## Sukkah Daf 47a

###### Sukkah 47a:1
[Sukkah 47a:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sukkah/r/47a:1)

לְבָרוֹכֵי. לְמַאן דְּאָמַר שְׁבִיעִי לְסוּכָּה — בָּרוֹכֵי נָמֵי מְבָרְכִינַן, לְמַאן דְּאָמַר שְׁמִינִי לָזֶה וְלָזֶה — בָּרוֹכֵי לָא מְבָרְכִינַן. אָמַר רַב יוֹסֵף: נְקוֹט דְּרַבִּי יוֹחָנָן בְּיָדְךָ, דְּרַב הוּנָא בַּר בִּיזְנָא וְכׇל גְּדוֹלֵי הַדּוֹר אִיקְּלַעוּ בְּסוּכָּה בִּשְׁמִינִי סְפֵק שְׁבִיעִי. מֵיתַב הֲווֹ יָתְבִי, בָּרוֹכֵי לָא בָּרִיכוּ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
with regard to whether or not **to recite the blessing** over residing in the *sukka*. According **to the one who says** that the status of the eighth day is like that of the **seventh** day with regard **to the** mitzva of ***sukka*, we also recite the blessing:** To reside in the *sukka*. However, according **to the one who says** that its status is like that of the **eighth** day both with regard **to this and to that, we do not recite the blessing. Rav Yosef said: Take** the statement **of Rabbi Yoḥanan** that on the eighth day outside Eretz Yisrael one does not recite the blessing: To reside in the *sukka*, **in your hand,** i.e., adopt it as your practice. **As Rav Huna bar Bizna and all the prominent** scholars **of the generation happened** to visit a ***sukka* on the eighth** day, with regard to which there was **uncertainty** that it might be the **seventh** day, and **they were sitting** in the *sukka*, but **they did not recite the blessing.**


###### Sukkah 47a:2
[Sukkah 47a:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sukkah/r/47a:2)

וְדִלְמָא סְבִירָא לְהוּ כְּמַאן דְּאָמַר: כֵּיוָן שֶׁבֵּירַךְ יוֹם טוֹב רִאשׁוֹן שׁוּב אֵינוֹ מְבָרֵךְ? גְּמִירִי דְּמֵאֲפָר אֲתוֹ.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara suggests: **And perhaps** the reason they did not recite a blessing is that **they hold in accordance with** the opinion of **the one who said: Once he recited the blessing on** the **first Festival** day **he does not recite it again** on the subsequent days, and not because it was the eighth day. The Gemara answers: That is not the reason that they did not recite the blessing, as the Sages **learned** through tradition **that** these Sages **were coming from the fields,** where they had been herding their flocks, and that was the first time during the Festival that they sat in a *sukka*.


###### Sukkah 47a:3
[Sukkah 47a:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sukkah/r/47a:3)

אִיכָּא דְּאָמְרִי: בָּרוֹכֵי — כּוּלֵּי עָלְמָא לָא פְּלִיגִי דְּלָא מְבָרְכִינַן. כִּי פְּלִיגִי, לְמֵיתַב. לְמַאן דְּאָמַר שִׁבְעָה לְסוּכָּה — מֵיתַב יָתְבִינַן, וּלְמַאן דְּאָמַר שְׁמִינִי לָזֶה וְלָזֶה — מֵיתַב נָמֵי לָא יָתְבִינַן. אָמַר רַב יוֹסֵף: נְקוֹט דְּרַבִּי יוֹחָנָן בִּידָךְ, דְּמָרָא דִשְׁמַעְתָּא מַנִּי — רַב יְהוּדָה בְּרֵיהּ דְּרַב שְׁמוּאֵל בַּר שִׁילַת, וּבִשְׁמִינִי סְפֵק שְׁבִיעִי לְבַר מִסּוּכָּה יָתֵיב. וְהִלְכְתָא: מֵיתַב יָתְבִינַן, בָּרוֹכֵי לָא מְבָרְכִינַן.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Some say** a different version of the dispute: **Everyone agrees that we do not recite the blessing; when they disagree** it is with regard to whether **to reside** in the *sukka*. According **to the one who says** that the status of the eighth day is like that of the **seventh** day with regard **to the** mitzva of ***sukka*, we reside** in the *sukka*. However, according **to the one who says** that its status is like that of the **eighth** day both with regard **to this and to that, neither do we reside** in the *sukka*. **Rav Yosef said: Take** the statement **of Rabbi Yoḥanan in your hand, as who is the Master** responsible for dissemination **of the *halakha*?** It is **Rav Yehuda, son of Rav Shmuel bar Sheilat, and on the eighth** day, with regard to which there is **uncertainty** that it might be the **seventh** day, he himself **resides outside of the *sukka*.** The Gemara concludes: **And the *halakha* is that we reside** in the *sukka* on the eighth day, with regard to which there is uncertainty that it might be the seventh day, but **we do not recite the blessing.**


