AI English Translation, Pages 101-125
And it shall be confirmed in our hands that that to you in the mentioned house
likewise he shall have from behind that a right behind that
from the mentioned house a dinar for him that second
that reached us from the mentioned Joseph for him that
which he had against us Joseph and from us for him that
witness against us in that which shall be in our hands that
against us that to the mentioned mentioned that which
that for him from the mentioned house that shall be
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and that for him from behind that shall be for him that
⟦...⟧ that for him from that shall be for him that
until that shall be in our hands on the second day that to
etc. etc. from all of that shall be for him that
and that mentioned house that shall be for him that
as we mentioned that from that shall be for him that
and that that which shall be for him that shall be for him
the mentioned house the mentioned mentioned that shall be for him
that shall be that which shall be for him that shall be for him
from that for him and that shall be for him that shall be for him
in that that shall be that shall be for him that
shall be for him that to the mentioned house that
the mentioned that the mentioned that shall be for him that
that shall be for him from that shall be for him that shall be for him
and that mentioned for him from that shall be for him
And according to what the famous Rabbi, the honorable David Abba,
of blessed memory, wrote in his book Bnei David which was printed in the year 'And all' etc. See
his introduction carefully, that he composed them while he was in illness
and in days of evil, may the Merciful One save us, of the year 5530 regarding the plague that was
in the city of Basra, may God protect it, and in other places, and he was also heavy of mouth and heavy of tongue
etc.
He further wrote there in this language, and these are his words: according to what his father,
of blessed memory, accepted upon himself regarding the matter of the mentioned Day of Remembrance, he was not obligated to read
the Megillah on it that was composed about that miracle, but only Hallel
and thanksgiving to Hashem, blessed be He, and he elaborated on this detail, end of quote.
And behold, the Rabbi, the Baal Shem Tov, in the portion of Ve'atah Tetzaveh
regarding the matter of the wiping out of Amalek, wrote that a person is obligated to read
the entire Megillah properly in writing and in proper language
on the mentioned Day of Remembrance, not a thing was omitted etc. See there at length.
And from this it appears that the mentioned Rabbis do not disagree except regarding the obligation of reading alone,
but regarding the matter of feasting and joy and sending portions and gifts to the poor, they are all equal for good.
And all of this is as the custom is widespread in all the dispersions of
Israel in all the places where a miracle and salvation happened to them,
that they make that day a day of feasting and joy and a holiday,
and sending portions one to another and gifts to the poor,
and they read the Megillah with a blessing with the Name and Sovereignty
over a miracle that was done for them in those days at this time.
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Exactly
In memory of the foundation
For a very excessive pleasure from our judgment by the Cohen Joseph and so-and-so
Who brought before him and that in which which and so-and-so
Who was with them and said to them when he entered the land
All of it was with them one by one of that which is in that which
And that in that hour and he said to them it was not
Upon me such and such and that he who does not eat with them
And so he shall pay them his debt, he shall not eat with them
As if and he said to him there was nothing of that upon him
What was with them like that Moses our teacher, peace be upon him, commanded
In that which and he who has no night garment
Upon him and he commanded to do for them that which
Is upon them and in that hour he said to them that which
And from that it was upon them from the time of Moses our teacher, peace be upon him
In that which and he said to them that which was upon them
To that which was upon them and he said to them that was upon them
And he said to them that was upon them and he said to them that was upon them
And he said to them that was upon them and he said to them that was upon them
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And he took the priestly garments and put them on and came to the house of
the king and stood before the king and bowed down to the king with his face
<del>to the ground and the king said what is it Esther the queen</del>
And the king said to him, what is it that you have come here for?
And he said to him, I am your servant, the son of your servant who was in the king's house
in the former days and his name was Hatach. And the king said to him,
Indeed, I knew your father who was faithful before me and before
<del>my ancestors, and you, how did your heart embolden you to come before me in garments of</del>
priesthood? And you know that no person has permission to come
to the king without permission, except for one whom the king calls for.
And he said, your servant is very, very faithful before the king.
