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The Jerusalem Talmud

Jerusalem Talmud Sotah 1.6

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MISHNAH: If she was clothed in white, he covers her in black. If she wore gold jewelry, chains, nose rings and finger rings, he removes them from her in order to make her ugly. After that he brings an Egyption rope and binds it higher than her breasts. Anyone who wants to look may come and see, except for her male and female slaves because she feels superior to them. All women are permitted to see her, as it was said: “”all women should be taught and not do as your whoring.”

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HALAKHAH: “If she was clothed in white,” etc. Our Mishnah [assumes that] they are not fitting her. But if they are fitting her, it does not apply.

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“He brings an Egyptian rope.” And why an Egyptian rope? Rebbi Isaac said, because she behaved in an Egyptian way. Rebbi Jeremiah asked: Does the Egyptian rope prevent, does the Egyptian basket prevent? Who pays for them? That one follows what Rebbi said, for Rebbi said that the water supply, the city wall and its towers, and all public works in the city are paid with the excess of the Temple treasury. The same holds here.

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The Jerusalem Talmud, edition, translation and commentary by Heinrich W. Guggenheimer (Berlin: De Gruyter, 1999–2015). CC BY. Text from Sefaria (sefaria.org); commentary notes omitted. · Source ↗

Hebrew/Aramaic text: The Jerusalem Talmud, edition by Heinrich W. Guggenheimer (Berlin: De Gruyter, 1999–2015), via Sefaria (sefaria.org). Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). Changes: footnotes and HTML formatting removed.

The Jerusalem Talmud, edition, translation and commentary by Heinrich W. Guggenheimer (Berlin: De Gruyter, 1999–2015). CC BY. Text from Sefaria (sefaria.org); commentary notes omitted. · Source ↗

English translation: The Jerusalem Talmud, translation and commentary by Heinrich W. Guggenheimer (Berlin: De Gruyter, 1999–2015); commentary notes omitted, via Sefaria (sefaria.org). Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/). Changes: footnotes and HTML formatting removed.

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