Mishnayos Sotah Perek 3 Mishnah 2
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The priest waved it and brought it near to the southwest corner of the altar, removed a handful from it, and burned the handful; and the remainder was eaten by the priests. The priest would force the woman to drink the bitter water of a sota, and afterward he would sacrifice her meal-offering. Rabbi Shimon says: The priest would sacrifice her meal-offering and afterward he would force her to drink, as it is stated: “And the priest shall take a handful of the meal-offering, as the memorial part of it, and burn it upon the altar, and afterward he shall make the woman drink the water” (Numbers 5:26). But Rabbi Shimon concedes that if the priest first forced her to drink and afterward sacrificed her meal-offering, it is still valid.
הֵנִיף וְהִגִּישׁ, קָמַץ וְהִקְטִיר, וְהַשְּׁאָר נֶאֱכָל לַכֹּהֲנִים. הָיָה מַשְׁקָהּ וְאַחַר כָּךְ מַקְרִיב אֶת מִנְחָתָהּ. רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן אוֹמֵר, מַקְרִיב אֶת מִנְחָתָהּ וְאַחַר כָּךְ הָיָה מַשְׁקָהּ, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (במדבר ה) וְאַחַר יַשְׁקֶה אֶת הָאִשָּׁה אֶת הַמָּיִם. אִם הִשְׁקָהּ וְאַחַר כָּךְ הִקְרִיב אֶת מִנְחָתָהּ, כְּשֵׁרָה:
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והגיש. לקרן מערבית דרומית:
והשאר נאכל לכהנים. שכל הנקמצות שייריהן נאכלים:
היה משקה ואחר כך מקריב את מנחתה. תלתא קראי כתיבי. והשקה קמא, ואחר ישקה, והשקה בתרא. והשקה קמא, לגופיה, שמשקה אחר שנמחקה המגילה קודם הקטרת המנחה. ואחר ישקה, אע״ג דמשמע דוקא, על כרחיך מקרא האמור ראשון נדרש לגופו, ומקראות יתירות האמורות אחריו ניתנו לידרש, הלכך ואחר ישקה אע״פ שנכתב אחר הקטרת המנחה אקודם הקטרה קאי, ואמחיקה הכתובה למעלה קאי, וקאמר דאם לא נמחקה יפה ועדיין רישומן של אותיות ניכר לא ישקנה. והשקה בתרא, לאשמועינן שאם נמחקה המגילה ואמרה איני שותה, מערערין אותה ומשקין אותה בעל כרחה:
רבי שמעון אומר מקריב את מנחתה ואחר כך משקה. על כרחך ואחר ישקה דוקא הוא ודוקא כתביה לאחר הקטרה. והשקה קמא, שאם בדיעבד השקה ואחר כך הקריב מנחתה, כשרה. והשקה בתרא, שאם נמחקה המגילה ואמרה איני שותה, מערערין אותה ומשקין אותה בעל כרחה. ואין הלכה כרבי שמעון:
והגיש – to the southwestern corner.
והשאר נאכל לכהנים – for all the grabbed [portions of the meal-offerings] are their remnants and are eaten.
היה משקה ואחר כך מקריב את מנחתה – Three Biblical verses are written: The first [verse]: "והשקה"–and he is to make the woman drink [the waters of bitterness]” (Numbers 5:24) is first; and after that:"ישקה" –Last, he shall make [the woman] drink the water” (Numbers 5:26) and last "והשקה" –Once he made her drink [the water]” (Numbers 5:27). The first mention of "והשקה"–and he is to make [the woman] drink [the waters of bitterness” is for itself – that he causes her to drink after the scroll is blotted out before the offering of the meal-offering. And afterwards, "ישקה" –”and he [shall make the woman] drink the water” – even though that it implies that she was specifically forced, the Biblical verse that is mentioned first is expounded for itself. But the Biblical verses that are mentioned after this are given for being expounded. Therefore, and afterwards "ישקה"–”and he [shall make the woman] drink [the waters of bitterness],” even though it is written after the offering of the meal-offering it refers to preceding the offering. But, it refers to the blotting out [of the parchment] that is written above, as it states, that if it was not blotted out, it is well, but if the form of the letters are recognized, he should not cause her to drink [the waters of bitterness]. And the concluding "והשקה"–Once he made her drink [the water] comes to teach us that if the scroll was blotted out and she states, “I will not drink,” they chide–scold her and force her to drink [the waters of bitterness].
רבי שמעון אומר מקריב את מנחתה ואחר כך ישקה – that [the words[ "ואחר ישקה"–”Last, he shall make [the woman] drink [the water]” – specifically him, and specifically he wrote it after the offering [of meal-offering], and the first mention of "והשקה" –”and he is to make the woman drink [the waters of bitterness],” that if he forced her to drink post-facto, and afterwards made the offering of her meal-offering, it is fit. And the last [mention]: "והשקה" –”Once he made her drink [the water], that if the scroll was blotted out and she stated, “I will not drink,” we chide–scold her and cause her to drink it against her will. But the Halakha is not according to Rabbi Shimon.