Today's Mishnah Yomi
Sotah 1:6 - 1:7
The Mishnah Yomi for Wednesday, May 8, 2024 is Sotah 1:6 - 1:7
Mishnah 1
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Mishnayos Sotah Perek 1 Mishnah 6
סוטה פרק א׳ משנה ו׳
If she was dressed in white garments, he would now cover her with black garments. If she was wearing gold adornments, or chokers [katliyot], or nose rings, or finger rings, they removed them from her in order to render her unattractive. And afterward the priest would bring an Egyptian rope fashioned from palm fibers, and he would tie it above her breasts. And anyone who desires to watch her may come to watch, except for her slaves and maidservants, who are not permitted to watch because her heart is emboldened by them, as seeing one’s slaves reinforces one’s feeling of pride, and their presence may cause her to maintain her innocence. And all of the women are permitted to watch her, as it is stated: “Thus will I cause lewdness to cease out of the land, that all women may be taught not to do after your lewdness” (Ezekiel 23:48).
הָיְתָה מִתְכַּסָּה בִלְבָנִים, מְכַסָּהּ בִּשְׁחוֹרִים. הָיוּ עָלֶיהָ כְלֵי זָהָב וְקַטְלָיאוֹת, נְזָמִים וְטַבָּעוֹת, מַעֲבִירִים מִמֶּנָּה כְּדֵי לְנַוְּלָהּ. וְאַחַר כָּךְ מֵבִיא חֶבֶל מִצְרִי וְקוֹשְׁרוֹ לְמַעְלָה מִדַּדֶּיהָ. וְכָל הָרוֹצֶה לִרְאוֹת בָּא לִרְאוֹת, חוּץ מֵעֲבָדֶיהָ וְשִׁפְחוֹתֶיהָ, מִפְּנֵי שֶׁלִּבָּהּ גַּס בָּהֶן. וְכָל הַנָּשִׁים מֻתָּרוֹת לִרְאוֹתָהּ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (יחזקאל כג) וְנִוַּסְּרוּ כָּל הַנָּשִׁים וְלֹא תַעֲשֶׂינָה כְּזִמַּתְכֶנָה:
Bartenura
היתה מכוסה בלבנים מכסה בשחורים. ואם היו שחורים יפין לה, מכסה בבגדים מכוערים:
קטליות. ענקים שמשימים סביב הצואר. ומפני שהאשה חונקת עצמה בהם כדי שתראה בעלת בשר נקראים קטליות:
נזמים וטבעות מעבירים ממנה. מפרש בגמרא דלא תימא שיניחו לה הנזמים והטבעות אחר שקרעו בגדיה וגלו את ליבה שזה יותר גנאי לה, כמו שגנאי יותר לאדם ערום שילך במנעלים ברגליו מלילך יחף, קמ״ל דלא:
חבל מצרי. מפרש בירושלמי לפי שעשתה מעשה מצרים. ואם אין חבל מצרי מביא שאר חבלים:
וקושרו למעלה מדדיה. שלא יפלו בגדיה ותשאר ערומה:
וכל הרוצה לראות בא לראות. ודוקא באנשים רשות ואינו חובה. אבל בנשים, חובה על כל הנשים המצויות שם לבא ולראות, כדכתיב ונוסרו וכל הנשים:
וכל הנשים מותרות לראותה. חייבין לראותה. הכי מפרש לה בגמרא:
Mishnah 2
Mishnayos Sotah Perek 1 Mishnah 7
סוטה פרק א׳ משנה ז׳
The mishna teaches lessons that can be derived from the actions and treatment of a sota. With the measure that a person measures, he is measured with it. For example, she, the sota, adorned herself to violate a transgression, the Omnipresent therefore decreed that she be rendered unattractive; she exposed herself for the purpose of violating a transgression, as she stood in places where she would be noticed by potential adulterers, so the Omnipresent therefore decreed that her body be exposed publicly; she began her transgression with her thigh and afterward with her stomach, therefore the thigh is smitten first and then the stomach, and the rest of all her body does not escape punishment.
בַּמִדָּה שֶׁאָדָם מוֹדֵד, בָּהּ מוֹדְדִין לוֹ. הִיא קִשְּׁטָה אֶת עַצְמָהּ לַעֲבֵרָה, הַמָּקוֹם נִוְּלָהּ. הִיא גִלְּתָה אֶת עַצְמָהּ לַעֲבֵרָה, הַמָּקוֹם גִּלָּה עָלֶיהָ. בַּיָּרֵךְ הִתְחִילָה בָעֲבֵרָה תְחִלָּה וְאַחַר כָּךְ הַבֶּטֶן, לְפִיכָךְ תִּלְקֶה הַיָּרֵךְ תְּחִלָּה וְאַחַר כָּךְ הַבֶּטֶן. וּשְׁאָר כָּל הַגּוּף לֹא פָלֵט:
Bartenura
המקום ניולה – that a Kohen reveals her head and unravels her hair and rends her clothing.
היא גלתה את עצמה – she sat at the crossroads and revealed herself to an adulterer.
המקום גלה עליה – that a Kohen places her at the Nicanor Gate and shows her disgrace to everyone.
בירך התחילה בעבירה תחילה – on the way to sexual intercourse, the thigh benefits first through the closeness of the flesh.
ושאר כל הגוף לא פלט the other limbs of her body are not spared from the illness, even though they are not mentioned in the Bible other than the stomach and the thigh.
המקום ניוולה. שמגלה כהן את ראשה וסותר את שערה וקורע את בגדיה:
היא גילתה את עצמה. ישבה בפרשת דרכים וגילתה עצמה לנואף:
המקום גילה עליה. שכהן מעמידה על שער נקנור ומראה קלונה לכל:
בירך התחילה בעבירה תחלה. בדרך תשמיש הירך נהנה תחלה בקירוב בשר:
ושאר כל הגוף לא פלט. שאר אברי גופה אינם פלטים מן החולי, ואע״פ שלא הוזכרו במקרא אלא בטן וירך:
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Mishnah Yomi is a daily study program where participants study two mishnayot (individual teachings from the Mishnah) every day. By following this program, one can complete the entire Mishnah in about six years.
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היתה מכוסה בלבנים מכסה בשחורים – if they were black [clothing] that were nice for her, cover her with ugly black clothing.
קטליות – large that they place around the neck and because the woman chokes herself with them in order that she would appear to have a lot of skin, they are called קטליות –chains–necklaces.
נזמים וטבעות מעבירים ממנה – The Gemara (Talmud Sotah 8b) explains that you would not say that she should leave the earrings and rings after her clothes had been torn and revealed her heart–bosom that this is more of a disgrace to her just as it is a greater disgrace for a naked man that he should walk with shoes on his feet than walk barefoot. It comes to teach us that this is not the case.
חבל מצרי – It explains in the Jerusalem Talmud that because she acted in the ways of Egypt, but if there is no “common rope”–Egyptian rope, bring other ropes.
קושרו למעלה מדדיה – so that her clothing doesn’t fall and she would remain naked.
וכל הרוצה לראות יבא ויראה – and specifically, with men, it is optional and not obligatory, but with women, it is obligatory upon all the women that are found there to come and look as it is written (Ezekiel 23:48): “and all the women shall take warning [not to imitate your wantonness].”
וכל הנשים מותרות לראותה. חייבין לראות – But women are permitted to look at her and obligated to look at her. This is explained in the Gemara (Talmud Sotah 8b).