְבָּעָה עָשָׂר לְסֵדֶר זֶה וְאַרְבָּעָה עָשָׂר לְסֵדֶר זֶה. לֹא סִדּוּר קָנִים וְלֹא נְטִילָתָן דּוֹחֶה אֶת הַשַּׁבָּת, אֶלָּא נִכְנָס מֵעֶרֶב שַׁבָּת וְשׁוֹמְטָן וְנוֹתְנָן לְאָרְכּוֹ שֶׁל שֻׁלְחָן. כָּל הַכֵּלִים שֶׁהָיוּ בַמִּקְדָּשׁ, אָרְכָּן לְאָרְכּוֹ שֶׁל בָּיִת:

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The mishna continues to describe the shewbread Table: **And there were four panels of gold there,** which stood on the ground and rose above the height of the Table, and **they split up at their upper ends,** above the Table, so **that** the rods upon which the shewbread was placed could rest upon the panels. In this manner the panels **would support** the shewbread. There were **two** panels **for this arrangement and two** panels **for that arrangement, and** there were **twenty-eight rods,** each of which was shaped **like half of a hollow reed.** There were **fourteen** rods **for this arrangement and fourteen** rods **for that arrangement.** **Neither** the **arranging of** the **rods** for the new shewbread, **nor their removal** from the arrangement of the old shewbread, **overrides Shabbat. Rather,** a priest **enters** the Sanctuary **on Shabbat eve,** i.e., Friday before sundown, **and removes** each of the rods from between the loaves. **And** according to Rabbi Meir he then **places** each rod in the space between the two arrangements, **along the length of the Table.** Then, on Shabbat, he places the new shewbread on the Table without the rods, and he inserts the rods between the loaves at the conclusion of Shabbat. The mishna concludes: **All the vessels that were in the Temple,** including the Table, were placed so that **their length was** from east to west, **along the length of** the **Temple.**


###### Mishnah Menachot 11:7
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שְׁנֵי שֻׁלְחָנוֹת הָיוּ בָאוּלָם מִבִּפְנִים עַל פֶּתַח הַבַּיִת, אֶחָד שֶׁל שַׁיִשׁ וְאֶחָד שֶׁל זָהָב. עַל שֶׁל שַׁיִשׁ נוֹתְנִים לֶחֶם הַפָּנִים בִּכְנִיסָתוֹ, וְעַל שֶׁל זָהָב בִּיצִיאָתוֹ, שֶׁמַּעֲלִין בַּקֹּדֶשׁ וְלֹא מוֹרִידִין. וְאֶחָד שֶׁל זָהָב מִבִּפְנִים, שֶׁעָלָיו לֶחֶם הַפָּנִים תָּמִיד. אַרְבָּעָה כֹהֲנִים נִכְנָסִין, שְׁנַיִם בְּיָדָם שְׁנֵי סְדָרִים, וּשְׁנַיִם בְּיָדָם שְׁנֵי בְזִיכִים. וְאַרְבָּעָה מַקְדִּימִין לִפְנֵיהֶם, שְׁנַיִם לִטֹּל שְׁנֵי סְדָרִים, וּשְׁנַיִם לִטֹּל שְׁנֵי בְזִיכִים. הַמַּכְנִיסִים עוֹמְדִים בַּצָּפוֹן, וּפְנֵיהֶם לַדָּרוֹם. הַמּוֹצִיאִין עוֹמְדִים בַּדָּרוֹם, וּפְנֵיהֶם לַצָּפוֹן. אֵלּוּ מוֹשְׁכִין וְאֵלּוּ מַנִּיחִין, וְטִפְחוֹ שֶׁל זֶה כְנֶגֶד טִפְחוֹ שֶׁל זֶה, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (שמות כה), לְפָנַי תָּמִיד. רַבִּי יוֹסֵי אוֹמֵר, אֲפִלּוּ אֵלּוּ נוֹטְלִין וְאֵלּוּ מַנִּיחִין, אַף זוֹ הָיְתָה תָּמִיד. יָצְאוּ וְנָתְנוּ עַל הַשֻּׁלְחָן שֶׁל זָהָב שֶׁהָיָה בָאוּלָם. הִקְטִירוּ הַבְּזִיכִין, וְהַחַלּוֹת מִתְחַלְּקוֹת לַכֹּהֲנִים. חָל יוֹם הַכִּפּוּרִים לִהְיוֹת בְּשַׁבָּת, הַחַלּוֹת מִתְחַלְּקוֹת לָעָרֶב. חָל לִהְיוֹת עֶרֶב שַׁבָּת, שָׂעִיר שֶׁל יוֹם הַכִּפּוּרִים נֶאֱכָל לָעָרֶב, הַבַּבְלִיִּים אוֹכְלִין אוֹתוֹ כְּשֶׁהוּא חַי, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁדַּעְתָּן יָפָה:

