Arakhin 23A

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Mishnah: In the case of one who consecrates his property and there was the outstanding debt of the marriage contract of his wife, for whose repayment one’s property is liened, R' Eliezer says: When he divorces her, he shall vow that benefit from her is forbidden to him. This is to prevent collusio

Talmud: The Mishnah teaches that there is a dispute between R' Eliezer and R' Yehoshua with regard to a case where one consecrates his property and then divorces his wife. The Talmud asks: With regard to what principle do they disagree? The Talmud explains: R' Eliezer holds that a person would eng

The Talmud asks: But if so, consider that which Rav Huna says: If a person on his deathbed consecrated all of his property and said: So-and-so has 100 dinars that I owe him in my possession, his statement is deemed credible, as there is a presumption that a person does not engage in collusion aga

The Talmud responds: No, R' Eliezer and R' Yehoshua disagree whether or not one colludes against the Temple treasury only with regard to a healthy person. But with regard to a person on his deathbed, everyone agrees that such a person does not engage in collusion against the Temple treasury. What i

Some say that in the case of a healthy person, everyone agrees on the question of whether or not a person would engage in collusion against the Temple treasury, i.e., they agree that one must be concerned that a person may engage in collusion. And here, they disagree with regard to a vow administere