ืึทื ึผึดืึฐืขึธื ืขึทื ืึตืฉืึถืช ืึดืืฉื ืึฐืืึผืณ. ืึธืึทืจ ืจึทื: ืึผืึฐืขึตืึดืื.
ยง The mishna states that one who was suspected of relations with a married woman may not marry her even after she divorces her husband. Even if they marry without permission, they must divorce. Rav said: This is only in a case when there were witnesses to her infidelity, and because of their testimony the court required her first husband divorce her. However, if her first husband divorced her due to suspicion and rumors but without witnesses, her second husband would not be obligated to divorce her.
ืึธืึทืจ ืจึทื ืฉืึตืฉืึถืช: ืึธืึตืื ึธื, ืึผึดื ื ึธืึตืื ืึฐืฉืึธืึตืื ืจึทื ืึธืึทืจ ืึฐืึทืื ืฉืึฐืึทืขึฐืชึผึธืชึธื. ืึผึฐืชึทื ึฐืึธื: ืึทื ึผึดืึฐืขึธื ืขึทื ืึตืฉืึถืช ืึดืืฉื ืึฐืืึนืฆึดืืืึผืึธ ืขึทื ืึธืืึน, ืึฐื ึดืชึฐืึผึธืจึฐืฉืึธื ืึดืชึผึทืึทืช ืึฐืึตื ืึทืึตืจ, ืึดื ืึผึธื ึทืก โ ืึนื ืืึนืฆึดืื.
Rav Sheshet said: I say that when Rav was dozing or sleeping he said that halakha, and it is mistaken. As it is taught in a baraita: With regard to one who was suspected of adultery with a married woman and as a result the court requires her husband to divorce her, and later she married someone else and was then divorced by this other, if the one who had been suspected of illicit relations with her then married her, he need not divorce her.
ืึตืืึดื ืึผึธืึตื: ืึดื ืึผึฐืึดืืึผึธื ืขึตืึดืื, ืึผึดื ืึฒืชึธื ืึทืึตืจ ืึฐืึทืคึฐืกึฐืงึตืืึผ ืึฐืงึธืึธื ืึทืื ืึธืึตื? ืึถืึผึธื ืึธืื ืึผึฐืึตืืึผึธื ืขึตืึดืื, ืึฐืึทืขึฐืึธื ืึผึทืึฒืชึธื ืึทืึตืจ ืึฐืึทืคึฐืกึฐืงึตืืึผ ืึฐืงึธืึธื, ืึธื ืึธืื ืึธืึดื, ืึทืคึผึฐืงึดืื ึทื!
The Gemara clarifies this: What are the circumstances of this case? If it is referring to a case where there are witnesses to their adultery, when another came and put an end to the rumor of her misconduct by marrying her, what of it? If there were witnesses, the adulterers may never marry each other. Rather, is it not referring to a case where there were no witnesses to the adultery, and the reason she does not have to be divorced from her third husband, with whom she committed adultery while married to her first husband, is specifically because another came and, by marrying her, put an end to the rumor? This implies that were it not so, i.e., had she not married someone else before marrying the man suspected of committing adultery with her, the court would have removed her from him and required them to divorce, even without witnesses to their adultery. This contradicts Ravโs statement above that they must divorce only if there were witnesses to the infidelity.
ืึธืึทืจ ืึฐืึธ ืจึทื: ืืึผื ืึทืึผึดืื ืึผึฐืึทืฃ ืขึทื ืึผึทื ืึผึฐืึธื ืึฒืชึธื ืึทืึตืจ ืึฐืึทืคึฐืกึฐืงึตืืึผ ืึฐืงึธืึธื, ืึดื ืึดืืึผึธื ืขึตืึดืื โ ืึทืคึผึฐืงึดืื ึทื, ืึดื ืึตืืึผึธื ืขึตืึดืื โ ืึธื ืึทืคึผึฐืงึดืื ึทื, ืึฐืึธืึดื ืงึธืึธืึทืจ: ืึผึฐืึทืฃ ืขึทื ืึผึทื ืึผึทืึฒืชึธื ืึทืึตืจ ืึฐืึทืคึฐืกึฐืงึตืืึผ ืึฐืงึธืึธื, ืึฐืึทืชึผึฐืึดืึผึธื ืึนื ืึดืึฐื ืึนืก.
The Gemara responds: Rav could have said to you that the same is true even if another did not come and put an end to the rumor by marrying her. The same principle applies: If there were witnesses to the adultery the court removes her and requires them to divorce, but if there were no witnesses, the court does not remove her. And this is what the baraitais saying: The novelty in this baraita is that even though another came and put an end to the rumor by marrying her, nevertheless, the suspected adulterer may not marry her ab initio due to the original suspicions.
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