And the king said to him, if so, tell me what is in your mouth.
And he said to him, my lord the king, know that Haman the wicked
sought to kill all the Jews who are in all your kingdom
and took their silver and their gold and put it in the king's treasury.
And now, O king, if it please the king, let it be written to return
the letters which Haman the wicked wrote to destroy the
Jews who are in all the king's provinces; for how
can I endure to see the evil that will come upon my people? And how
can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred? And the king said
to Hatach, do not fear and do not be dismayed, for I will be
a help and a benefit to you, and my people will not be abandoned either,
for your God is the true God and He will save you
from the hand of the adversary and the enemy. And now, go and say to Mordecai,
do not fear and do not be dismayed, for no evil will befall you,
for I will speak to the king and he will perform
your request, and everything that you say to him he will do.
And Hatach rejoiced and came and told Mordecai all the words of
the king, and Mordecai rejoiced with great joy and said,
Blessed is the Lord who has not withdrawn His kindness and His truth from
Israel. Blessed is He and blessed is His name forever and ever.
⟦Vince⟧ wine of great perfection came to him captive
my hands named. The first prayer of a captive that was completed -
every vow and the name of the prayer. And where great years -
⟦the celestial⟧ great to him in captivity.
And thick as in I had a rare captive and say a prayer
prayer in Sal Kohen but for every resident who came
a captive and guided his vow and thick for Yedal completed captivity
and thick for him except in and thick upon them a great captive of the prayers
and if a prayer every vow in response every in prayer
except the celestial great of the prayers vow and if thick and name
prayer and thick upon them prayer and in prayer prayer great
every thick prayer great and if completed and guided his vow
dignity of the prayer great in and if completed and guided his vow
and if prayer and guided <del>prayer</del> great as prayer Sah
Kohen in Nadel in prayer and if where prayer Koh
and guide in prayer in prayer in the prayer and name
Kallat in guide every the prayer prayer -
Kallat in prayer every great <del>prayer</del> prayer -
and if thick prayer great and thick <del>prayer</del> great and if
guide every Kallat thick prayer and thick prayer
prayer Koh prayer in and if prayer thick vow and if in
and thick prayer in prayer prayer prayer prayer prayer
in prayer <del>prayer</del> prayer Kallat prayer prayer -
Koh and thick prayer Koh prayer prayer prayer -
prayer in Kallat prayer prayer prayer prayer
prayer in prayer prayer prayer prayer prayer
In the name of Him to whom belongs might, majesty, greatness, and beauty
On the day of the eve of Kippur in the blessed year
O Lord of the worlds, You know that there is owed by
the humble, lowly ⟦poor⟧ servant, who is in need of the mercy
of God, may He be exalted, Abd Allah son of Joseph ⟦the Wise/Hakham⟧ 100
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Then after that, there was due from them from <del>⟦illegible⟧</del>
entered into the house which ⟦...⟧
and that which he had against the grandfather ⟦...⟧
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With God's help, the amount reached from the agent Mr. Aaron in the bank
which took 25 HK as verified by him upon the presence
<del>⟦illegible⟧</del> the amount of half the matter until the day of Thursday
And I have already paid that in the bank to the amount of 25 HK
at the end today, Thursday, Toldot, one thousand two hundred
and sixty, and the collector paid today, Tuesday
And that day was the 24th of Nisan, year 5620 of the Creation
Year 5620 according to the small count. And he paid 25 H' on the day of
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And I have calculated for the month of Nisan and the collector who ⟦illegible⟧
Nadal has paid 5 gold Dinars [as] 25 Reals on
today, the fourth of Nisan, the blessed year 5620
Today <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> on Tuesday ⟦illegible⟧
Likewise, and he paid 5 amounts of 25' and I am the collector ⟦illegible⟧
The day on which the dirhams were taken is known ⟦illegible⟧
Today, Tuesday, 25 HK in half the presence ⟦illegible⟧
⟦illegible⟧ today, Wednesday, and the collector received from 5 amounts ⟦illegible⟧
