2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
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# rolled up the scroll
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2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
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2023-03-29 19:49:10 +00:00
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People closed scrolls by rolling them like tubes to protect the writing inside.
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2023-03-29 19:49:10 +00:00
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# the attendant
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2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
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2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
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This refers to a synagogue worker who brought out and put away with proper care and reverence the scrolls containing the scriptures.
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2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
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2018-09-12 15:15:19 +00:00
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# sat down
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It was customary for teachers to be seated while teaching.
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2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00
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# were fixed on him
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2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
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2023-03-29 19:49:10 +00:00
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"were focused on him" or "were looking intently at him"
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2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
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