###### Sukkah 47a:4
[Sukkah 47a:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sukkah/r/47a:4)

אָמַר רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן: אוֹמְרִים זְמַן בִּשְׁמִינִי שֶׁל חַג, וְאֵין אוֹמְרִים זְמַן בִּשְׁבִיעִי שֶׁל פֶּסַח.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ **Rabbi Yoḥanan said** that **one recites** the blessing: Who has given us life, sustained us, and brought us to this **time, on the eighth** day **of the Festival,** as the eighth day is a Festival distinct from *Sukkot*, **and one does not recite** the blessing of **time on the seventh** day **of Passover** because it is not a Festival distinct from Passover.


###### Sukkah 47a:5
[Sukkah 47a:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sukkah/r/47a:5)

וְאָמַר רַבִּי לֵוִי בַּר חָמָא וְאִיתֵּימָא רַבִּי חָמָא בַּר חֲנִינָא: תֵּדַע, שֶׁהֲרֵי חָלוּק בִּשְׁלֹשָׁה דְּבָרִים: בְּסוּכָּה, וְלוּלָב, וְנִיסּוּךְ הַמַּיִם. וּלְרַבִּי יְהוּדָה דְּאָמַר: בַּלּוֹג הָיָה מְנַסֵּךְ כׇּל שְׁמוֹנָה, הֲרֵי חָלוּק בִּשְׁנֵי דְּבָרִים.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**And Rabbi Levi bar Ḥama said, and some say** it was **Rabbi Ḥama bar Ḥanina** who said: **Know** that the eighth day of *Sukkot* is a Festival in and of itself and therefore requires its own blessing, **as it is distinct** from the seven days of *Sukkot* **with regard to three matters: With regard to *sukka*,** as one is not obligated to sit in the *sukka* on the eighth day; **and** with regard to ***lulav*,** as one is not obligated to take the four species on the eighth day; **and** with regard to **the water libation,** as one does not pour the water libation on the altar on the eighth day. The Gemara notes: **And according to Rabbi Yehuda, who said: With** a vessel measuring **one *log*** the priest **pours** the water libation **all eight** days, including the eighth day, the eighth day **is** nevertheless **distinct** from the rest of the Festival **with regard to** the other **two matters.**


###### Sukkah 47a:6
[Sukkah 47a:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sukkah/r/47a:6)

אִי הָכִי, שְׁבִיעִי שֶׁל פֶּסַח נָמֵי: הֲרֵי חָלוּק בַּאֲכִילַת מַצָּה! דְּאָמַר מָר: לַיְלָה רִאשׁוֹנָה — חוֹבָה, מִכָּאן וְאֵילָךְ רְשׁוּת. הָכִי הַשְׁתָּא?! הָתָם — מִלַּיְלָה חָלוּק, מִיּוֹם אֵינוֹ חָלוּק. הָכָא — אֲפִילּוּ מִיּוֹם נָמֵי חָלוּק.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **If so,** the **seventh** day **of Passover** should be considered distinct **as well, as it is distinct** from the first day in terms of the obligation of **eating *matza*, as the Master said:** On the **first night** of Passover, it is **an obligation** to eat *matza*. **From that** point **onward, it is optional;** if one chooses, he eats *matza*, and if he chooses not to eat *matza*, he need not, provided that he does not eat leavened foods. The Gemara retorts: **How can** these cases **be compared? There,** in the case of Passover, the *halakha* of the seventh day **is distinct from the** first **night;** however, **it is not distinct from the** first **day,** as on the first day there is no obligation to eat *matza*. **Here,** in the case of *Sukkot*, the eighth day of the Festival **is distinct even from the** first **day.**


###### Sukkah 47a:7
[Sukkah 47a:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sukkah/r/47a:7)

רָבִינָא אָמַר: זֶה חָלוּק מִשֶּׁלְּפָנָיו, וְזֶה חָלוּק מִשֶּׁלִּפְנֵי פָנָיו.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Ravina said** a different reason for the distinction between the two Festivals: **This,** the eighth day of *Sukkot*, **is distinct** in terms of its *halakhot*, even **from** the day just **before it,** the seventh day. However, **that,** the seventh day of Passover, **is distinct** in terms of its *halakhot*, only **from** a day **previous to the day before,** i.e., the first day alone. There is no distinction between the sixth and seventh days.


