## Nedarim Daf 37a

###### Nedarim 37a:1
[Nedarim 37a:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Nedarim/r/37a:1)

הָא קָא מַשְׁמַע לַן דַּאֲפִילּוּ בִּמְקוֹם שֶׁנּוֹטְלִין שָׂכָר, עַל הַמִּקְרָא שְׁרֵי לְמִשְׁקַל, עַל הַמִּדְרָשׁ לָא שְׁרֵי לְמִשְׁקַל.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara answers: **This teaches us that even in a place where one takes payment** for teaching, **for** teaching **Bible** it is **permitted to take** payment, but **for** teaching **midrash** it is **not permitted to take** payment.


###### Nedarim 37a:2
[Nedarim 37a:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Nedarim/r/37a:2)

מַאי שְׁנָא מִדְרָשׁ דְּלָא — דִּכְתִיב: ״וְאֹתִי צִוָּה ה׳ בָּעֵת הַהִיא לְלַמֵּד אֶתְכֶם״, וּכְתִיב: ״רְאֵה לִמַּדְתִּי אֶתְכֶם חֻקִּים וּמִשְׁפָּטִים כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוַּנִי ה׳״, מָה אֲנִי בְּחִנָּם — אַף אַתֶּם נָמֵי בְּחִנָּם. מִקְרָא נָמֵי בְּחִנָּם!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: In **what** way **is midrash different** from Bible, **that** one may **not** take payment for teaching it? Based on that **which is written,** which Moses said to the people: **“And the Lord commanded me at that time to teach you** statutes and laws” (Deuteronomy 4:14), **and** also that which **is written: “Behold, I have taught you statutes and laws, as the Lord** my God **commanded me,** that you should do so in the midst of the land where you go in to possess it” (Deuteronomy 4:5), God said: **Just as I** teach you **for free,** without payment, **so too you also** shall teach **for free.** There should be no difference between Bible and midrash, and **Bible too,** like midrash, should be taught **for free.**


###### Nedarim 37a:3
[Nedarim 37a:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Nedarim/r/37a:3)

רַב אָמַר: שְׂכַר שִׁימּוּר. וְרַבִּי יוֹחָנָן אָמַר: שְׂכַר פִּיסּוּק טְעָמִים.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav said:** As Bible is typically taught to children, one who teaches Bible takes **payment** for **watching** the children. **And Rabbi Yoḥanan said:** He takes **payment** for teaching **punctuation** of the text with **cantillation notes.**


###### Nedarim 37a:4
[Nedarim 37a:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Nedarim/r/37a:4)

תְּנַן: לֹא יְלַמְּדֶנּוּ מִקְרָא. בִּשְׁלָמָא לְמַאן דְּאָמַר שְׂכַר פִּיסּוּק טְעָמִים — הַיְינוּ דְּלָא יְלַמְּדֶנּוּ, אֶלָּא לְמַאן דְּאָמַר שְׂכַר שִׁימּוּר — גָּדוֹל בַּר שִׁימּוּר הוּא? בְּקָטָן קָתָנֵי.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**We learned** in the mishna that one for whom benefit from another is forbidden by a vow, that other person **may not teach him Bible. Granted, according to the one who says** that the **payment** is for teaching **punctuation** of the text with **cantillation notes, this is** the reason **that he shall not teach him Bible,** as teaching punctuation is a component of teaching the biblical text. **However, according to the one who says** it is **payment** for **watching** the students, **is an adult one who requires watching,** and would payment be taken for doing so? Since the teacher typically does not receive payment for teaching adults, there is no benefit when he teaches for free the one for whom benefit is forbidden; why, then, is it prohibited? The Gemara answers: The mishna **is teaching** about the case **of a minor** who requires watching and who is prohibited by a vow from deriving benefit from the teacher.


###### Nedarim 37a:5
[Nedarim 37a:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Nedarim/r/37a:5)

אִי בְּקָטָן, אֵימָא סֵיפָא: אֲבָל מְלַמֵּד אֶת בָּנָיו מִקְרָא, קָטָן בַּר בָּנִים הוּא?! חַסּוֹרֵי מְחַסְּרָא וְהָכִי קָתָנֵי: לֹא יְלַמְּדֶנּוּ מִקְרָא — בְּקָטָן, אִם הָיָה גָּדוֹל — מְלַמְּדוֹ לוֹ וּלְבָנָיו מִקְרָא.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **If** it is the case **of a minor, say the latter clause** of the mishna: **However, he may teach his sons Bible. Is a minor one** who is **capable of** bearing **sons?** The Gemara answers: **The mishna is incomplete, and this** is what **it is teaching: He may not teach him Bible, in** the case of **a minor. If** the student **is an adult, he may teach him and his sons Bible.** He may teach him because he does not require watching, and he may teach his son because the payment is for watching his son.


###### Nedarim 37a:6
[Nedarim 37a:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Nedarim/r/37a:6)

מֵיתִיבִי: תִּינוֹקוֹת לֹא קוֹרִין בַּתְּחִילָּה בַּשַּׁבָּת, אֶלָּא שׁוֹנִין בָּרִאשׁוֹן. בִּשְׁלָמָא לְמַאן דְּאָמַר שְׂכַר פִּיסּוּק טְעָמִים — הַיְינוּ דְּאֵין קוֹרִין בַּתְּחִילָּה בַּשַּׁבָּת. אֶלָּא לְמַאן דְּאָמַר שְׂכַר שִׁימּוּר, אַמַּאי אֵין קוֹרִין בַּתְּחִילָּה בַּשַּׁבָּת, וְאַמַּאי שׁוֹנִין בָּרִאשׁוֹן? הָא אִיכָּא שְׂכַר שִׁימּוּר דְּשַׁבָּת!

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara **raises an objection** from a *baraita*: **Children may not read** a passage in the Bible **for the first** time **on Shabbat; however, they may review** a passage that they already learned **once. Granted, according to the one who says** that **payment** for teaching Bible is for teaching **punctuation** of the text with **cantillation notes, this is** the reason that **children may not read** a passage in the Bible **for the first** time **on Shabbat,** as it would be necessary to pay the teacher. **However, according to the one who says** it is **payment** for **watching** the children, **why may** children **not read** a passage in the Bible **for the first** time **on Shabbat? And why may** children **review** a passage that they already learned **once? Isn’t there payment** for **watching** the children **on Shabbat** in both cases?


###### Nedarim 37a:7
[Nedarim 37a:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Nedarim/r/37a:7)

וְלִיטַעְמָיךְ שְׂכַר פִּיסּוּק בְּשַׁבָּת מִי אָסוּר? הַבְלָעָה הִיא, וְהַבְלָעָה מִישְׁרֵא שְׁרֵי. דְּתַנְיָא: הַשּׂוֹכֵר אֶת הַפּוֹעֵל לִשְׁמוֹר אֶת הַתִּינוֹק, לִשְׁמוֹר אֶת הַפָּרָה, לִשְׁמוֹר אֶת הַזְּרָעִים — אֵין נוֹתְנִין לוֹ שְׂכַר שַׁבָּת. לְפִיכָךְ

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara responds: **And according to your reasoning, is** receiving **payment** for teaching **punctuation prohibited on Shabbat? It is** a case of **incorporation** of the payment for teaching on Shabbat into the teacher’s weekly salary, **and incorporation is permitted, as it is taught** in a *baraita*: **One who hires** a day **laborer to watch a child, to watch a cow,** or **to guard seeds does not give him payment for Shabbat. Therefore,**