Commentary for Makkot 3:3
<big><strong>גמ׳</strong></big> הא כיצד אין העדים נעשים זוממין מיבעי ליה ועוד מדקתני לקמן אבל אמרו להם היאך אתם מעידין שהרי באותו היום אתם הייתם עמנו במקום פלוני הרי אלו זוממין (מכלל דאלו אין זוממין)
GEMARA: Why does the Mishna ask 'How do witnesses become false witnesses?' [since this is not the topic of the Mishnah] and furthermore, later on we learn [the definition of a false witness] But they [different witnesses come and] say to them [the false witnesses]. 'How can you testify? On that day and in that place, you were with us [in a different place, and therefore lying].
Rashi on Makkot
GEMARAH: This is how we read it: Why! How are witnesses not made zomimen, it should have asked, and forthermore, as we will teach later on, (Makkos 5a) but if they said to him etc.
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Rashi on Makkot
How are witnesses not made zomemim we should have asked: In which we can not maintain the requirement of K'asher Zamam [As they plotted].
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Furthermore - Why is the question of the Tanna (author of our Mishne), 'How do they become false witnesses?'. Does it (not) teach further on (5b), how is the law of false witnesses (enacted), as is taught in the Mishne (further on). 'Indeed they say to them, the falsifying witnesses, how are you able to to testify this testimony you have given, were you not with us that day in a certain place etc.':
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