Mishnayos Sotah Perek 2 Mishnah 3
ืกืืื ืคืจืง ืืณ ืืฉื ื ืืณ
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When the priest comes to write the scroll of the sota that is to be placed in the water, from what place in the Torah passage concerning the sota (Numbers 5:11โ31) does he write? He starts from the verse: โIf no man has lain with you, and if you have not gone astray to defilement while under your husband, you shall be free from this water of bitterness that causes the curseโ (Numbers 5:19); and continues: โBut if you have gone astray while under your husband, and if you are defiled, and some man has lain with you besides your husbandโ (Numbers 5:20). And then he does not write the beginning of the following verse, which states: โThen the priest shall cause the woman to swear with the oath of cursing, and the priest shall say to the womanโ (Numbers 5:21), but he does write the oath recorded in the continuation of the verse: โThe Lord shall make you a curse and an oath among your people when the Lord will cause your thigh to fall away, and your belly to swell. And this water that causes the curse shall go into your bowels, and cause your belly to swell, and your thigh to fall awayโ (Numbers 5:21โ22); but he does not write the conclusion of the verse: โAnd the woman shall say: Amen, amenโ (Numbers 5:22). Rabbi Yosei says: He does not interrupt the verses but rather writes the entire passage without any omissions. Rabbi Yehuda says: He writes nothing other than curses recorded in the final verses cited above: โThe Lord shall make you a curse and an oath among your people when the Lord will cause your thigh to fall away, and your belly to swell. And this water that causes the curse shall go into your bowels, and cause your belly to swell, and your thigh to fall away.โ And he does not write the conclusion of the verse: โAnd the woman shall say: Amen, amen.โ
ืึผึธื ืืึน ืึดืึฐืชึผึนื ืึถืช ืึทืึผึฐืึดืึผึธื, ืึตืึตืืึถื ืึธืงืึนื ืืึผื ืืึนืชึตื, (ืืืืืจ ื) ืึตืึดื ืึนื ืฉืึธืึทื ืึดืืฉื ืึฐืืึน', ืึฐืึทืชึผึฐ ืึผึดื ืฉืึธืึดืืช ืชึผึทืึทืช ืึดืืฉืึตืึฐ ืึฐืืึน'. ืึฐืึตืื ืึน ืืึนืชึตื ืึฐืึดืฉืึฐืึผึดืืขึท ืึทืึผึนืึตื ืึถืช ืึธืึดืฉึผืึธื ืึฐืืึน'. ืึฐืืึนืชึตื ืึดืชึผึตื ื' ืืึนืชึธืึฐ ืึฐืึธืึธื ืึฐืึดืฉืึฐืึปืขึธื ืึฐืืึน', ืึผืึธืืึผ ืึทืึผึทืึดื ืึทืึฐืึธืจึฐืจึดืื ืึธืึตืึผึถื ืึผึฐืึตืขึทืึดืึฐ ืึทืฆึฐืึผืึนืช ืึผึถืึถื ืึฐืึทื ึฐืคึผึดื ืึธืจึตืึฐ. ืึฐืึตืื ืึน ืืึนืชึตื ืึฐืึธืึฐืจึธื ืึธืึดืฉึผืึธื ืึธืึตื ืึธืึตื. ืจึทืึผึดื ืืึนืกึตื ืืึนืึตืจ, ืึนื ืึธืึธื ืึทืคึฐืกึดืืง. ืจึทืึผึดื ืึฐืืึผืึธื ืืึนืึตืจ, ืึผึธื ืขึทืฆึฐืืึน ืึตืื ืึน ืืึนืชึตื, ืึถืึผึธื ืึดืชึผึตื ื' ืืึนืชึธืึฐ ืึฐืึธืึธื ืึฐืึดืฉืึฐืึปืขึธื ืึฐืืึน' ืึผืึธืืึผ ืึทืึผึทืึดื ืึทืึฐืึธืจึฐืจึดืื ืึธืึตืึผึถื ืึผึฐืึตืขึทืึดืึฐ ืึฐืืึน'. ืึฐืึตืื ืึน ืืึนืชึตื ืึฐืึธืึฐืจึธื ืึธืึดืฉึผืึธื ืึธืึตื ืึธืึตื:
ืืณ
ืืจืื ืืจื
ืืื ืื ืฉืื ืืืฉ ืืืชื ืืื' โ the cleanโpure; which are the curses that come on account of blessings that imply that surely if a man laid, you would not be clean.
