1
The text (with minor changes) is from Halakhah 2:1 and explained there, Notes 12–20.
2
Reading of Rashba. In editio princeps, רבן גמליאל בר׳ שמעון but the edition of the ms. indicates that the letter ב is not a safe reading. The reading of Rashba is required since the full name of Rabban Gamliel would have to be either רבן גמליאל ברבן שמעון or רבן גמליאל בן שמעון following the style of his son רבן שמעון בן גמליאל.
3
Reading of ms. A. Ms. L: שמע.
4
Reading of ms. A. Ms. L: ,דתניא a lapse into Babylonian spelling.