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**There were two tables in the Entrance Hall, on the inside** of the Entrance Hall, next **to the entrance to the Temple,** i.e., next to the entrance to the Sanctuary. **One** was **of marble and one** was **of gold. On** the table **of marble,** the priests **place the** new **shewbread** that has been baked, **before its entrance** into the Sanctuary, so that the loaves may cool a little from the heat of the oven and not spoil. **And** when the old shewbread is removed from the shewbread Table it is placed **on** the table **of gold upon its exit** from the Sanctuary, where it remains until the frankincense is burned on the altar. The reason the shewbread is placed on a gold table when it is removed, rather than on a marble or silver table, is **that one elevates** to a higher level **in** matters of **sanctity and one does not downgrade.** Since it is set on the gold shewbread Table all week, it cannot be downgraded to a marble or silver table upon its removal. **And** there was **one** Table **of gold within** the Sanctuary, **upon which the shewbread** is **always** found. The mishna describes the manner in which it is ensured that the shewbread is constantly on the Table: **And four priests enter, two** with the **two arrangements** of the new shewbread **in their hands and two** with the **two bowls** of frankincense **in their hands. And four** priests **precede** them, entering the Sanctuary **before them, two to take** the **two arrangements** of the old shewbread from the Table, **and two to take** the **two bowls** of frankincense. **Those bringing** the new shewbread **into** the Sanctuary **stand in the north and their faces are to the south, and those removing** the old shewbread **stand in the south and their faces are to the north. These** priests **draw** the old shewbread from the Table **and those** priests **place** the new shewbread on the Table, **and for** each **handbreadth of this** old shewbread that is removed from the Table a **handbreadth of that** new shewbread is placed upon the Table, so that the Table is never without loaves upon it, **as it is stated:** “And you shall set upon the Table shewbread **before Me always”** (Exodus 25:30). **Rabbi Yosei says: Even** if **these** priests were to **remove** the shewbread from the Table entirely, **and** only afterward **those** priests were to **place** the new shewbread upon the Table, this **too would** fulfill the requirement that the shewbread **always** be on the Table. It is unnecessary to ensure the uninterrupted presence of the shewbread upon the Table, as long as it does not remain a single night without shewbread upon it. The mishna describes the manner in which the shewbread is distributed: The priests who carried the old shewbread loaves **came out** of the Sanctuary **and placed them on the table of gold that was in the Entrance Hall.** The priests then **burned** on the altar **the** frankincense that was in the **bowls. And the loaves were** subsequently **distributed to the priests.** This occurred on Shabbat, the day that the priestly watch that served in the Temple during the preceding week was replaced by the priestly watch that would serve during the following week. The shewbread was distributed to the priests of both watches. If **Yom Kippur occurs on Shabbat, the loaves are distributed at night,** at the conclusion of the fast, since they may not be eaten during the day. If Yom Kippur **occurs on Friday,** i.e., when the holy day begins on Thursday evening, **the goat** sin offering **of Yom Kippur is eaten** by the priests **at night,** i.e., on Friday night, as it may be eaten only on the day that it is sacrificed or during the following night, until midnight. **And** since there is no possibility of cooking the meat, as one may not cook on Yom Kippur or Shabbat, **the Babylonians,** i.e., priests who had emigrated from Babylonia, **eat it when it is raw, due to** the fact **that they are broad-minded** with regard to their food, i.e., they are not particular and will eat meat even when it is not cooked.


###### Mishnah Menachot 11:8
[Mishnah Menachot 11:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishnah%20Menachot/r/11:8)

סִדֵּר אֶת הַלֶּחֶם בְּשַׁבָּת וְאֶת הַבְּזִיכִים לְאַחַר שַׁבָּת וְהִקְטִיר אֶת הַבְּזִיכִים בְּשַׁבָּת, פְּסוּלָה, וְאֵין חַיָּבִין עֲלֵיהֶן מִשּׁוּם פִּגּוּל, נוֹתָר וְטָמֵא. סִדֵּר אֶת הַלֶּחֶם וְאֶת הַבְּזִיכִין בְּשַׁבָּת וְהִקְטִיר אֶת הַבְּזִיכִין לְאַחַר שַׁבָּת, פָּסוּל, וְאֵין חַיָּבִין עֲלֵיהֶן מִשּׁוּם פִּגּוּל וְנוֹתָר וְטָמֵא. סִדֵּר אֶת הַלֶּחֶם וְאֶת הַבְּזִיכִין לְאַחַר שַׁבָּת וְהִקְטִיר אֶת הַבְּזִיכִין בְּשַׁבָּת, פָּסוּל. כֵּיצַד יַעֲשֶׂה. יַנִּיחֶנָּה לַשַּׁבָּת הַבָּאָה, שֶׁאֲפִלּוּ הִיא עַל הַשֻּׁלְחָן יָמִים רַבִּים, אֵין בְּכָךְ כְּלוּם:

