Commentary for Ta'anit 21:2

על הרביעית הוא אומר מי שענה את שמואל במצפה הוא יענה אתכם וישמע בקול צעקתכם הזה בא"י שומע צעקה:

Mishna. How did they bring up the first-fruits? All of the cities which were in the region gathered to the main city of the region and slept in the city square, they did not go into the houses. Early in the morning the appointed official would say “Rise! Let us go up to Zion to the House of the Lord our God!” (comp. Jeremiah 31:5, Mishna Bikkurim 3:2):

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