Jerusalem Talmud Sotah 2.1

משנה: הָיָה מֵבִיא אֶת מִנְחָתָהּ בִּכְפִיפָה מִצְרִית וְנוֹתְנָהּ עַל יָדֶיהָ כְּדֵי לְיַיגְּעָהּ. כָּל הַמְּנָחוֹת תְּחִילָּתָן וְסוֹפָן בִּכְלֵי שָׁרֵת. וְזוֹ תְחִילָּתָהּ בִּכְפִיפָה מִצְרִית וְסוֹפָהּ בִּכְלֵי שָׁרֵת. כָּל הַמְּנָחוֹת טְעוּנוֹת שֶׁמֶן וּלְבוֹנָה וְזוֹ אֵינָהּ טְעוּנה לֹא שֶׁמֶן וְלֹא לְבוֹנָה. כָּל הַמְּנָחוֹת בָּאוֹת מִן הַחִטִּים וְזוֹ אֵינָהּ בָּאָה אָלָּא מִן הַשְּׂעוֹרִים. מִנְחַת הָעוֹמֶר אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁהִיא בָאָה מִן הַשְּׂעוֹרִים הִיא בָאָה גֶרֶשׂ וְזוֹ הָיְתָה בָאָה קֶמַח. רַבָּן גַּמְלִיאֵל אוֹמֵר כְּשֵׁם שֶׁמַּעֲשֶׂיהָ מַעֲשֵׂה בְהֵמָה כָּךְ קָרְבָּנָהּ מַאֲכַל בְּהֵמָה.

MISHNAH: He brought her flour offering in an Egyptian palm-leaf basket and then puts it on her hands to tire her out. All flour offerings are from start to finish in a Temple vessel except this which at the start is in an Egyptian palm-leaf basket and at the end in a Temple vessel. All flour offerings need oil and incense except this one which needs neither oil nor incense. All flour offerings come from wheat except this one which only comes from barley. The ‘omer flour offering, even though it comes from barley, comes as roasted kernels but this one comes as flour. Rabban Gamliel said, since she behaved like an animal so her offering is animal feed.

הלכה: הָיָה מֵבִיא אֶת מִנְחָתָהּ כול׳. כְּתִיב וּבְיַד הַכֹּהֵן יִהְיוּ מֵי הַמָּרִים הַמְאָרְרִים. מֵעַתָּה כְדֵי לְיַיגְּעָהּ. אֶלָּא כְדֵי לְהַטִּיל אֵימָה עָלֶיהָ.

HALAKHAH: “He brought her flour offering,” etc. It is written: “In the Cohen’s hand shall be the spell-inducing bitter water.” Is that to tire her out? Rather to inspire her with fear.

מִנְחָתָהּ. מְלַמֵּד שֶׁהִיא קְדֹשָׁה לִשְׁמָהּ. כְּשֵׁם שֶׁהִיא קְדֹשָׁה לִשְׁמָהּ כָּךְ הִיא קְדֹשָׁה לִשְׁמוֹ. וְתַנֵּי רִבִּי חִיָיה וּפְלִיג. לִיקָרֵב כָּלִיל אֵינָהּ יְכוֹלָה מִפְּנֵי שׁוּתָפוּתָהּ שֶׁל אִשָּׁה. לֵאָכֵל אֵינָהּ יְכוֹלָה מִפְּנֵי שׁוּתָפוּתוֹ שֶׁלָּאִישׁ. אָמַר לֵיהּ. הַקּוֹמֶץ קָרֵב לְעַצְמוֹ וְהַשְּׁיֵירִים קְרֵיבִין לְעַצְמָן. וְאַתְּ אָמַר. מִנְחָתָהּ. וְאֶלָּא מַה דְאִישְׁתָּעֵי קִרְיָיא אִישְׁתָּעֵית מַתְנִיתָא. וְהֵבִיא אֶת קָרְבָּנָהּ עָלֶיהָ.

“Her flour-offering.” Does that mean that it is sanctified in her name? Just as it is sanctified in her name, so it is sanctified in his name. Rebbi Hiyya stated and disagreed: “It cannot be brought completely because of the participation by the wife. It cannot be eaten because of the participation by the husband.” He said to him, the handful is brought separately and the remainder is brought separately. And you say, “her flour offering”? But the expression used by the verse is used by the Mishnah: “He shall bring her flour-offering for her.”

