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and any oath that is similar to it, i.e., that is clearly a falsehood, disqualifies one from further oath taking.
§ The Mishnah teaches: If one of the litigants was a dice player, or one who lends with interest, or among those who fly pigeons, or among the vendors of produce that grew during the Sabbatical Year, then the litigant opposing him takes an oath and receives payment of his claim. The Talmud asks: Wh
§ The Mishnah teaches: If both litigants were suspect, the oath returned to its place; this is the statement of R' Yosei. R' Meir says: Since neither can take an oath, they divide the disputed amount. Rava said to Rav Naḥman: How is it actually taught? What is R' Yosei’s opinion and what is R' Mei
It was stated that Rav Yosef bar Minyumi says that Rav Naḥman says that R' Yosei says: They divide the disputed amount. And similarly, Rav Zevid bar Oshaya teaches that R' Yosei says: They divide the disputed amount. The Talmud records a slightly different version of this tradition: There are those
§ R' Yosei rules in the Mishnah that in a case where both sides are suspect and cannot take an oath, the oath returned to its place. The Talmud asks: To where did it return? What is meant by the oath returning to its place? R' Ami said that our rabbis in Babylonia say: The oath returned to Sinai,