###### Sukkah 47a:8
[Sukkah 47a:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sukkah/r/47a:8)

(אָמַר רַב פָּפָּא): הָכָא כְּתִיב ״פַּר״, הָתָם כְּתִיב ״פָּרִים״.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav Pappa said** another reason why the eighth day of *Sukkot* is considered a distinct Festival. **Here,** with regard to the additional offering sacrificed on the Eighth Day of Assembly, **it is written:** “And you shall present a burnt-offering, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto the Lord: One **bull”** (Numbers 29:36). **There,** with regard to the additional offering sacrificed on the first day of *Sukkot*, **it is written:** “And you shall present a burnt-offering, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savor unto the Lord: Thirteen **bulls”** (Numbers 29:13), and on each subsequent day one bull fewer is sacrificed: Twelve on the second day, eleven on the third day, and so on, until seven are sacrificed on the seventh day. Were the eighth day part of the festival of *Sukkot*, the additional offering on that day should have included six bulls. The fact that it includes only one bull indicates that it is a distinct Festival.


###### Sukkah 47a:9
[Sukkah 47a:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sukkah/r/47a:9)

רַב נַחְמָן בַּר יִצְחָק אָמַר, הָכָא כְּתִיב: ״בַּיּוֹם״, הָתָם כְּתִיב: ״וּבַיּוֹם״.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav Naḥman bar Yitzḥak said: Here, it is written: “On the** eighth **day** you shall have a solemn assembly; you shall do no manner of servile labor” (Numbers 29:35). This indicates that this day is distinct from the others, as **there,** with regard to the other days of *Sukkot*, **it is written: And on the day,** indicating that each of the days from the second through the seventh are all continuations of the first day.


###### Sukkah 47a:10
[Sukkah 47a:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sukkah/r/47a:10)

רַב אָשֵׁי אָמַר, הָכָא כְּתִיב: ״כַּמִּשְׁפָּט״, הָתָם כְּתִיב: ״כְּמִשְׁפָּטָם״.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
**Rav Ashi said: Here,** with regard to the eighth day, **it is written:** “Their meal-offering and their libations, for the bull, for the ram, and for the lambs, shall be according to their number, **as per the regulation”** (Numbers 29:37). However, **there,** with regard to the seventh day, **it is written:** “And their meal-offering and their libations, for the bulls, and for the rams, and for the lambs, according to their number, **as per their regulation”** (Numbers 29:33). The Gemara understands the use of the plural pronoun: Their, to indicate that the offerings sacrificed on all seven days are related.


###### Sukkah 47a:11
[Sukkah 47a:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sukkah/r/47a:11)

לֵימָא מְסַיַּיע לֵיהּ: הַפָּרִים הָאֵילִים וְהַכְּבָשִׂים, מְעַכְּבִין זֶה אֶת זֶה. וְרַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר: פָּרִים אֵין מְעַכְּבִין זֶה אֶת זֶה, שֶׁהֲרֵי מִתְמַעֲטִין וְהוֹלְכִין.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara asks: **Let us say** that the following **supports** the opinion of Rabbi Yoḥanan that one recites the blessing of time on the eighth day. Failure to bring either **the bulls,** or **the rams, or the sheep** on the Festival **prevents** fulfillment of one’s obligation with **the other** animals, as they are considered one offering. **Rabbi Yehuda says:** Failure to bring **the bulls does not prevent** fulfillment of one’s obligation with the **other** animals, **since they decrease progressively** each day. The Torah displays flexibility with regard to the bulls. Therefore, apparently, even if they are not brought at all one fulfills his obligation with the others.


###### Sukkah 47a:12
[Sukkah 47a:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sukkah/r/47a:12)

אָמְרוּ לוֹ: וַהֲלֹא כּוּלָּן מִתְמַעֲטִין וְהוֹלְכִין בַּשְּׁמִינִי! אָמַר לָהֶן: שְׁמִינִי רֶגֶל בִּפְנֵי עַצְמוֹ הוּא. שֶׁכְּשֵׁם שֶׁשִּׁבְעַת יְמֵי הַחַג טְעוּנִין קׇרְבָּן וְשִׁיר וּבְרָכָה וְלִינָה, אַף שְׁמִינִי טָעוּן קׇרְבָּן וְשִׁיר וּבְרָכָה וְלִינָה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Sages **said to** Rabbi Yehuda: **But don’t the numbers of all** the animals **eventually decrease on the eighth** day, as on the other days two rams and fourteen sheep are sacrificed and on the eighth day it is one ram and seven sheep? Rabbi Yehuda **said to them:** The **Eighth** Day of Assembly **is a Festival in and of itself. As just as the seven days of the festival** of *Sukkot* **require an offering, and a song** sung by the Levites, **and a blessing** unique to the festival of *Sukkot*, **and** there is a mitzva of **staying overnight** in Jerusalem after the first Festival day, **so too,** the **eighth** day **requires an offering, and a song** sung by the Levites, **and a blessing** unique to the Eighth Day of Assembly, **and** there is a mitzva of **staying overnight** in Jerusalem at its conclusion.