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
If one **arranged the bread** on the Table **on Shabbat but** arranged **the bowls** of frankincense only **after Shabbat,** then if he subsequently **burned** the frankincense placed in **the bowls on the** following **Shabbat,** the loaves are **unfit** for consumption, since the frankincense had not been on the Table for the entire week. Since the burning of the frankincense did not render the loaves permitted for consumption, **one is not** ever **liable for** eating **them due to** violation of the prohibitions of ***piggul*** or ***notar*, or** for partaking of the shewbread when one is **ritually impure.** One violates these prohibitions only if the frankincense is burned in a manner that permits consumption of the shewbread. If one **arranged the bread and the bowls** of frankincense **on Shabbat but** then **burned** the frankincense that was in **the bowls after the** following **Shabbat,** that burning of the frankincense is **not valid** and the shewbread is unfit for consumption. **And** since the frankincense was not burned in a manner that permits consumption of the shewbread, **one is not** ever **liable for** eating **them due to** violation of the prohibitions of ***piggul*** or ***notar*, or** for partaking of the shewbread when one is **ritually impure.** If **one arranged the bread and the bowls** of frankincense **after Shabbat and burned** the frankincense that was in **the bowls on the** subsequent **Shabbat,** the burning of the frankincense is **not valid** and the shewbread is unfit for consumption. **How should** one **act** to prevent the shewbread from being rendered unfit? One should not remove the shewbread and frankincense from the Table on the subsequent Shabbat. Rather, **he should leave it** on the Table **until the following Shabbat,** so that it remains on the Table for a full week from Shabbat to Shabbat. It is permitted to leave the bread and frankincense on the Table beyond seven days, **as even** if **it is on the Table** for **many days** there is **nothing** wrong **with that,** i.e., it is not rendered unfit.


###### Mishnah Menachot 11:9
[Mishnah Menachot 11:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Mishnah%20Menachot/r/11:9)

שְׁתֵּי הַלֶּחֶם נֶאֱכָלוֹת אֵין פָּחוֹת מִשְּׁנַיִם, וְלֹא יָתֵר עַל שְׁלשָׁה. כֵּיצַד. נֶאֱפוֹת מֵעֶרֶב יוֹם טוֹב וְנֶאֱכָלוֹת בְּיוֹם טוֹב, לִשְׁנָיִם. חָל יוֹם טוֹב לִהְיוֹת אַחַר הַשַּׁבָּת, נֶאֱכָלוֹת לִשְׁלשָׁה. לֶחֶם הַפָּנִים נֶאֱכָל אֵין פָּחוֹת מִתִּשְׁעָה, וְלֹא יָתֵר עַל אַחַד עָשָׂר. כֵּיצַד. נֶאֱפֶה בְעֶרֶב שַׁבָּת וְנֶאֱכָל בְּשַׁבָּת, לְתִשְׁעָה. חָל יוֹם טוֹב לִהְיוֹת עֶרֶב שַׁבָּת, נֶאֱכָל לַעֲשָׂרָה. שְׁנֵי יָמִים טוֹבִים שֶׁל רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה, נֶאֱכָל לְאַחַד עָשָׂר. וְאֵינוֹ דוֹחֶה לֹא אֶת הַשַּׁבָּת וְלֹא אֶת יוֹם טוֹב. רַבָּן שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן גַּמְלִיאֵל אוֹמֵר מִשּׁוּם רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן הַסְּגָן, דּוֹחֶה אֶת יוֹם טוֹב וְאֵינוֹ דוֹחֶה אֶת יוֹם צוֹם:

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**The two loaves** that are brought on *Shavuot* **are eaten** by the priests **no less than two** days **and no more than three** days after they were baked. **How so? They are** generally **baked on the eve of the festival** of *Shavuot* and **they are eaten on the** day of the **Festival,** which is **on the second** day. If **the Festival occurs after Shabbat,** on Sunday, the loaves are baked on Friday, in which case **they are eaten on the third** day. **The shewbread is eaten no less than nine** days **and no more than eleven** days after it is baked. **How so? It is** generally **baked on Shabbat eve and eaten on the** following **Shabbat,** which is **on the ninth** day. If **a Festival occurs on Shabbat eve** the shewbread is baked on the eve of the Festival, on Thursday, in which case **it is eaten on the tenth** day. If the **two festival days of Rosh HaShana** occur on Thursday and Friday, the shewbread is baked on Wednesday, in which case **it is eaten on the eleventh** day. **And** this is because the preparation of the two loaves and the shewbread **overrides neither Shabbat nor a Festival. Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel says in the name of Rabbi Shimon, son of the deputy** High Priest: Their preparation **overrides a Festival but does not override** the **fast day** of Yom Kippur.