מַחְרוֹזוֹת שֶׁל דָּגִים

• And strings of fish

• They asked of ר"ש:

• The amount, is a סימן

• ר"ש said to them:

אַמַאי

• why

• Let the knot be a סימן.

• [they are tied] with a fisherman’s knot

• broken pieces of lead

לֶהֱוֵי קֶשֶׁר סִימָן

• [fishermen always tied up] the same

  amount.

• And let the number be a סימן.

• Let the knot be a סימן.

בְּקִטְרָא דְצַיָידָא

• with a fixed number of fish

• with a fishing rod

• With an unusual knot

• with a fisherman’s knot

דְכּוּלֵי עָלְמָא הָכִי מְקַטְרִי

• They asked of ר"ש:

• Let the knot be a סימן.

• [fishermen always tied up] the same

• that the whole world ties like this

וְלֶהֱוֵי מִנְיָן סִימָן

• The amount, is a סימן

• And let the number be a סימן.

• ר"ש said to them:

• Or is it not a סימן?

בּמִנְיָנָא דִשְׁוֵין

• the same amount.

• the same weight.

• different weight

• We make them take an oath

בְּעוֹ מִינֵיה

• They asked of

• He answered

• He told over

• They answered

מִנְיָן הָוֵי סִימָן

• the weight is a proof

• The weight is a סימן

• The amount, is a סימן

• The number is divided

אוֹ לָא הָוֵי סִימָן?

• you think this can't be a סימן?

• is this really a סימן?

• is it always a סימן?

• Or is it not a סימן?