Jerusalem Talmud Ketubot 2.9

משנה: הָאִשָּׁה שֶׁנֶּחְבְּשָׁה בִּידֵי גוֹיִם עַל יְדֵי מָמוֹן מוּתֶּרֶת לְבַעֲלָהּ עַל יְדֵי נְפָשׁוֹת אֲסוּרָה לְבַעֲלָהּ. עִיר שֶׁכְּבָשָׁהּ כַּרָקוֹם כָּל הַכֹּהֲנוֹת שֶׁנִּמְצְאוּ בְתוֹכָהּ פְּסוּלוֹת וְאִם יֵשׁ עֵדִים אֲפִילוּ עֶבֶד אֲפִילוּ שִׁפְחָה הֲרֵי אֵילּוּ נֶאֱמָנִין שֶׁאֵין אָדָם נֶאֱמָן עַל יְדֵי עַצְמוֹ. אָמַר רִבִּי זְכַרְיָה בֶּן הַקַּצָּב הַמָּעוֹן הַזֶּה לֹא זָזָה יָדָהּ מִיָּדִי מִשָּׁעָה שֶׁנִּכְנְסוּ הַגּוֹיִם לִירוּשָׁלֵם וְעַד שֶׁיָּצְאוּ. אָמְרוּ לוֹ אֵין אָדָם מֵעִיד עַל עַצְמוֹ.

MISHNAH: A woman who was jailed by Gentiles, if because of money matters, she is permitted to her husband; if because of criminal matters, she is prohibited to her husband. If a city was conquered after a siege, all wives of priests in it are disqualified; but if they have witnesses, even a slave, even a slave girl, those are trustworthy; but nobody is trustworthy about himself. Rebbi Zachariah, the son of the butcher, said, by the Temple! Her hand did not leave my hand from the moment the Gentiles entered Jerusalem until they left! They said to him, nobody testifies on his own behalf.

הלכה: הָאִשָּׁה שֶׁנֶּחְבְּשָׁה בִּידֵי גוֹיִם כול׳. תַּ[מָּ]ן תַּנִּינָן. הֵעִיד רִבִּי יוֹסֵי הַכֹּהֵן וְרִבִּי זְכַרְיָה בֶּן הַקַּצָּב עַל תִּינּוֹקֶת שֶׁהוּרְהֲנָה בְאַשְׁקְלוֹן וְרִיחֲקוּהָ בְּנֵי מִשְׁפָּחָה. וְעֵידֶיהָ מֵעִידִין אוֹתָהּ שֶׁלֹּא נִסְתְּרָה וְלֹא נִטְמְאָה. לְפִי שֶׁהָעֵדִים מֵעִידִין אוֹתָהּ שֶׁלֹּא נִסְתְּרָה וְשֶׁלֹּא נִטְמְאָה. הָא אִם אֵין עֵידֶיהָ מֵעִידִין אוֹתָהּ שֶׁלֹּא נִסְתְּרָה וְשֶׁלֹּא נִטְמְאָה לֹא. אָמַר רִבִּי לָעְזָר. שַׁנְיָיה הִיא בְהִירְהוֹן שֶׁהָרַבִּים נוֹהֲגִין לוֹ בְהֵתֵר.

HALAKHAH: “A woman who was jailed by Gentiles,” etc. There, we have stated: “Rebbi Yose the Cohen and Rebbi Zachariah the son of the butcher testified about a girl who was given as a pledge in Ascalon and her family excluded her, but her witnesses testified that she never was in a secret place and was not impure.” Because the witnesses testified that she never was in a secret place and was not impure; therefore, not if no witnesses testified that she never was in a secret place and was not impure! Rebbi Eleazar said, there is a difference about a pledge, because many treat her as permitted.

עַל יְדֵי נְפָשׁוֹת אֲסוּרָה. רִבִּי יוּדָן בְּרֵיהּ דְּרַב חָמָא דִּכְפַר תְּחֻמִין בְּשֵׁם חִזְקִיָּה. וְהוּא שֶׁנִּגְמַר דִּינָהּ לַהֲרִיגָה. רִבִּי יוֹחָנָן אָמַר. אֲפִילוּ לֹא נִגְמַר דִּינָ[הּ] לַהֲרִיגָה. אָמְרִין בְּשֵׁם רִבִּי יוֹחָנָן. אֵשֶׁת לֵיסְטֵיס כְּלֵיסְטֵיס.

“If because of criminal matters she is prohibited.” Rebbi Yudan the son of Rav Ḥama from Kefar Teḥumim in the name of Ḥizqiah: Only if she was sentenced to death. Rebbi Joḥanan said, even if she was not sentenced to death. They said in the name of Rebbi Joḥanan: A robber’s wife is like a robber’.

