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Mishnayoth: Pointed Hebrew Text, English translation, Introductions, notes, supplement, Appendix, Addenda, Corrigenda (6 Volume Set) (English and Hebrew Edition)

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The Mishnah, the second text of Jewish Scripture after the Jewish Bible, is here translated in clear and trustworthy form. The seven volume set includes an entire volume which is supplementary information and indexes. Each volume covers a different order (seder) of the Mishnah. There are several footnotes throughout each volume to explain details of the law involved, offer grammatical notes and specific nuances of the translation. Several cross references are given to help one to see how the Mishnah deals with the same or a similar subject in different orders. If you've got the budget and shelf space (10" or so) for more than a single volume but don't want to dedicate an entire shelf and several hundred dollars to the Artscroll series, this is the edition for you. It is also a fine compliment to the Artscroll series given the different principles of translation that the two editions use.

The beauty of the commentary is he makes this fairly vague and often confusing book understandable to a layman.