Reference for Gittin 69:8
אמר רב יהודה אמר ר' ירמיה בר אבא רב ושמואל דאמרי תרוייהו לא שנו אלא בב"ד אבל חוץ לבית דין משביעין אותה איני והא רב לא מגבי כתובה לארמלתא קשיא
— This is a difficulty. This is the version given in Sura. In Nehardea the version is as follows, Rab Judah said in the name of Samuel: This rule applies only to an oath imposed in the <i>Beth din</i>, but outside the <i>Beth din</i> an oath may be imposed on a widow. Rab, however, held that even outside the <i>Beth din</i> an oath may not be imposed on her. [This dictum of] Rab [is] in conformity with his expressed view, for Rab would not enforce payment of a <i>kethubah</i> to a widow. Why did he not make her take a vow<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In accordance with the regulation if Rabban Gamaliel. V. Mishnah. ');"><sup>7</sup></span>
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