Commentary for Sotah 62:15
אלא אמר עולא תני לא היתה שותה וכן אמר רבי יצחק לא היתה שותה ורבי חייא אמר היתה שותה
We learnt: IF ONE WITNESS SAYS THAT SHE MISCONDUCTED HERSELF AND TWO SAY THAT SHE DID NOT, SHE DRINKS THE WATER. Consequently if there was one [against her] and one [for her], she would not drink; this is a refutation of R. Hiyya! — R. Hiyya can reply: And according to your view [that she does not drink] consider the next clause: IF TWO SAY THAT SHE MISCONDUCTED HERSELF AND ONE SAYS THAT SHE DID NOT, SHE DOES NOT DRINK IT. Consequently if there was one [against her] and one [for her], she would drink! But the whole [of this section of Mishnah] refers to disqualified witnesses,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Viz., women and slaves; and it teaches that two witnesses of this class can discredit the evidence of a competent witness. ');"><sup>12</sup></span>
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