בַּעֲלָהּ מַהוּ שֶׁיַּפְרִישׁ עָלֶיהָ חוּץ מִדַּעְתָּהּ. [מִכֵּיוָן שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ שׁוּתָפוּת בַּמִּנְחָה מַפְרִישׁ עָלֶיהָ חוּץ מִדַּעְתָּהּ.] אַחֵר מַהוּ שֶׁיַּפְרִישׁ עָלֶיהָ חוּץ מִדַּעְתָּהּ. יָיבֹא כַּיי דְּרִבִּי יוֹחָנָן. [דְּרִבִּי יוֹחָנָן אָמַר] אַרְבָּעָה מְחוּסְּרֵי כַפָּרָה מַפְרִישִׁין עֲלֵיהֶן שֶׁלֹּא מִדַּעְתָּן. וְאֵילּוּ הֵן. הַזָּב וְהַזָּבָה וְהַמְצוֹרָע וְהַיּוֹלֶדֶת. שֶׁכֵּן אָדָם מַפְרִישׁ עַל בְּנוֹ הַקָּטָן וְהוּא נָתוּן בָּעֲרִיסָה. נִיחָא זָב וְזָבָה וּמְצוֹרָע. וְיוֹלֶדֶת. וְיֵשׁ קְטַנָּה יוֹלֶדֶת. לֹא כֵן אָמַר רִבִּי רְדִיפָה רִבִּי יוֹנָה בְשֵׁם רַב חוּנָא. עִיבֵּרָה וְיָלְדָה עַד שֶׁלֹּא הֵבִיאָה שְׁתֵּי שְׂעָרוֹת הִיא וּבְנָהּ מֵתִים. מִשֶּׁהֵבִיאָה שְׁתֵי שְׂעָרוֹת [הִיא וּבְנָהּ חַיִין. עִיבֵּרָה עַד שֶׁלֹּא הֵבִיאָה שְׁתֵי שְׂעָרוֹת וָלְדָה מִשֶּׁהֵבִיאָה שְׁתֵי שְׂעָרוֹת] הִיא חָיָה וּבְנָהּ מַת. מַאי כְדוֹן. שֶׁכֵּן אָדָם מַפְרִישׁ עַל בִּתּוֹ קְטַנָּה. מִכֵּיוָן שֶׁהֵבִיאָהּ לוֹ כְּבַר יָצָאת מֵרְשׁוּת אָבִיהָ. אֶלָּא שֶׁכֵּן אָדָם מַפְרִישׁ עַל אִשְׁתּוֹ חֲרֶשֶׁת. וְכָאן סוֹטָה קְטַנָּה אֵין אַתְּ יָכוֹל. דָּמַר רִבִּי זְעִירָא רִבִּי יָסָא בְשֵׁם רִבִּי יוֹחָנָן. קְטַנָּה שֶׁזִּינָת אֵין לָהּ רָצוֹן לְהֵיאָסֵר עַל בַּעֲלָהּ. וַחֲרֶשֶׁת אֵין אַתְּ יָכוֹל. דִּכְתִיב וְאָמְרָה הָאִשָּׁה אָמֵן אָמֵן. אָמַר רִבִּי אָבִין. מִכֵּיוָן דִּכְתִיב וְשָׂמַחְתָּ אַתָּה וּבֵיתֶךָ וְהוּא מְעַכֵּב מִלִּשְׂמוֹחַ עִמָּהּ. מַפְרִישׁ עָלֶיהָ חוּץ מִדַּעְתָּהּ.

May her husband dedicate for her without her knowledge? Since he is a partner in the flour offering, may he dedicate for her without her knowledge? May another person dedicate for her without her knowledge? It comes following what Rebbi Joḥanan said, as Rebbi Joḥanan said, for the four who need cleansing others may dedicate without their knowledge; these are the following: Man or woman [healed from] genital discharges, one [healed from] scale disease, and the woman after childbirth; since a father may dedicate for his small son who is lying in a crib. One understands man or woman [healed from] genital discharges or [healed from] scale disease, but a woman after childbirth? May a minor give birth? Did not Rebbi Redifa, Rebbi Jonah, say in the name of Rebbi Hila: If a woman became pregnant and gave birth before she grew two hairs, she and her son will die. After she grew two hairs, she and her son will live. If she became pregnant before she grew two hairs and gave birth after she grew two hairs, she will live but her son will die. How is the situation? Since a man may dedicate for his underage daughter. Since she grew [pubic hair] she already left his power. But it must be since a man may dedicate for his deaf-mute wife. Here, in the case of the suspected wife, the case of the minor does not apply since Rebbi Ze‘ira, Rebbi Yasa said in the name of Rebbi Joḥanan: An underage girl who whored has no will to be forbidden to her husband. The case of the deaf-mute does not apply since it is written: “The woman shall say: Amen, amen.” Rebbi Abin said, since it is written: “You shall enjoy together with your house,” and he is the cause that he cannot enjoy with her, he may dedicate without her knowledge.