And it was verified from the day of Sabbath, and so for you from the day of Sabbath
5 etc. because from the day, from the daytime of Tuesday ⟦illegible⟧
And I told them because he owes him 24 Dinars ⟦illegible⟧
the <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> and he has paid 25 HK ⟦illegible⟧ and I am the collector
the blessed origin, the day of Sabbath 25 HK ⟦illegible⟧
Nadal today, Thursday ⟦illegible⟧
And we have calculated that for them by the hand of the ⟦illegible⟧
And in [the matter of] the collector, the day of Sabbath ⟦illegible⟧
One <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> ten Iraqi gold pieces
on which there is a note in a bond in the hands of ⟦debt⟧
other than the gold, ten gold pieces belonging to so-and-so son of so-and-so
<del>⟦illegible⟧</del> the debt of gold belonging to so-and-so son of so-and-so
<del>⟦illegible⟧</del> a note in the hand of so-and-so
the gold of the debt in the hand of so-and-so son of so-and-so
and there was before this gold with so-and-so, the debt in
those ten, by the hand of so-and-so, and he delivered, and already
to him so-and-so <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> by the hand of so-and-so, the debt of gold
so-and-so by the hand of so-and-so, the debt, and gold for someone in
in the hand of so-and-so, gold in the hand of so-and-so, so-and-so gold
in the hand of so-and-so, in the gold of the debt in the hand of so-and-so, so-and-so
the debt in the hand of so-and-so, the debt of gold by the hand of so-and-so
it was in the hand of so-and-so, the debt of gold by the hand of so-and-so
and there was the gold of the debt in the hand of so-and-so, and there was
in the hand of so-and-so, the debt of gold by the hand of so-and-so, gold
in the hand of so-and-so, the debt of gold by the hand of so-and-so
and there was the gold of the debt in the hand of so-and-so, and there was
in the hand of so-and-so, the debt of gold by the hand of so-and-so, gold
in the hand of so-and-so, the debt of gold by the hand of so-and-so, gold
the debt of gold by the hand of so-and-so, the debt of gold by the hand of
so-and-so gold by the hand of so-and-so, the debt of gold by the hand of
and there was the gold of the debt in the hand of so-and-so, and there was
and there was the gold of the debt in the hand of so-and-so, and there was
in the hand of so-and-so, the debt of gold by the hand of so-and-so
Sought
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Whoever mentions [God]. And he who mentions is he who hears the words of God Exalted -
And looking at the truth inherits light in the sight, and looking
at falsehood inherits blindness, and looking at the desire inherits beauty,
and looking at the world inherits loathing, and looking at the hereafter inherits
asceticism, and looking at faults inherits fatigue, and looking at virtues
inherits love, and looking at the Fire inherits weeping, and looking at Paradise
inherits joy, and looking at the laws inherits action, and looking at
time inherits taking provisions, and looking at <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> creatures inherits
lessons, and looking at the self inherits humility, and looking at the Lord inherits
might. Whoever loves speech, mentions God; and whoever loves looking, reflects
on the creatures. And whoever looks at the creatures, looks at the wisdom of the Maker,
exalted be His power. And whoever looks at the world, looks at its passing,
and whoever looks at the Fire, looks at its severity, and whoever looks at Paradise,
looks at its eternity, and whoever looks at the self, looks at its faults,
and whoever looks at time, looks at the speed of its passing, and whoever looks at
the grave, looks at its loneliness, and whoever looks at the Reckoning, looks at
its length, and whoever looks at the Balance, looks at its precision, and whoever looks
at the Bridge, looks at its sharpness, and whoever looks at disobedience, looks
at its ugliness, and whoever looks at obedience, looks at its beauty,
and whoever looks at death, looks at its bitterness, and whoever looks at
life, looks at its brevity, and whoever looks at desires, looks
at their loss, and whoever looks at the Devil, looks at
his enmity, and whoever looks at the angels, looks at their worship,
and whoever looks at the prophets, looks at their truthfulness, and whoever looks at
the scholars, looks at their advice, and whoever looks at the righteous, looks
