t.Hag.2.8
A. They never differed except about laying on of hands [cf. M.Hag.2.2].
B. ``There are five pairs.
C. ``The three authorities of the former pairs who ruled not to lay on hands, and the two authorities of the latter pairs who ruled to lay on hands were patriarchs.
D. ``Those second to them were heads of the court,`` the words of R. Meir [T4].
E. R. Judah [T4; PA4 or PA5 in Y] says, ``Simeon b. Shatah was patriarch, Judah b. Tabbai [BCE1] was head of the court`` [cf. M.Hag.2.2],
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