רִבִּי אָחָא בְשֵׁם רִבִּי אִילָא. אֵינוֹ מַפְרִישׁ עָלֶיהָ עוֹלַת הָעוֹף אֶלָּא חַטָּאת הָעוֹף. מִפְּנֵי שֶׁהִיא מַכְשֵׁרָתָהּ לֶאֱכֹל בִּזְבָחִים. תַּנֵּי. אֵינוֹ מַפְרִישׁ עָלֶיהָ אֶלָּא דָבָר שֶׁהוּא מַתִּירָהּ לָהּ בְּזֶה. אָמַר רִבִּי יוֹסֵי. אֵין לָךְ אֶלָּא זֶה. תַּנֵּי. מַה זֶה מְעַכְּבָהּ מִלֶּאֱכוֹל בִּזְבָחִים. מְעַכְּבָה הִיא מִלֶּאֱכוֹל בִּזְבָחִים. וּמִכֵּיוָן שֶׁהוּא מְעוֹכָּב מִלִּשְׂמוֹחַ עִמָּהּ. כְּמִי שֶׁהוּא מְעַכְּבָהּ מִלֶּאֱכוֹל בִּזְבָחִים. תַּנֵּי. אֲפִילוּ הַקָּפַת נְזִירוּת עַל רֹאשָׁהּ מְעַכְּבָה הִיא מִלּוֹכַל בִּזְבָחִים. מִכֵּיוָן שֶׁהִיא מְנוּוֶּלֶת וְהוּא מְעוֹכָּב מִלִּשְׂמוֹחַ עִמָּהּ. כְּמוֹ שֶׁהוּא מְעַכְּבָהּ מִלּוֹכַל בִּזְבָחִים.

Rebbi Aḥa in the name of Rebbi Ila: He may not dedicate for her the bird elevation offering, only the bird purification offering because the latter enables her to eat family sacrifices. It was stated: He may dedicate for her only something that enables her to eat family sacrifices. Rebbi Yose said, that is all. It was stated: Just as that disables her from eating family sacrifices, so she disables others from eating family sacrifices; since he is hindered from enjoying with her it is as if he disabled her from eating family sacrifices. It was stated: Even by the shearing of her head she hinders him from eating family sacrifices. Since she is ugly and he is hindered from enjoying with her it is as if he disabled her from eating family sacrifices.

תַּנֵּי. רִבִּי יוּדָה אוֹמֵר. מֵבִיא אָדָם עַל יְדֵי אִשְׁתּוֹ כָּל קָרְבָּן שֶׁהִיא חַיֶיבֶת. אֲפִילוּ אָכְלָה חֵלֶב וַאֲפִילוּ חִילְלָה שַׁבָּת. וְכֵן הָיָה רִבִּי יוּדָה אוֹמֵר. פָּטְרָהּ. אֵינוֹ חַיָיב בָּהּ. שֶׁכֵּן הוּא כוֹתֵב לָהּ. וְאַחְרָן דִּי אַתְיָין לִי עֲלָךְ מִן קַדְמַת דְּנָא.

It was stated in the name of Rebbi Jehudah: A person brings for his wife any sacrifice she is obligated for, even if she ate suet or desecrated the Sabbath. Also, Rebbi Jehudah says, once he divorces her, he is no longer obligated for her, for he writes to her “any other obligations that come to me because of you from earlier times.”

וְהָתַנֵּי. סֵדֶר מְנָחוֹת כָּךְ הִיא. מְבִיאִין מִתּוֹךְ בֵּיתוֹ בִּכְלִי כֶסֶף וּבִכְלִי זָהָב. וּרְאוּיָה לִיקָּרֵב בִּכְלִי שָׁרֵת.

Was it not stated: “The order of flour offerings is the following: One brings from his house in silver or gold vessels.” These would be acceptable as Temple vessels.