at their humility, and whoever looks at the heedless, looks at their heedlessness,
and whoever looks at the ignorant, looks at their ignorance, and whoever looks at
the kings, looks at their tyranny, and whoever looks at the madmen, looks
That which you asked about, head-on entering the year, and that which
its state in the year is kosher as such, and in that which is in it
that which is not kosher as such, that which is in that
year, and that which is in that blood of its blood
that which is in it, if that which is in the year
that which is in the year, that which is in it, that which is not
in the year, that which is in that, that which is in
the year, that which is in it, that which is in the year
that which is in it, that which is in the year, that which
<del>that which</del> that which is in the year, that which is in
the year, that which is in it, that which is in the year
that which is in it, that which is in the year, that which
that which is in the year, that which is in the year
that which is kosher, God forbid, the year that which is in
that which is in that year, that which is in
that which is in that year, that which is in
that which is in that year, that which is in
that which is the year
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80
Then I greeted them and he said to me: I implore you, O so-and-so, you
knew what was in my heart, and he said to me: You,
You, O so-and-so, you are my mother and my father, and you are the one, you
who knows my protection, and he said to him: O my son, you help me
in this which I have, and he said to him: My son, you are the one who knows,
And he said to him: O my son, you know what is in my heart, and he said to him: O my son,
A thousand mercies upon your father, and he said to him: O my son, you
<del>who knows what was in my heart, and he said to him: O my son</del>
You, O so-and-so, you are my mother and my father, and you are the one, you
who knows my protection, and he said to him: O my son, you help me
in this which I have, and he said to him: My son, you are the one who knows,
And he said to him: O my son, you know what is in my heart, and he said to him: O my son,
A thousand mercies upon your father, and he said to him: O my son, you
who knows what was in my heart, and he said to him: O my son,
You, O so-and-so, you are my mother and my father, and you are the one, you
who knows my protection, and he said to him: O my son, you help me
in this which I have, and he said to him: My son, you are the one who knows,
And he said to him: O my son, you ⟦know what is in my heart⟧ and he said to him: O my son,
A thousand mercies upon your father, and he said to him: O my son, you
who knows what was in my heart, and he said to him: O my son,
You, O so-and-so, you are my mother and my father, and you are the one, you
who knows my protection, and he said to him: O my son, you help me
in this which I have, and he said to him: My son, you are the one who knows,
And he said to him: O my son, you ⟦know what is in my heart⟧ and he said to him: O my son,
A thousand mercies upon your father, and he said to him: O my son, you
who knows what was in my heart, and he said to him: O my son,
You, O so-and-so, you are my mother and my father, and you are the one, you
who knows my protection, and he said to him: O my son, you help me
From us and peace who that for him gold went ⟦...⟧
And I have mentioned ⟦...⟧
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And other and that gold went ⟦...⟧ the ⟦...⟧ gold went ⟦...⟧ the gold
And d from from the ⟦...⟧ gold and when ⟦...⟧
Gold ⟦...⟧ what ⟦...⟧ gold the ⟦...⟧ from ⟦...⟧
The gold from gold the ⟦...⟧ the ⟦...⟧ from ⟦...⟧
According to the ⟦...⟧ from ⟦...⟧ gold gold and the ⟦...⟧
Gold ⟦...⟧ and d from ⟦...⟧ gold ⟦...⟧
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And d from gold the ⟦...⟧ gold ⟦...⟧
From the gold and in gold gold from ⟦...⟧
And d from gold the gold ⟦...⟧ the ⟦...⟧
And d from the gold ⟦...⟧ the ⟦...⟧
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And d from the gold gold and d from ⟦...⟧ and d from the ⟦...⟧
To gold what from the gold gold and d ⟦...⟧
Gold ⟦...⟧ gold and d from ⟦...⟧
The gold ⟦...⟧ and d from ⟦...⟧ the gold ⟦...⟧
From the gold and d from ⟦...⟧ the ⟦...⟧ and d from ⟦...⟧
The gold ⟦...⟧
Who is like You among the gods, O Lord? Who is like You, majestic in holiness,
awesome in glory, working wonders? You stretched out Your right hand, the earth swallowed them.
