Sotah 32A

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And with what are we dealing here in the Mishnah? A case where a woman, who is generally disqualified from bearing witness, came initially, and testified that the woman committed adultery, and two witnesses say that she did not.

And according to this interpretation you must amend the statement of R' Neḥemya so that it reads like this: R' Neḥemya says: Wherever the Torah relies on one witness, follow the majority of opinions. And the rabbis established that two women against one woman are like two men against one man. But tw

The Talmud poses a question on these two interpretations of the Mishnah: And why do I need two cases in the Mishnah to teach the halakha that the majority opinion of those disqualified from bearing witness is followed? The Talmud explains: It is necessary, lest you say that when we follow the majori

Mishnah: These are recited in any language, not specifically Hebrew: The portion of the warning and the oath administered by the priest to a woman suspected by her husband of having been unfaithful [sota]; and the declaration of tithes, which occurs after the third and the 6th years of the 7-year