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The Talmud answers: It is necessary, lest you say that the sota ritual does not apply with regard to forbidden relatives, as the Torah states: “And she was defiled” (Numbers 5:13), “And she was defiled” (Numbers 5:14), two times. One verse teaches that she is defiled and forbidden to her husband, an
§ The Mishnah states: A husband can issue a warning to his wife with regard to all those with whom sex are forbidden, with the exception of a minor and of one who is not a man. The Talmud cites the source for this halakha: God states in the Torah: “And a man lay with her” (Numbers 5:13), indicating
With regard to Shmuel’s statement that one can issue a warning with regard to a shaḥuf, the Talmud asks: Isn’t that obvious? The Talmud answers: It is necessary, lest you say that one cannot issue a warning with regard to a shaḥuf, as God states in the Torah: “And a man lay with her carnally [shikh
The Talmud asks with regard to Shmuel’s statement that a shaḥuf who has sex with the daughter of a priest disqualifies her from partaking of teruma: Isn’t that obvious? The Talmud answers: It is necessary lest you say that a shaḥuf does not disqualify the daughter of a priest from partaking of teru
Since Shmuel’s statement contradicts the suggestion that the Mishnah excludes a shaḥuf, the Talmud suggests another explanation: Rather, the Mishnah serves to exclude a non-Jew, and teaches that one cannot issue a warning with regard to him. The Talmud asks: But didn’t Rav Hamnuna say: One can iss