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or chokers [katliyot], or nose rings, or finger rings, they removed them from her in order to render her unattractive. And afterward the priest would bring an Egyptian rope fashioned from palm fibers, and he would tie it above her breasts.
And anyone who desires to watch her may come to watch, except for her slaves and female slaves, who are not permitted to watch because her heart is emboldened by them, as seeing one’s slaves reinforces one’s feeling of pride, and their presence may cause her to maintain her innocence. And all of t
Talmud: The Talmud asks concerning the halakha that the sota is brought before the Sanhedrin: From where are these matters derived? R' Ḥiyya bar Gamda says that R' Yosei, son of R' Ḥanina, says: This is derived by means of a verbal analogy between the words “tora” and “tora.” It is written here,
§ The Mishnah teaches: And they threaten her in order that she admit her sin, to obviate the need to erase God’s name. And the Talmud raises a contradiction from that which was taught in a baraita in the Tosefta (1:6): In the same manner that they threaten her so that she will not drink, so too, the
The Talmud answers: This is not difficult. Here the Mishnah is referring to before the scroll was erased, and at that point the woman is warned only not to drink if she is guilty, so that the name of God will not be erased. There the baraita is referring to after the scroll was erased. Then she is