(Mishnah): The flute plays in front of them, until they reach Har ha'Bayis. When they reached Har ha'Bayis, even Agripas ha'Melech takes the basket on his shoulder and enters, until he reaches the Azarah.

The Leviyim sang "Aromimcha Hash-m Ki Dilisani v'Lo Simachta Oivai Li.''

The chicks on the baskets were [offered for] Olos, and what is in their hands they give to the Kohanim.

When the basket is still on his shoulder, he recites from "Higadti ha'Yom la'Shem Elokecha...'', until he finishes the entire Parshah.

R. Yehudah says, [it is on his shoulder] until "Arami Oved Avi.'' He takes the basket down, and holds it by the brim, and the Kohen puts his hand underneath and waves it. [He then recites] from "Arami Oved Avi'' until he recites the entire Parshah.

He places it down to the side of the Mizbe'ach, bows, and leaves.

Initially, everyone who knew how to recite, recited. Everyone who did not know how to recite, they were Makre (someone said the words, and he repeated them) in front of him.

[Those who did not know] refrained from bringing. They enacted to be Makre for one who knows and for one who does not know.

The rich bring Bikurim in baskets of gold and silver (and take back the baskets afterwards). The poor bring in wicker baskets of peeled willow branches, and the baskets and Bikurim are given to the Kohanim.

(Gemara - Rav Huna): Our Mishnah should say "v'Lakach ha'Kohen ha'Tene mi'Yadecha'' [and afterwards the Leviyim sang - R. SHLOMO SIRILIYO].

Some switch the order, in order that one Matanah (gift) will be next to another Matanah.

Note: Some Meforshim say that the other gift is offering the birds on the Mizbe'ach, and some say that it is additional birds given to the Kohen. The Mishnah did not explicitly discuss either (it said only that the birds are Olos)! Perhaps the other 'Matanah' is Hanachah of Bikurim on the ground; it is unreasonable that the Kohen must hold the Bikurim for a while. Rather, right after the owner gives to him, he puts them on the ground. We find that placing is called 'Nesinah' even without any Kinyan - "v'Nasan El ha'Mayim'', "v'Nasan Alav Mayim Chayim El Keli'' (Bamidbar 5:17, 19:17) - PF.

(Beraisa - R. Yosi): They did not put the chicks on the baskets, lest they sully the Bikurim. Rather, he hangs them outside the baskets.

Question (Rav Huna): Does Hanachah permit Mechusar Zman (if he brought them before Shavu'os, and did not do Hanachah after Shavu'os)?

Answer (R. Masniya): This [question] is when he returned and took them, but if they were in their place, it is as if he placed them [now].

One elder taught in front of R. Ze'ira that [after Shavu'os] he returns to [recite from] "Higadti ha'Yom.''

Question: Does one declare and return and declare?! (We expounded above (1:7) that one declares only once!)

Answer: He means 'I already declared' [about these same Bikurim - HA'GAON RAV C. KANIEVSKY, SHLITA. We explained this like SEFER NIR.]

Question (R. Yonah): If he did Hanachah at night [what is the law]?

(Beraisa): One places them at the southwest corner.

Source (Beraisa) Suggestion: Perhaps "Lifnei Hashem'' [teaches that Hanachah] is in the west!

Rejection: "Lifnei Mizbach'' (this is the south, where the ramp is).

Suggestion: Perhaps "Lifnei Mizbach'' is in the south!

Rejection: It says "Lifnei Hashem'' (in the west).

How [do we resolve these]? He puts it by the southwest corner. (We explained this like SHENOS ELIYAHU.)

Question (Beraisa): "Aniyah'' is only [answering] to another's words. (This implies that the Torah obligates this. Our Mishnah implies that they enacted to be Makri only because people who did not know refrained from bringing!)

Answer: (It was enacted not only due to people who did not know.) Rather, they also found a support to be Makri - "v'Anisa v'Amarta.''

Question (R. Yonah): May one bring [Bikurim] in silver plates?

R. Yonah and R. Yirmeyah - one of them made [a translator who said] 'Mana' [for the Targum of "ha'Tene''] return [and translate correctly, for 'Mana' connotes any Kli, and not only a basket].

And the other [of R. Yonah and R. Yirmeyah] made one return for saying "Patirim Im Yarkonan'' [for the Targum of u'Matzos Al Merorim, for it connotes any bitter vegetable, even if it is not called Maror Stam], and made him say "Patirim Im Merorim.'' We do not know who said this, and who said this.

Inference: Since R. Yonah asked "may one bring in a silver plate?'', this shows that he said to return the one who said "Mana'', and told him to say "Sala.'' (a basket. If he held that Tene is any Kli, he would have no Safek about a plate!)

R. Pinchas told one to return for saying "Petimei Bnei Torim'' [for the Targum of Par Ben Bakar. Even though Par is big, this is not its translation - HA'GAON RAV C. KANIEVSKY, SHLITA], and to say Tor Bar Torei (GRA).