Explanation: Once he began on the first day of the last days [of Yom Tov], he does not cease. We rule like this.

Explanation: [Rav Nachman] questions the verse, which says "v'Yored Lachem Geshem Moreh u'Malkosh b'Rishon";

We could answer that the Mishnah relies on Malkosh, but it agrees that Moreh is in Cheshvan.

Question: Above, we said that what grows in six months grew in 11 days. We should have said that it grew in 13 and 14 days, for it immediately began growing!

Answer: Perhaps we can say that we discuss the last ones planted, on the third [day, i.e. Nisan 4]. Those grew in 11 days. This requires investigation.

Explanation #1: "In the city" literally means in the city.

Explanation #2: Some say that the simple meaning of the word "b'Ir" is "with hatred", i.e. I will not come in hatred";

"B'Ir" is an expression of hatred ", like it says "u'Mal'u Fenei Sevel Arim."

Explanation: Now I will explain [how we know that] Shmuel's life was 52 years.

In the first year that Eli was appointed Kohen Gadol, Shmuel was born, like it says "v'Eli Yoshev", i.e. that day he was settled and appointed;

Eli was a Navi and judge for 40 years, like a verse says explicitly;

Shmuel was a Navi and judge for 10 years before Sha'ul's kingship, like it says in Seder Olam;

Summary: Shmuel was 49 when he ceased to be judge, and half a year, for in the first year that Eli was Navi, he was born, and he lived during two and a half years of Sha'ul's reign. This is 52 years [in all].

This is why we asked "was he old?"

Alternative calculation: My Rebbi counts the 40 years of Eli before the Aron was captured. The day it was captured he died, like it says "va'Yhi k'Hazkiro [Es] Aron ha'Elokim va'Yipol... Acharonis va'Tishaber Mafrakto...";

The Aron was in Avinadav's house in Giv'ah 20 years, like it says "va'Yirbu ha'Yamim va'Yihyu Esrim Shanah va'Yinhu Kol Beis Yisrael Acharei Hash-m."

Immediately from when David became king in Yerushalayim, i.e. after he reigned in Chevron seven and a half years, he brought it (the Aron) there.

Go calculate 40 years that Eli lived, with 20 years that the Aron was in Avinadav's house. This is 60 years from Shmuel's birth until the Aron came to Yerushalayim;

Implied question: He was born in the first year [of Eli's reign]. If so we must deduct at least half a year or pregnancy!

Answer: Those seven months, the Aron was in the field of the Plishtim. We did not count them (with the 60 years from Shmuel's birth until the Aron came to Yerushalayim);

They complete (compensate for) the six months of pregnancy.

Summary: It turns out that there were eight years from Shmuel's death until the Aron came to Yerushalayim, for there were six months from Shmuel's death before [people of Yehudah] anointed David to be king in Chevron, and he reigned there seven and a half years.

Immediately, he reigned in Yerushalayim and brought the Aron.

Conclusion: Eight of the 60 years are lacking from Shmuel's birth until the Aron was brought [to Yerushalayim, i.e. eight years were after his death]. He is left with 52 years.

Observation: A support [that he did not die] is that it says "va'Yigva", and it does not say 'va'Yamos.'

Explanation: He discusses one who knew her, i.e. had relations with her, or recognizes her, i.e. he saw her.