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Mishnayos Sotah Perek 3 Mishnah 1

סוטה פרק ג׳ משנה א׳

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He would take her meal-offering out of the Egyptian wicker basket made of palm leaves in which it was lying and would put it into a service vessel and then place it on her hand. And the priest would then place his hand underneath hers and wave it together with her.

הָיָה נוֹטֵל אֶת מִנְחָתָהּ מִתּוֹךְ כְּפִיפָה מִצְרִית וְנוֹתְנָהּ לְתוֹךְ כְּלִי שָׁרֵת, וְנוֹתְנָהּ עַל יָדָהּ. וְכֹהֵן מֵנִיחַ יָדוֹ מִתַּחְתֶּיהָ וּמְנִיפָהּ:

א׳
Bartenura

היה נוטל – her husband [would take] her meal-offering, for the command of the priesthood regarding meal-offering is from taking a fistful of the meal-offering and onward (see also Talmud Menahot 9a) and bringing near [the meal-offering] is also the beginning of taking a fistful of the meal-offering but a foreigner (i.e., non-Kohen) does not make an offering on the altar but the sanctification of the utensils and the pouring of oil (on the flour – see Leviticus 2:1) and the mixing, as meal-offerings require oil are appropriate for non-Kohanim.

וכהן מניח ידו תחתיה – as it states regarding peace offerings (Leviticus 7:30): “his own hands shall present [the LORD’s offerings by fire],” and it is stated regarding the meal-offering of the woman suspected of unfaithfulness by her husband (Numbers 5:25): “Then the priest shall take from the woman’s hand [the meal-offering of jealousy,” just as with peace-offerings, the Kohen places his hand underneath the hand of the owners and waves it, so also in the meal-offering of the woman suspected of unfaithfulness by her husband, the Kohen places his hand underneath the hand of the woman and waves it.

היה נוטל. בעלה את המנחה, שאין מצות כהונה במנחות אלא מקמיצה ואילך. והגשה נמי תחילת קמיצה היא שאין זר קרב למזבח. אבל קדושי כלי ויציקה ובלילה, במנחות הטעונות שמן, כשר בזר:

ונותנה על ידה. להניף:

וכהן מניח ידו תחתיה. שנאמר בשלמים (ויקרא ז׳:ל׳) ידיו תביאנה, ונאמר במנחת סוטה (במדבר ה׳:כ״ה) ולקח הכהן מיד האשה, מה בשלמים כהן מניח ידו תחת יד הבעלים ומניף, כך במנחת סוטה כהן מניח ידו תחת יד האשה ומניף: