Translation:Mishnah/Seder Zeraim/Tractate Berakhot/Chapter 2/2/Translation

These are the section breaks:

Between the first and second blessings,

Between the second blessing and Shema (Deuteronomy 6:4),

Between Shema and V'hayah im shamoa ("If you truly listen")(Deuteronomy 11:13),

Between V'hayah im shamoa and Vayomer ("[God] said")(Numbers 15:37),

Between Vayomer and Emet v'yatziv ("True and enduring").

Rabbi Yehuda says:

Between Vayomer and Emet v'yatziv -- one may not pause.

Rabbi Yehoshua ben Korchah said:

Why does Shema precede V'hayah im shamoa?

So that one may accept the yoke of the kingdom of heaven first,

And after that accept the yoke of the commandments.

And [why does] V'hayah im shamoa [precede] Vayomer?

Because V'hayah im shamoa applies during the day and at night,

And Vayomer only applies during the day.