Sanhedrin 9B

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If this were not to be so, what should two brothers and one other person do, if they saw someone kill another person? If the mere fact that they saw the event invalidates the testimony, then no one can ever be tried for a transgression committed in the presence of relatives. If one may decide whet

And if you wish, say instead: The Mishnah discusses a case where others warned her, and the witnesses themselves did not warn her. And R' Meir and the Rabbis disagree with regard to the issue that is the subject of the dispute between R' Yosei and the Rabbis. As we learned in a Mishnah (Makkot 6b),

And if you wish, say instead a different explanation: The Mishnah discusses a case where the testimony about the adultery was found to be contradictory with regard to the examinations concerning minor details of the incident, but the testimony was not found to be contradictory with regard to the int

And R' Meir and the Rabbis disagree with regard to the issue that is the subject of the dispute between Rabban Yoḥanan ben Zakkai and the Rabbis. As we learned in a Mishnah (40a): An incident occurred, and Rabban Yoḥanan ben Zakkai examined the witnesses with regard to the stems of figs, as to thei

§ The Talmud discusses scenarios concerning the testimony about a woman’s committing adultery and allegations that the husband is guilty of defamation. Rav Yosef says: If the husband brought witnesses who testified that his wife committed adultery, and the wife’s father brought witnesses, and they