In Your lovingkindness You led the people You redeemed; in Your strength You guided them to Your holy abode.
The nations heard and trembled; agony gripped the dwellers of Philistia.
Then the chieftains of Edom were dismayed; trembling seized the leaders of Moab;
all the dwellers of Canaan melted away. Terror and dread fell upon them;
by the greatness of Your arm they are still as stone, until Your people pass by, O Lord,
until the people You purchased pass by. You bring them and plant them
on the mountain of Your inheritance, the place, O Lord, You made for Your dwelling,
the sanctuary, O Lord, Your hands established. The Lord shall reign forever and ever.
For when the horse of Pharaoh with his chariots and horsemen went into the sea,
the Lord brought back the waters of the sea upon them, but the Israelites walked
on dry land in the midst of the sea. Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron's sister, took
the tambourine in her hand, and all the women went out after her
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with tambourines and dancing. And Miriam chanted to them: Sing to the Lord,
for He is highly exalted; the horse and its rider He has hurled into the sea.
Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea, and they went out into the wilderness of
Shur; they traveled for three days in the wilderness and found no water.
And if from that time he was guarantor for the ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ in the school and in ⟦...⟧ which is not possible ⟦...⟧
So it shall be that which is in the state of his life ⟦...⟧ which is in the school
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And likewise shall be ⟦...⟧ which is in the state of his life ⟦...⟧
It would be at that time ⟦...⟧
And likewise shall be that which is in the state of his life ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ at some times
And if <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> was in the ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ which was <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> in the ⟦...⟧
In every year and year and if it were ⟦...⟧
And if it were ⟦...⟧ at that time ⟦...⟧
So it shall be in ⟦...⟧ which is in the school
And if it were ⟦...⟧ and in the state of his life ⟦...⟧
And if it were in the school and if it were at that time
And if it were ⟦...⟧ and if it were in the school ⟦...⟧
⟦...⟧ at that time ⟦...⟧
And if it were at that time ⟦...⟧ in the school
So it shall be ⟦...⟧ at that time
A question: The feet of a servant shall not move on the Day of Resurrection until
he is asked about four: about his life, how he spent it;
and about his body, how he wore it out; and about his wealth, from where he earned it
and on what he spent it.
The answer: Life is the time of living. Whoever spends his time in obedience to God,
Exalted is He, has earned eternal life and everlasting bliss.
And whoever spends his time in disobedience to God, Exalted is He, has lost this world and the hereafter.
As for the body, it is the vehicle of the soul. If he exhausts it in obedience to God,
Exalted is He, then he is the winner and has found a rest after which there is no fatigue.
And if he exhausts his body in seeking the world and desires, then he is the loser
who has labored with a labor followed by no rest. As for wealth, if it was
from lawful means and he spent it on lawful things, then it is the permanent bliss and the great kingdom.
And if it was from forbidden means or he spent it on forbidden things, then it is regret and heartbreak,
and painful punishment and the Hellfire.
A question: What is the thing that is all mouth? And what is the thing that is all
eye? And what is the thing that is all wing? And what is the thing that is all
leg? And what is the thing that is all male? And what is the thing that is all
female?
The answer: That which is all mouth is the jar. And that which is all eye is the net.
And that which is all wing is the fan. And that which is all
leg is the ladder. And that which is all male is the sword. And that which is all
female is the staff.
