Sotah 9:11 — When Song Ceased

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When Song Ceased

בִּטּוּל הַשִּׁיר
Mishnah סוטה ט׳:י״א · Sotah 9:11
מִשֶּׁבָּטְלָה סַנְהֶדְרִין,
בָּטֵל הַשִּׁיר מִבֵּית הַמִּשְׁתָּאוֹת,
שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (ישעיה כד) בַּשִּׁיר לֹא יִשְׁתּוּ יָיִן וְגוֹ׳
When the Sanhedrin was disbanded,
song was banished from the houses of feasting,
as it is said, (Yeshayahu 24:9) "With song they shall not drink wine…"

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