ח וְכַמָּה גְשָׁמִים יֵרְדוּ וִיהֵא אָדָם צָרִיךְ לְבָרֵךְ. רִבִּי חִיָיא בְשֵׁם רִבִּי יוֹחָנָן בִּתְחִילָּה כְדֵי רְבִיעָה. וּבַסּוֹף כְּדֵי שֶּׁיּוּדְחוּ פָנֶיהָ. רִבִּי יַנַּאי בַּר יִשְׁמָעֵאל בְּשֵׁם רִבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן לָקִישׁ בִּתְחִילָּה כְדֵי רְבִיעָה. וּלְבַסּוֹף כְּדֵי שֶּׁתִּשְׁרֶה הַמְּגוּפָה. וְיֵשׁ מְגּוּפָה נִשְׁרֵית. אֶלָּא רוֹאִין אוֹתָהּ כְּאִילּוּ הִיא שְׁרוּיָה. רִבִּי יוֹסֵי בְשֵׁם רַב יְהוּדָה וְרִבִּי יוֹנָה וְרַב יְהוּדָה בְשֵׁם שְׁמוּאֵל בִּתְחִילָּה כְדֵי רְבִיעָה. וּלְבַסּוֹף אֲפִילוּ כָּל שֶׁהוּא. רִבִּי יוֹסָה בְשֵׁם רִבִּי זְעִירָא לְהַפְסִיק תַּעֲנִית נֶאֱמְרָה. רִבִּי חִזְקִיָּה וְרִבִּי נָחוּם וְרַב אָדָא [בַּר אֲבִימִי] הֲווּן יָתְבִין. אָמַר רִבִּי [נָחוּם] לְרַב אָדָא בַּר אֲבִימִי לֹא מִסְתַּבְּרָא לִבְרָכָה נֶאֱמְרָה. אָמַר לֵיהּ הִין. אָמַר רִבִּי חִזְקִיָּה לְרַב אָדָא בַּר אֲבִימִי לֹא מִסְתַּבְּרָא לְהַפְסִיק תַּעֲנִית נֶאֱמְרָה. אָמַר לֵיהּ אִין. אָמַר לֵיהּ לָמָּה אָמַרְתָּ לֵיהּ הִין הָכִין. אָמַר לֵיהּ בְּשִׁיטַּת רִבִּי. אָמַר רִבִּי מָנָא לְרִבִּי חִזְקִיָּה מָנִי רַבֵּיהּ. אָמַר לֵיהּ רִבִּי זְעִירָא. אָמַר לֵיהּ וַאֲנָן אָמְרִינָן רִבִּי יוֹסֵי בְשֵׁם רִבִּי זְעִירָא לְהַפְסִק תַּעֲנִית נֶאֱמְרָה.
8 How much rain should fall that a man is required to recite a benediction? Rebbi Ḥiyya in the name of Rebbi Yoḥanan: At the start, that it should fertilize, at the end that the surface should be wet. Rebbi Yannai ben Ismael in the name of Rebbi Simeon ben Laqish: At the start, that it should fertilize, at the end that the seal of the amphora should be soaked. Is the seal ever soaked? But it is as if it were soaked. Rebbi Yose in the name of Rav Yehudah, Rebbi Jonah, Rav Yehudah in the name of Samuel: At the start, that it should fertilize, atthe end even a minimal amount. Rebbi Yose in the name of Rebbi Zeïra: It was said for fast days. Rebbi Ḥizqiah, Rebbi Naḥum, and Rav Ada bar Abimi were sitting. Rebbi Naḥum said to Rav Ada bar Abimi: Is it not reasonable that this was said for the benediction; he answered: Yes. Rebbi Ḥizqiah said to Rav Ada bar Abimi: Is it not reasonable that this was said for fast days; he answered: Yes. He said to him, why did you say “yes” here? He said to him, it is the argumentation of my teacher. Rebbi Mana asked Rebbi Ḥizqiah, who is his teacher? He said to him, Rebbi Zeïra. He said to him, but we say: Rebbi Yose in the name of Rebbi Zeïra: It was said for fast days.