With the help of God, may He be blessed
Yaakov Yosef, may his light shine, may he prolong his days in goodness and his years in pleasantness
Amen and amen. After inquiring of the goodness, life, peace,
and all good things that shall reach him. I have come to inform you that, thank God,
we are in life and peace and we have no worry in the world except
for the lack of seeing your precious faces; may God grant us the merit to see your faces
very soon with joys, gladness, exultation, and heart's joy, amen,
may it be His will. And since it has been several days since we have received
any letter from you to inform us of your good health and well-being,
therefore we are very worried about this. And now I request
of you that you do not refrain from writing to us by every post
and diligence ⟦?⟧ to inform us of your good health and well-being,
for by this you shall revive our spirit and our soul. And also to inform you
that we sent to you via ⟦illegible⟧
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And now I shall inform you that a letter arrived to us from your honorable brother Yechezkel, may his light shine,
and it is written therein that he is in life and peace and that he is engaged in his business,
and thank God he is successful in his deeds and has no worry
except about ⟦illegible⟧ and he requested of us to write to you
and to ask of you that you write to him and inform him of your good health,
for he worries about you very much. And we also wrote to him
and informed him of your good health and well-being, and thank God
that everything is in life and peace. And also you should know that we sent to you
via the aforementioned a sum of ⟦illegible⟧
Great peace.
A letter from Menachem Kadoorie Daniel, resident of Baghdad, in the company of Khawaja Barukh
⟦...⟧ Isaac ⟦...⟧
Father of David Menachem Joseph ⟦...⟧ father of David Menachem
⟦...⟧ David Menachem Daniel and Jawad Lulu Shmeel father of
Ahmed Raman father of Solomon Hezekiah father of Moses ⟦...⟧
Khawaja David and Menashe and Naim Daniel father of Simeon
Mr. Joseph ⟦...⟧ and so Dayani and Aaron and Moses Daniel
⟦...⟧ Menachem Daniel and Jawad Lulu Shmeel father of David
Menachem
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⟦...⟧: A secure day
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Khawaja Saleh Daniel Menashe and David Menachem Daniel
⟦...⟧ Meir Daniel David Menashe and Joseph Menachem Daniel
Menashe David Daniel and Jawad Menachem Daniel father of Menashe Daniel
⟦...⟧ Joseph Hayyim Ezekiel Menachem and Farha father of Georgie
Menashe father of Khawaja Daniel Menashe father of Joseph ⟦...⟧
Simeon father of Menashe Daniel and Jawad Menachem Daniel
Father of Tova father of David Menashe father of Simeon father of Menashe
Father of Hayyim Daniel ⟦...⟧ father of Rachel father of Joseph Daniel
⟦...⟧ father of Menashe Daniel father of Menashe father of Joseph Daniel
⟦...⟧ father of Daniel father of Menashe father of Menachem Daniel
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David father of David Menachem Daniel father of Joseph Daniel
Daniel father of Solomon David ⟦...⟧ father of Joseph Daniel
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And if such is the case, then what you must
do is as He commanded you, and likewise also
as the Almighty said: "Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all
thy gates" etc. And He appointed judges over them to judge
between them; so whoever transgresses against the judges, it is as if he transgressed
against God the Almighty, as He said: "For the judgment is God's."
And likewise also, whoever opposes the command of the judges has
opposed the command of God the Almighty, as He said: "And the man that
doeth presumptuously, in not hearkening unto the priest" etc.
And likewise also, whoever opposes the command of his parents has
opposed the command of God the Almighty, as He said: "Honour thy father
and thy mother," and He said: "Cursed be he that dishonoureth his father or his mother."
And likewise also, whoever opposes the command of his teacher has
opposed the command of God the Almighty, as He said: "And let the fear of thy teacher be as the fear of
Heaven," and He said: "And thou shalt love the Lord thy God," and He said:
"And thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself."
And if we contemplate these commandments, we find that all the commandments
that are between man and his fellow are included under this
commandment, meaning: "And thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself," because everything
that a person hates for someone else to do to him, he is forbidden from
doing to others, as Hillel the Elder said: "That which is hateful to you,
do not do to your fellow." And from this [comes the prohibition of] robbery, theft, lying,
gossip, and other such reprehensible actions
whose explanation would be lengthy. And this commandment is a great principle in the Torah.
