“ Rabbi Meir explains that each litigant can choose a judge and together they choose a third. The sages, however, state that the third judge is chosen by the other two. After this, a process of invalidation (voir dire) is explained, without an explanation of what makes a judge or witness "otherwise forbidden," which is explained later in this chapter. ”

“ One (litigant) chooses one and the other chooses one, and both of them choose the other one, these are the words of Rabbi Meir. But the sages say, the two judges choose the other one. One (litigant) invalidates the judge of the other, and the other invalidates the judge of the one, these are the words of Rabbi Meir. ”