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The Talmud explains: What is the reason of R' Yosei, son of R' Yehuda? As the verse states: “But one witness shall not testify against any person that he die.” One can infer: That he die is the matter concerning which he does not testify, but he does testify to acquit. The Talmud asks: And what is
The Talmud asks: And as for the Rabbis, in what manner do they interpret this term: “That he die”? The Talmud answers: They establish it as teaching the halakha with regard to one of the students. As it is taught in a baraita: If one of the witnesses said: I have the ability to teach a reason to a
§ The Mishnah teaches: In cases of capital law, one who initially teaches a reason to deem the accused liable may then teach a reason to acquit, but one who initially teaches a reason to acquit him may not return and teach a reason to deem him liable. Rav says: They taught this halakha only with reg
The Talmud raises an objection from a Mishnah (40a): The following day, i.e., the day after the initial deliberations, the judges would arise early and come to court. One who yesterday was of the opinion to acquit says: I said to acquit, and I acquit in my place, i.e., I stand by my statement to a
The Talmud explains the objection: But the following day is at the time of the verdict, and the Mishnah rules that a judge who had said to acquit may not change his opinion. The Talmud questions this reading of the Mishnah: And according to your reasoning, are there no deliberations on the followin