Jerusalem Talmud Sotah 6.1

משנה: מִי שֶׁקִּינֵּא לָהּ וְנִסְתְּרָה אֲפִילוּ שָׁמַע מִן הָעוֹף הַפּוֹרֵחַ יוֹצִיא וְיִתֵּן כְּתוּבָּה דִּבְרֵי רִבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר. רִבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ אוֹמֵר מִשֶּׁיִּשְׂאוּ וְיִתְּנוּ בָהּ מוֹזְרוֹת בַּלְּבָנָה.

MISHNAH: If somebody declared his jealousy to [his wife] and she went to a secluded place, even if he heard about it from a bird flying by he has to divorce her and pay the ketubah, the words of Rebbi Eliezer. Rebbi Joshua says, from the moment she is the subject of talk of women spinning by moonlight.

הלכה: מִי שֶׁקִּינֵּא לָהּ וְנִסְתְּרָה כול׳. רִבִּי יוֹחָנָן בְשֵׁם רִבִּי יַנַּיי. כָּל הָהֵן פִּירְקָא מִשֶּׁהִתְרָה בָהּ וְאָמַר לָהּ. אַל תִּיסְתְּרִי עִם אִישׁ פְּלוֹנִי. מִשֶׁקִּינֵּא לָהּ וְנִסְתְּרָה. רִבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן לָקִישׁ אָמַר. אֲפִילוּ לֹא נִסְתְּרָה. אָמַר רִבִּי זְעִירָא קוֹמֵי רִבִּי יָסָא. לֹא דְּרִבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן לָקִישׁ פְּלִיג. אֶלָּא סָבַר כְּהָהֵן תַּנָּיָיה וְהוּא מֵיקַל בְּעֵידֵי סְתִירָה. אֲנָן תַּנִּינָן. מַחֲלוֹקֶת. אִית תַּנָּיֵי תַנֵּי. סְתָם. אָמַר רִבִּי זְעִירָא קוֹמֵי רִבִּי מָנָא. לֹא עַל מַה דְּרִבִּי אֱלִיעֶזֶר אָמַר רִבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ פְּלִיג. אֶלָּא בְגִין דְּתַנִּינָן. רִבִּי יוֹשׁוּעַ אוֹמֵר עַד שֶׁיִּשְׂאוּ וְיִתְּנוּ בָהּ מוֹצְרוֹת בַּלְּבָנָה. רִבִּי אַבָּא מָרִי בָּעֵי. תַּמָּן אָמַר רִבִּי חִזְקִיָּה רִבִּי אַבָּהוּ בְשֵׁם רִבִּי אֶלְעָזָר. כָּל מָקוֹם שֶּׁשִּׁנָּה רִבִּי מַחֲלוֹקֶת וְחָזַר וְשִׁנָּה סְתָם הֲלָכָה כִסְתָם. וָכָא הוּא אָמַר הָכֵין.

HALAKHAH: “If somebody declared his jealousy and she went to a secluded place,” etc. Rebbi Joḥanan in the name of Rebbi Yannai: This entire chapter [deals with the case that] he warned her and said to her, do not be at a secluded place with man X, after he declared his jealousy and she went to a secluded place. Rebbi Simeon ben Laqish said, even if she did not go to a secluded place. Rebbi Ze‘ira said before Rebbi Yasa: Not that Rebbi Simeon ben Laqish disagrees, only he is lenient about witnesses to the hiding. We have stated a disagreement. Some state it anonymously. Rebbi Ze‘ira said before Rebbi Mana: Rebbi Joshua does not disagree with what Rebbi Eliezer said, only that we have stated: “Rebbi Joshua says, only if she is the subject of talk of women carding by moonlight.” Rebbi Abba Mari asked: There, Rebbi Ḥizqiah, Rebbi Abbahu said in the name of Rebbi Eleazar, everywhere where Rebbi taught a disagreement and returned to the problem later and taught it anonymously, practice follows the anonymous opinion. And here he says so?

אֲנָן תַּנִּינָן. מוֹצְרוֹת. אִית תַּנָּיֵי תַנָּי. מוֹזְרוֹת. מָאן דָּמַר. מוֹצְרוֹת. מָצְרָן עִמֵּר. וּמָאן דָּמַר. מוֹזְרוֹת. שָׁזְרָן כִּיתָּן.

We have stated: carders. Some Tannaїm state: spinners. He who said carders, they card wool. He who said spinners, they spin flax.

מַה נָן קַיָימִין. אִין בְּהַהוּא דְשָׁמַע וְלָא יָדַע מִן מָאן שָׁמַע. כְּעוֹף הַפּוֹרֵחַ הוּא. וְאִין בְּהַהוּא דְשָׁמַע וְיָדַע מִמָּאן שָׁמַע. כְּעֵד מִפִּי עֵד הוּא. אֶלָּא כֵן אֲנָן קַיָימִין פְּלוֹנִי מִפְּלוֹנִי וּפְלוֹנִי מִפְּלוֹנִי. מִילָּה דְלֵית בָּהּ תֶּימֶלִיוֹסִים.

Where do we hold? If about him who heard and did not know from whom he heard, it is like a bird flying by. If about him who heard and knew from whom he heard, it is a witness reporting the words of another witness. But here we deal with the case that X [heard] from Y and Y from Z; a word without foundation.