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Nazir 10
1) [line 1] MINCHAS SOTAH (the meal-offering brought by the husband of a
Sotah)
(a) A Sotah is a woman who is suspected of committing adultery because she
was warned by her husband not to seclude herself with a certain man and she
violated the warning. The process of warning her in front of witnesses is
called Kinuy. The witnesses who see her seclude herself with the suspected
adulterer are called Eidei Stirah. The time of seclusion must be at least
for the time that it takes to roast an egg and swallow it. The woman is
forbidden to her husband and the alleged adulterer until she drinks Mei
Sotah (see (c), below).
(b) The husband must bring his wife to the Beis ha'Mikdash, along with a
sacrifice consisting of 1/10 of an Eifah (approx. 2 quarts) of barley meal
as a Minchah offering. The Kohen reads Parshas Sotah, the portion of the
Torah describing the curses with which a Sotah is cursed, out loud (in any
language that the Sotah understands) and makes the Sotah swear that she has
been faithful to her husband.
(c) An earthenware jug is then filled with half a Lug of water from the
Kiyor, and dirt from the floor of the Azarah is placed on top of the water.
Parshas Sotah (that contains numerous appearances of Hash-m's name) is
written on parchment and then immersed in the water, which causes the ink to
dissolve. The Sotah afterwards drinks from the water. If she was unfaithful
to her husband and allowed herself to become defiled, the water would enter
her body and poison her, causing her belly to swell out and her thigh to
rupture. If she was faithful to her husband, she remained unharmed and
became pregnant (Bamidbar 5:11-31). In times when there is no Mei Sotah such
as in the present day, she must be divorced and does not receive her
Kesuvah.
2) [line 8] PARAH MI KA MISHTAYA?! - Can a cow talk?!
10b---------------------------------------10b
3) [line 2] TURFEI D'HAI GAVRA - the primary intent of this person
4) [line 3] MISHUM UKMAH B'YADEI HU - is to [become a Nazir if he cannot]
forcibly raise the animal
5) [line 4] MISHUM D'REVI'A HU - [he is making a conditional vow of Nezirus]
because [he is upset that] the animal is lying on the ground
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