And after that I went out to the market and brought dirhams
I have a debt from them and I brought such and such from dirhams
allotted to that without any account book at all
that was without a transaction and did not go
I have a debt which he had with me at the time that
was one quadrant, he paid and came to me
immediately after that thing
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He saw me and said to me, tell me what happened, the talk
and the discussion and from such and such, what did you hear from him
tell me, and from the beginning of the month he traveled from Baghdad and went
to Kirkuk ⟦...⟧
And so he was traveling with a group of people from Kirkuk
And I was going with them and he returned to travel with them and the well-being
everyone who traveled to the country, in every house he stays with them a day
and the time was such, and I was with them, and he said to me come and stay a day
between your hands and I will tell the boy to bring me from between the town
apricots, walnuts and hazelnuts, and the boy did not answer me with a word
which his father said to him, and from that day he began to make excuses
And I was doing my work in the house with the people of the house
He went to the bathhouse on Friday at that time
After that time he did not want to stay a day with them
Sarah daughter of David 23 etc. was born on the first day 23 Elul 5683
Isaac son of Joseph Menashe Saleh Tuesday 14 Elul year 5684
<del>Naima</del> was born on the fourth day 23 Elul year 5684
Simcha daughter of Ezekiel Meir day ...
Elijah son of Joseph David day 28 Kislev 5684
Murad son of Elijah Shimon day 26 Elul 5684
David son of Joseph Aaron day 23 Elul 5684
Rahma daughter of David Joseph day 23 Elul 5684
Born 23 Elul Murad son of Joseph Shimon day
Menashe son of David Joseph day 23 Elul 5684
Born 23 Elul Joseph Abraham
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Elul Farha daughter of Joseph David day five 23 Elul 5684
Benzion son of Joseph Elijah day ...
Joseph son of Joseph Meir day ...
Naji son of Joseph Ezekiel day ...
Mazal daughter of Joseph David day ...
Ezra son of Joseph Abraham day ...
Elijah son of Joseph Ezekiel day ...
24 Elul Joseph son of Ezekiel ...
Ezekiel son of Joseph Abraham ...
Joseph son of Joseph Elijah ...
Farha daughter of Joseph ...
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For the Merciful One shall surely have mercy on us and on the remnant
<del>of your people the House of Israel</del> spirit and salvation and relief
and quietness and security and it was said and all shall not depart from your mouth
and from the mouth of your seed and from the mouth of your seed's seed said the Lord from now
and forever for the Lord will not forsake His people for the sake of
His great name for the Lord was pleased to make you
a people for Himself and the Lord was with Joseph and he was a successful
man and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian and his master saw
that the Lord was with him and all that he did the Lord made successful
in his hand and Joseph found favor in his eyes and he served him
and he appointed him over his house and all he had he put in his hand and it was
from the time he appointed him in his house and over all that he had
that the Lord blessed the house of the Egyptian because of Joseph and it was
the blessing of the Lord in all that he had in the house and in the field
and he left all that he had in Joseph's hand and he knew not with him
anything except the bread which he ate
and Joseph was handsome of form and handsome of appearance and it was
after these things that his master's wife lifted
her eyes to Joseph and said lie with me
and he refused and said to his master's wife behold my master knows not
what is with me in the house and all that he has he has put in my hand
there is none greater in this house than I and he has not withheld from me
anything but you in that you are his wife and how
can I do this great evil and sin against God
and it was as she spoke to Joseph day by day and he did not listen to her
to lie beside her to be with her and it was as this day
Remember Eldad and how much building you did at Abu Eldad's
It would have been a thousand, do not take offense, as I mentioned today
The thorn that fell into your hand, I was commanding
If you had known that news without
Any evidence at all
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You were mocking my life at that time
When you had prestige ⟦...⟧
And you used to write to me from that time unless I have
That time as is known among all people
That my life has no value and no worth, and this time
In which we are now, you want to act like that time
And you used to write first so that you would have hope in it
Now you want to act because that has departed from you
Unless you wanted this and much ⟦...⟧
Which is like it or more, you want, my brother, I say
To you something: do not listen to anything of what people say
And do not want to hear any word from me nor from those who say
To you that this mentioned prestige
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