Commentary for Nedarim 145:7

ר' יהודה אומר לא מן השם הוא זה אלא משום שנאמ' (במדבר ה, כד) והשקה אותה לבדה:

simultaneously, because each is emboldened<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'her heart swells'. ');">⁵</span> by her companion.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The consciousness that another is undergoing the same ordeal emboldens each not to confess. ');">⁶</span> R. Judah said: It is not [forbidden] on that score, but because it is written, and he shall make her drink.'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. 74; In Tosef. Neg. the verse quoted is, and the Priest shall bring her near, ibid. 16. [MS.M. reads: because it is written 'her', the reference either to verse 16 or 19, 'The priest shall cause her to swear'. V. Sot. (Sonc. ed.) p. 32. n. 2.] ');">⁷</span> implying, her alone.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Hence the same applies to vows: in R. Judah's view, two wives cannot have their vows disallowed simultaneously; in the opinion of the first Tanna, they can. ');">⁸</span>

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