אֵי זֵהוּ כַרָקוֹם. רִבִּי בָּא בְשֵׁם רַב חִיָיה בַּר אַשִּׁי. כְּגוֹן זוֹגִין וְשַׁלְשֶׁלָיוֹת וּכְבָלִים וַאֲוָוזִים וְתַרְנְגֹלִין וְאַפָּרָטוֹטוֹת מַקִּיפִין אֶת הָעִיר. וָמַר רִבִּי בָּא בְשֵׁם רַב חָמָא בַּר אַשִּׁי. מַעֲשֶׂה הָיָה וּבָרְחָה מִשָּׁם סוּמָה אַחַת. הָיָה שָׁם פִּירְצָה אַחַת מַצֶּלֶת אֶת הַכֹּל. הָיוּ שָׁם מַחְבּוּיִים צְרִיכָה. רִבִּי זְעִירָה רִבִּי בָּא בַּר זַבְדָּא רִבִּי יִצְחָק בַּר חֲקוּלָה בְשֵׁם רִבִּי יוּדָן נְשִׂיאָה. וּבִלְבַד כַּרָקוֹם שֶׁלְּאוֹתָהּ מַלְכוּת אֲבָל כַּרָקוֹם שֶׁלְּמַלְכוּת אֲחֶרֶת כְּלֵיסְטֵיס הֵן.

What are palisades? Rebbi Abba in the name of Rav Ḥiyya bar Ashi: For examples if bells, chains, and ropes, and geese, and chickens and machinery surround the town. And Rebbi Abba in the name of Rav Ḥama bar Ashi said, it happened that a blind woman was able to flee from there. If there was one breach, it saves all. If there were hiding places, it is questionable. Rebbi Ze‘ira, Rebbi Abba bar Zavda, Rebbi Isaac bar Ḥaqula, in the name of Rebbi Yudan the prince: Only if there were palisades of that government. But palisades from another government are like robbers.

וַאֲפִילוּ קָטָן. רִבִּי אִימִּי בְשֵׁם רִבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בֶּן לֵוִי. אֲפִילוּ קָטָן אֲפִילוּ קָרוֹב. אֲפִילוּ קָטָן וְקָרוֹב. נִישְׁמְעִינָהּ מִן הָדָא. חֲנַנְיָה קַרְתִּיסָיָה אִישְׁתַּבַּאי הוּא וּבְנֵיהּ וְאִיתְּתֵיהּ. אֲתוֹן לְגַבֵּי רִבִּי חֲנִינָה וְלָא קִבְּלוֹן. אֲתוֹן לְגַבֵּי רִבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בֶּן לֵוִי וְקִבְּלוֹן. הָדָא אָמְרָה אֲפִילוּ קָטָן וְקָרוֹב.

And even a minor. Rebbi Immi in the name of Rebbi Joshua ben Levi: Even a minor, even a relative. Even an underage relative? Let us hear from the following: Ḥananiah from Cartes was kidnapped, he, his son, and his wife. They came before Rebbi Ḥanina who did not receive them. They came before Rebbi Joshua ben Levi who received them. This implies, even an underage relative.

רִבִּי חִיָיה בַּר יוֹסֵף שָׁלַח בָּתָר אִיתְּתֵיהּ. אָמַר. יִסְקוּן עִימָּהּ תְּלָתָא תַּלְמִידִין. שֶׁאִם יַפְנֶה אֶחָד מֵהֶן לְצוֹרְכוֹ תִּתְיָיחֵד עִם שְׁנַיִם. וְהָא תַנִּינָן. מוֹסְרִין לוֹ שְׁנֵי תַלְמִידֵי חֲכָמִים שֶׁמָּא יָבוֹא עָלֶיהָ בַדֶּרֶךְ. אָמַר רִבִּי אָבִין. וּבַעֲלָהּ. הֲרֵי שְׁלֹשָׁה. אַף הוּא שָׂכַר לָהּ אֶת הַבַּיִת וְהוּא מַעֲלֶה לָהּ מְזוֹנוֹת וְלֹא הָיָה מִתְיָיחֵד עִמָּהּ אֶלָּא בִּפְנֵי בָנֶיהָ. וְקָרָא עַל עַצְמוֹ הַפָּסוּק הַזֶּה יָגַעְתִּי בְאַנְחָתִי וּמְנוּחָה לֹא מָצָאתִי.

Rebbi Ḥiyya bar Yosef sent after his wife. He said, three students should accompany her, so that if one has to absent himself for his needs, she should still be with two of them. But did we not state: “And they give him two scholars to prevent him from sleeping with her on the trip”? Rebbi Abin said, with her husband that makes three. Also he rented a house for her and looked after her upkeep but was never alone with her except in the presence of her children. He applied to himself the verse: “I exercised myself in my worry but found no rest”.