— Abaye said: [Reference here is made to] the handles of the knives. The following objection was raised: He also made of gold the base of the vessels, the rims of the vessels, the handles of the vessels and the handles of the knives [used on the Day of Atonement]? — Abaye explained: These are the helves of axes and adzes. HIS MOTHER HELENA MADE A CANDLESTICK OF GOLD etc.: A Tanna taught: When the sun was shining, sparkling rays proceeded from it and all knew then that the time had arrived for the reading of the [morning] Shema’. An objection was raised: One who reads the Shema’ in the morning together with the linen of the [priestly] Mishmars or the [laymen] Ma'amad, has not fulfilled his duty, because the men of the Mishmar read it early and the men of the Ma'amad read it too late. — Abaye said: It was for the rest of the people of Jerusalem. SHE ALSO MADE A TABLET: Do you not conclude from this that one may write a scroll for a child for practising purposes? — Resh Lakish said in the name of R. Jannai: Alphabetically. An objection was raised: Whilst writing he looks unto the tablet and copies what is written on the tablet? — Say: He looks and writes as it is written on the tablet. He raised this objection: When he writes he looks and copies what is written on the tablet, and what is written thereon? And if some man have lain with thee . . . if no man have lain with thee; if thou hast gone aside . . . and if thou hast not gone aside! — There it was writtenᵃᵇᶜᵈᵉᶠᵍʰⁱʲ