V. D^'Olp "ilD, Seder Kodashim (Consecrations). This Seder contains eleven tractates:
41. D^nST, Zebachim, or sacrifices, in nineteen chapters: a. □"^n^Tn ?3, in how far every sacrifice must be regard- ed with the intention that it shall be such a sacrifice (4 sec- tions), b. snpiri ninntn h^, and c •j-'biosn bo,
how it becomes unfit or an abomination (5 and 6 sections). (/. ■^N''3'i" T'^'Z, of sprinkling the blood (6 sections), e. "(wip'a iriT'^X, of the difference between the most holy sacrifices and those of less holiness (S sections). /. "iTL'Tp C^'OTp, of the place of the altar where every sacrifice has to be offered ^7 sections), ci. r|1"il PXIiPI, of the sacrifice of birds (6 sections), h. 'i2i:.'ry:3 D^nntH ^D, of cases where something of the sanctified has been changed with the other parts (12 sections), i. UST^n,
how the altar sanctifies the offered part (7 sections), j, "l"^"ir,n PD, of the order in which sacrifices must he brought; wliich precedes the other (8 sections), k. QT nxisn, of washing the dress, etc., on which the bloi.d of a sin-oftering has come (S sections). I. C""' 51313, to whom the skins belong and where they go (U sec- tions), m. DPlVjn, of divers trespasses, when trespass has been committed unconsciously during the sacrificial service (8 sections), n. nXIiPI HIS, of the difterent places of sacrificial service during different periods (Gil- gal, Shiloh, Nobh, Gibeon, Jerusalem), and of tlie differ- ence between the altar and tlie heights (10 sections).
42. niriD^, Menachnth, or meat-offerings, in eighteen chapters: a. nin2"Cri 3D, of taking a handful; what corresponds in sacrifices to the act of sacrificing, when it liecomes unfit or an aliomination (4 sections). 6 and c. V'S'^pn, and d. ri?3nn, according to the different kinds of meat-offerings (5, 7, and 5 sections), e. mriD^n bo mX^, and f. mriDn ibx, of these different kinds and tlieir treatment (9 and 7 sections), g. iTTinri, of tlie thank-offering and of the Nazarite's offering (6 sections). h. nlSn^p bs, whence tlie necessary good things were taken (7 sections), i. nilTD "^nW, of the measures in the sanctuary ; of the drink-offerings and the laying-on of hands (9 sections), j. bx"w\l'"' "'St, of the wave-loaf (9 sections). A;. DnPll "ipt;), of the Pentecostal and shew- breads (9 sections). I. mnjTin, of changes in the of- fering (5 sections), m. "i?y "i"!?!, of indefinite vows ; of the Onias temple in Egypt; a correct exposition of the words "a sweet savor" (11 sections).
43. "pbin, Cholin, or miennsecrated things, in seventeen chapters: a. "pun"'"^ 5311, who may slaughter ; where- with and whore it can be slaughtered (7 sections), b. inn Zjmirn, of cutting through the windpipe and oesoph- agus, in front or at the side, and how the slaughtering becomes unfit (10 sections), c. HlS'^lbJ TPit, what ani- mals are no more kashdr, i. e. lawful, but trephah, i. e. un- lawful : the signs of clean fowls, grasshoppers, and fishes (7 sections), d. tlOp'Dn ilTiiin, enactments concern- ing an animal foetus (7 sections), e. 133 PXI iniX, of the prohibition against slaughtering an animal and the young on the same day (5 sections). /. Cin ilO'^D, the precept of covering the blood of wild animals and fowl (7 sections), g. iTUJn "1^5, the precept concerning the pro- hibition of eating the sinew which shrank (G sections), h. "If 3il bs, the prohibition to boil any kind of flesh in milk (6 sections), i. 3u!'^~ini "lIS-'PI, pollution commu- nicated by a carcass or treph.ah (S sections), j. "Ilin, of the oblations due to the priest from the slaughtered animal (4 sections), k. T^n IT'f XI, of the firstlings of the fleece (2 sectiofis). ?■ "(pil nib;i\ the precept of let- ting the parent bird, found in the nest, fly away (5 sec- tions).
44. nl"l133, Beknroth, or first-born, in nine chapters: a. 1313? nplbn, of the redemption of the first-born of an ass : how to redeem it (7 sections), b. 1311' npisn ims, when the first-born of an animal Is not to be given; of some defects of a sanctified animal; of sundry dubious cases as to what constitutes the first-born (9 sec- tions), c. n'2n3 nplbn, of the sign of the birth of the first-born; of the wool of a first-born (4 sections), d. IV n w3, how long the first-born must be raised up before it is given to the priest; what must be paid for the inspec- tion (10 sections), e. "'blDS hz./. "p^l'O ibx bs', and g. ibx "piQTa, of the defects which make a first-born un- fit for sacrifice or service in the sanctuary (C, 12, and 7 sec- tions), h. "I1D3 IT"', of the rights of the first-born con- cerning a heritage; In what cases he forfeits such a right or the priest forfeits the right on the first-born, and of what property he has to receive his heritage (10 sections). i. lTGn3 IWQ, concerning the tithe of the herd; of what, when, and how the tithe has to be given ; what to do in dubious cases (S sections).
45. "('^3"iy, Erakin, or estimates, in nine chapters: a.
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"p-i-i:i"a bill, who ha? to make this estimate aud on whai (4 sections), b. "pSI^n ""X, \vh:it constitutes lierein the niiiiimiim iiiid muxinuun (0 scclioiis). c. "jiD'H^a Tl^"^, how sucli a vahialion may lie more difficult to the one tliau to ilie other (5 sections), d. T^ 5 — H, how the valuation lias to be made nccordins; t<i the means, age, etc. (4 sec- tions), e. ibp^w^a "raixn, valuation according to weiu'ht, and how tlie treasurer takes a forfeit (6 sections). /. Ci-irT^n DVi!;, of proclaiming and redeeming (5 sec- tions), g. ■pa'^npO "pX, aud h. Tl'inp^n, of the ban- ished (5 aud 7 sections), i. "im'J DX "i3"^"Sn, of re- deeming a sold field ; of houses in a city surrounded with a wall (Lev. xx, 29) ; of the privilege of the houses aud cities of the Levites (8 sectious).