Mishnayos Kesuvos Perek 3 Mishnah 9
ืืชืืืืช ืคืจืง ืืณ ืืฉื ื ืืณ
9
One who says: I seduced the daughter of so-and-so, pays compensation for humiliation and degradation based on his own admission, but does not pay the fine. Similarly, one who says: I stole, pays the principal, the value of the stolen goods, based on his own admission, but does not pay the double payment and the payment four and five times the principal for the slaughter or sale of the sheep or ox that he stole. Likewise if he confessed: My ox killed so-and-so, or: My ox killed an ox belonging to so-and-so, this owner pays based on his own admission. However, if he said: My ox killed a slave belonging to so-and-so, he does not pay based on his own admission as that payment is a fine. This is the principle: Anyone who pays more than what he damaged, the payments are fines and therefore he does not pay based on his own admission. He pays only based on the testimony of others.
ืึธืืึนืึตืจ ืคึผึดืชึผึดืืชึดื ืึถืช ืึผึดืชึผืึน ืฉืึถื ืคึผึฐืืึนื ึดื, ืึฐืฉืึทืึผึตื ืึผึนืฉืึถืช ืึผืคึฐืึธื ืขึทื ืคึผึดื ืขึทืฆึฐืืึน, ืึฐืึตืื ืึน ืึฐืฉืึทืึผึตื ืงึฐื ึธืก. ืึธืืึนืึตืจ ืึผึธื ึทืึฐืชึผึดื ืึฐืึธืึทืึฐืชึผึดื ืึผืึธืึธืจึฐืชึผึดื, ืึฐืฉืึทืึผึตื ืึถืช ืึทืงึผึถืจึถื ืขึทื ืคึผึดื ืขึทืฆึฐืืึน, ืึฐืึตืื ืึน ืึฐืฉืึทืึผึตื ืชึผึทืฉืึฐืืึผืึตื ืึถืคึถื ืึฐืชึทืฉืึฐืืึผืึตื ืึทืจึฐืึผึธืขึธื ืึทืึฒืึดืฉึผืึธื. ืึตืึดืืช ืฉืืึนืจึดื ืึถืช ืคึผึฐืืึนื ึดื ืืึน ืฉืืึนืจืึน ืฉืึถื ืคึผึฐืืึนื ึดื, ืึฒืจึตื ืึถื ืึฐืฉืึทืึผึตื ืขึทื ืคึผึดื ืขึทืฆึฐืืึน. ืึตืึดืืช ืฉืืึนืจึดื ืขึทืึฐืึผืึน ืฉืึถื ืคึผึฐืืึนื ึดื, ืึตืื ืึน ืึฐืฉืึทืึผึตื ืขึทื ืคึผึดื ืขึทืฆึฐืืึน. ืึถื ืึทืึผึฐืึธื ืึผึธื ืึทืึฐืฉืึทืึผึตื ืึธืชึตืจ ืขึทื ืึทื ืฉึผืึถืึดืึผึดืืง, ืึตืื ืึน ืึฐืฉืึทืึผึตื ืขึทื ืคึผึดื ืขึทืฆึฐืืึน:
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ืืจืื ืืจื
ืืืืืจ ืคืชืืชื ืืช ืืชื ืฉื ืคืืื ื โ needless to say the person who states I raped [her], that he does not damage her so much for there is no such great evil talk of an outraged woman (i.e., who had been raped) for it is self-evident that he pays shame and damages by his own testimony [but rather] even a person who says, โI seduced [her], causes her greater damage for the evil talk of a seduced woman is greater, and you might think I would say that we donโt believe him to attach merit to the evil report, it comes to teach us that it is beneficial to her for herself to attach merit to the evil report in order to profit from the money
ืืืื ื ืืฉืื ืงื ืก โ for he admits that with regard to a fine, he is exempt, as Scripture states (Exodus 22:8): โHe whom God declares guilty [shall pay double to the other],โ except for one who accuses himself (see Talmud Bava Kamma 64b).
ืืืืช ืฉืืจื ืืช ืคืืื ื โ and behold I am liable for indemnity through his own [testimony], for he holds that the fine is an indemnification.
ืขืืื ืฉื ืคืืื ื โ and behold I am liable thirty Selah, he is exempt, for they are a fine and even if it is not worth a Selah, he gives thirty [Selaim].
ืืืืืจ ืคืชืืชื ืืช ืืชื ืฉื ืคืืื ื. ืื ืืืขืื ืืืืืจ ืื ืกืชื ืฉืืื ื ืคืืื ืืืชื ืื ืื ืฉืืื ืืขื ืฉื ืื ืืกื ืืืื ืื ืื ืืคืฉืืื ืืืฉืื ืืืฉืช ืืคืื ืขื ืคื ืขืฆืื, ืืื ืืคืืื ืืืืืจ ืคืชืืชื, ืืคืืื ืื ืืคื ืฉืืขื ืฉื ืืคืืชื ืืืื ืืกืืดื ืืื ืืืืื ืื ื ืืื ืืืืืืง ืืืขื, ืงืืดื ืื ืืื ืื ืืืืื ืืืืืืง ืืืขื ืืื ืืืฉืชืืจ ืืืืื:
ืืืื ื ืืฉืื ืงื ืก. ืืืืื ืืงื ืก ืคืืืจ, ืืืืจ ืงืจื (ืฉืืืช ืืดื:ืืณ) ืืฉืจ ืืจืฉืืขืื ืืืืื, ืคืจื ืืืจืฉืืข ืืช ืขืฆืื:
ืืืืช ืฉืืจื ืืช ืคืืื ื. ืืืจืื ื ืืืื ืืืืคืจ. ืืฉืื ืขื ืคื ืขืฆืื. ืืงืกืืจ ืืืคืจื ืืืื ื:
ืขืืื ืฉื ืคืืื ื. ืืืจืื ื ืืืื ืฉืืฉืื ืกืืข, ืคืืืจ, ืืงื ืก ื ืื ืื, ืฉืืคืืื ืืื ื ืฉืื ืกืืข ื ืืชื ืฉืืฉืื: