Commentary for Sanhedrin 175:10
טהרת מצורע בפלוגתא דר' שמעון ורבנן דתנן אין לו בהן יד בהן רגל אוזן ימנית אין לו טהרה עולמית ר' אליעזר אומר נותן לו על מקומו ויוצא רבי שמעון אומר נותן על של שמאל ויוצא
'Contentions' refers to the water ordeal of a sotah, the beheading of the heifer, and the 'purification of a leper'. 'The water ordeal of a sotah, is involved in the dispute of R. Eliezer and R. Joshua. For we learnt: He who warns his wife [against infidelity] — R. Eliezer said: He must warn her in the presence of two witnesses,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Sotah 2a. The form of the warning was 'Thou shalt not closet thyself with so and so'. If she disregarded the warning, she became forbidden to her husband, unless tried by the water ordeal. But if the warning was not given in the presence of two witnesses, and was disregarded, she remained permitted to him, and he could not compel her to be tried by the 'bitter waters'. ');"><sup>10</sup></span>
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