Jewish%20thought for Shevuot 40:3

מאי טעמא אמר קרא (במדבר ל, ג) איש כי ידור נדר לה' עד שידור בדבר הנדור

day, by decree of the Torah, for Scripture says: Remember and Keep; all who are included in the exhortation Keep are included in the exhortation Remember; and women, since they are included in Keep, are included also in Remember. But here, for what law is it necessary? But, [say then to teach us that] just as stripes are inflicted for a vain oath, so they are inflicted for a false oath; - Whither are you turning? - Well [then, say]: Just as stripes are inflicted for a false oath, so they are inflicted for a vain oath. But this is obvious: this is a negative precept, and that is a negative precept! - I might have thought, as R. Papa said to Abaye: He will not hold him guiltless at all,

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