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the witnesses warned her that she would be liable to receive lashes, but they did not warn her that she would be liable to receive the death penalty. In that case, the court would try her for adultery, and if found guilty she would receive lashes and not the death penalty.
And they disagree with regard to the issue that is the subject of the dispute between R' Yishmael and the Rabbis, as we learned in the Mishnah: One who is accused of violating a prohibition that would render him liable to receive lashes must be judged by 3 judges. In the name of R' Yishmael it was s
Ravina says a different explanation: The case in the Mishnah is discussing a situation where one of the witnesses is found to be a close relative or a disqualified witness, but two valid witnesses still remain. And R' Meir and the Rabbis disagree with regard to the issue that is the subject of the d
R' Akiva elaborates upon the implications of this halakha. If so, the Torah punishes the one who acts as an accessory to transgressors with the same punishment as the primary transgressors. All the more so, God will grant the reward to an individual who acts as an accessory to one who performs a mi
Additionally, this teaches that just as in the case of two witnesses, if one of them is found to be a close relative or a disqualified witness their testimony is nullified, as the single remaining witness is not able to testify alone, so too, in the case of 3 witnesses, if one of them is found to