Commentary for Yoma 149:15

וכן איש ואשה שבאו לפני משה לדין זה אומר היא סרחה עלי והיא אומרת הוא סרח עלי אמר להם משה לבקר משפט למחר אם נמצא עומרה בבית בעלה בידוע שהיא סרחה עליו נמצא עומרה בבית אביה בידוע שהוא סרח עליה

On the morrow: If her 'omer was found in her husband's house, that was proof that she had acted offensively, but if it was found in her father's house, that was evidence that he had acted offensively towards her.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In either situation the 'omer would be found in the home of him who deserved it. The master of the slave would have an additional 'omer bestowed upon himself; the husband whom his wife had offended would have the measure in his house, where she belonged; if the husband had ill-treated her, so that her father's house was a legitimate refuge, her 'omer would be found there. Thus would the gad (to which the manna was compared) reveal the true state of affairs. In the case of the slave he would be restored, on the evidence of the 'omer, to his master; in the case of the wife, either the husband would have to pay her her marriage settlement (kethubah) or, if she had been guilty, she would forfeit it.');">²⁴</span> It is written: And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Num. XI, 9.');">²⁵</span> and it is also written: And the people shall go out and gather,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ex. XVI, 4.');">²⁶</span>

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