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Translation:Mishnah/Seder Zeraim/Tractate Berakhot/Chapter 5/1

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Introduction

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Hebrew Text

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אין עומדין להתפלל אלא מתוך כובד ראש.
חסידים הראשונים היו שוהים שעה אחת ומתפללים,
כדי שיכונו את לבם למקום.
אפילו המלך שואל בשלומו – לא ישיבנו.
ואפילו נחש כרוך על עקבו – לא יפסיק.

English Translation

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[One] should not stand up to pray unless he is in a serious frame of mind {lit. "heaviness of head"}.
The original pious ones used to wait one hour and then pray,
in order to direct their hearts towards the Omnipresent.
[While one is reciting Shemona Esrei,] even if a [Jewish] king greets him {lit. "asks about his welfare"}, he should not respond to him,
and even if a [non-poisonous] snake wraps around his heel, he should not interrupt [verbally].

Explanation

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