תַּנֵּי רִבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן יוֹחַי. מִפְּנֵי מַה אָמְרוּ. כָּל הַחַטָּאוֹת וְהָאֲשָׁמוֹת שֶׁבַּתּוֹרָה אֵין טְעוּנִין נְסָכִים. שֶׁלֹּא יְהֵא קָרְבָּנוֹ שֶׁלַּחוֹטֵא נִרְאֶה מְהוּדָּר . הָתִיבוּן. הֲרֵי חַטָּאתוֹ וָאֲשָׁמוֹ שֶׁלַּמְצוֹרָע. אִין תֵּימַר שֶׁאֵינוֹ חוֹטֵא. הָאָמַר רִבִּי יִצְחָק. זֹאת תִּהְיֶה תּוֹרַת הַמְצוֹרָע. זֹאת תּוֹרַת הַמּוֹצִיא שֵׁם רַע. אָמַר רִבִּי לָא. מִכֵּיוָן שֶׁנִּתְיַיסֵּר וּכְתִיב וְנִקְלָה אָחִיךָ לְעִינֶיךָ כְמִי שֶׁאֵינוֹ חוֹטֵא.

Rebbi Simeon bar Ioḥai stated: Why did they say that no purification or reparation sacrifices need wine offerings? That the sacrifice of a sinner should not be magnificent. They objected: There are the purification and the reparation offerings of the scale-diseased. If you say that he is no sinner, did not Rebbi Isaac say: “That shall be the instruction for the scale-diseased,” this is the instruction for the slanderer! Rebbi Hila said, since he was made to suffer and it is written “that your brother should [not] be contemptible in your eyes,” he is as if he had not sinned.

רִבִּי יוֹחָנָן בְשֵׁם רִבִּי יִשְׁמָעֵאל. מִנְחַת מִנְחַת. מַה מִנְחַת שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר לְהַלָּן שְׂעוֹרִין אַף כָּאן שְׂעוֹרִין. אָמַר רִבִּי לִעֶזֶר. נֶאֱמַר כָּאן אָבִיב וְנֶאֱמַר בְּמִצְרַיִם אָבִיב. מַה אָבִיב הָאָמוּר בְּמִצְרָיִם שְׂעוֹרִין אַף כָּאן שְׂעוֹרִין. רִבִּי עֲקִיבָה אוֹמֵר. נֶאֱמַר לַצִּיבּוּר. הֲבֵא בִיכּוּרִים בַּפֶּסַח וַהֲבֵא בִיכּוּרִים בָּעֲצֶרֶת. אִם מָצִינוּ שֶׁמִּמִּין שֶׁהַיָּחִיד מֵבִיא חוֹבָתוֹ מִמֶּנּוּ הַצִּיבּוּר מֵבִיא בִּיכּוּרִים בָּעֲצֶרֶת. מֵאֵי זֶה מִין הַיָּחִיד מֵבִיא חוֹבָתוֹ. מִן הַשְּׂעוֹרִין. אַף הַצִּיבּוּר לֹא יָבִיא אֶלָּא מִן הַשְּׂעוֹרִין. אִם תֹּאמַר. מִן הַחִיטִּין. אֵין שְׁתֵּי הַלֶּחֶם בִּיכּוּרִין.

Rebbi Joḥanan in the name of Rebbi Ismael: “Flour offering of, flour offering of.” Since “flour offering of” said there is of barley, here also it is of barley. Rebbi Eliezer said, it says here “milky white” and it says in Egypt “milky white”. Since “milky white” mentioned in Egypt refers to barley, here also it refers to barley. Rebbi Aqiba said, it was said to the public, bring first fruits on Passover and bring first fruits on Pentecost. If we find that from the kind a private person brings his obligatory offering the public bring their first fruits on Pentecost. From which kind does the private person bring his obligatory offering? From barley! Also the public should bring only from barley. If you say from wheat, the Two Breads would not be first fruits.

תַּמָּן אָמַר רִבִּי יוֹנָה. חִילְקָא לִשְׁנַיִם. טְרַגִיס לִשְׁלֹשָׁה. טִיסָנֵי לְאַרְבָּעָה. רִבִּי יוֹסֵי בֵּירִבִּי בּוּן בָּעֵי. מִיכָּן וָהֶילַךְ קְמָחִין הֵן. אֵין צָרִיךְ לָבוּר אֶת הַסּוֹלֶת מִתּוֹכָן.

There, said by Rebbi Jonah: “Halica, into two parts. Tragos, into three. Tisana, into four.” Rebbi Yose ben Rebbi Abun asked: From there on, is it coarse flour? One does not have to sift out the fine flour from in between.