ืืืื ื ืืืชื ืืืฉืืืข ืืืื ืืื' โ for this is not other than a commandment upon the Kohen to have her take an oath.
ืืื ืืื ืืืชื ืืืืจื ืืืฉื ืืื ืืื โ it is nothing other than a receipt that the woman accepts upon herself the oaths and we derive it as it is written (Numbers 5:23): โ[The priest shall put] these curses down in writing and rub it into the water of bitterness],โ "ืืืืืช"โthe curses โ to include curses that come on account of the blessings. [The word] "ืืืื"โthese โ to exclude [the instructions] and the affirmations (see Talmud Sotah 17a โ by the woman saying โAmenโ).
ืจ' ืืืกื ืืืืจ ืืื ื ืืคืกืืง โ from when he starts: (Numbers 5:19): โIf no man has lain with youโ until (Numbers 5:24): โAmen, amen.โ And he writes the instructions of (Numbers 5:21): โHere the priest shall administer the curse of adjuration to the womanโ and the affirmations (Numbers 5:22): โAnd the woman shall say, โAmen, amen,โโ for he expounds the word "ืืช" (verse 19) to include instructions and affirmations.
ืจืื ืืืืื ืืืืจ ืื ืขืฆืื ืืื ื ืืืชื โ meaning to say that he was careful so as not to write other than "ืืืืช"โoaths, and not curses that come on account of the blessings and not instructions nor affirmations, for he expounds [the word] "ืืืืืช"โthe oaths โ and not curses that come on account of these blessings to exclude instructions and affirmations.
ืืื ืื ืฉืื ืืืฉ ืืืชื ืืืืณ ืื ืงื. ืฉืื ืงืืืืช ืืืืืช ืืืืช ืืจืืืช, ืืืฉืืข ืื ืื ืฉืื ืื ืชื ืงื:
ืืืื ื ืืืชื ืืืฉืืืข ืืืื ืืช ืืืฉื ืืืืณ ืฉืืื ืื ืืื ืืฆืื ืขื ืืืื ืืืฉืืืขื:
ืืื ืืื ืืืชื ืืืืจื ืืืฉื ืืื ืืื. ืฉืืื ื ืืื ืงืืื ืฉืืืฉื ืืงืืืช ืขืืื ืืืืืช. ืืืืืฃ ืื ืืืืชืื ืืืืืช ืืืื. ืืืืืช ืืจืืืช ืงืืืืช ืืืืืช ืืืืช ืืจืืืช. ืืืื, ืืืขืืื ืฆืืืืืช ืืงืืืืช:
ืจืณ ืืืกื ืืืืจ ืืื ื ืืคืกืืง. ืืฉืืชืืื ืื ืื ืฉืื ืืืฉ ืืืชื ืขื ืืื ืืื. ืืืืชื ืฆืืืืืช ืืืืฉืืืข ืืืื ืืช ืืืฉื ืืงืืืืช ืืืืืจื ืืืฉื ืืื ืืื, ืืืจืืฉ ืืช, ืืจืืืช ืฆืืืืืช ืืงืืืืช:
ืจืื ืืืืื ืืืืจ ืื ืขืฆืื ืืื ื ืืืชื. ืืืืืจ ืืื ืืืืจ ืืขืฆืื ืฉืื ืืืชืื ืืื ืืืืช ืืืื, ืืื ืงืืืืช ืืืืืช ืืืืช ืืจืืืช, ืืื ืฆืืืืืช, ืืื ืงืืืืช. ืืืจืืฉ ืืืืืช ืืื ืงืืืืช ืืืืืช ืืืืช ืืจืืืช. ืืืื, ืืืขืืื ืฆืืืืืช ืืงืืืืช: