Commentary for Gittin 91:12

ור"א סבר אין אדם רוצה שתתבזה אשתו בב"ד:

R. Joshua b. Levi said: What is the reason of R. Judah [for holding that a vow made publicly may not be annulled]? Because the Scripture says, And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Josh. IX, 18. The reference is to the Gibeonites who were spared although belonging to the 'seven nations'. Had the oath not been given in public, a way could have been found to annul it, since it was given under a misapprehension. ');">¹¹</span>

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