An Argument for the Sake of Heaven

מַחֲלֹקֶת שֶׁהִיא לְשֵׁם שָׁמַיִם

 

In Mishna Avot 5.17 our Sages teach us:

Whenever a dispute is for the sake of Heaven, it [i.e., the position of both parties] will ultimately endure; but if it is not for the sake of Heaven, it will not ultimately endure

כָּל מַחֲלֹקֶת שֶׁהִיא לְשֵׁם שָׁמַיִם סוֹפָהּ לְהִתְקַיֵּם וְשֶׁאֵינָהּ לְשֵׁם שָׁמַיִם אֵין סוֹפָהּ לְהִתְקַיֵּם

4369+13 words=4382=17=8

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Whenever a dispute is for the sake of Heaven, it [i.e., the position of both parties] will ultimately endure

כָּל מַחֲלֹקֶת שֶׁהִיא לְשֵׁם שָׁמַיִם סוֹפָהּ לְהִתְקַיֵּם

2440=10=1 or + 7 words=17=8

 But if it is not for the sake of Heaven, it will not ultimately endure

וְשֶׁאֵינָהּ לְשֵׁם שָׁמַיִם אֵין סוֹפָהּ לְהִתְקַיֵּם

1929+6 words=1935=18

4259+6 words=4265=17=8 (final letters)

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For the Sake of Heaven

לְשֵׁם שָׁמַיִם

1880=17=8 or + 2 words=19=10=1