שבועות ג׳Shevuot 3

Mishnah 1א׳

שְׁבוּעוֹת שְׁתַּיִם שֶׁהֵן אַרְבַּע, שְׁבוּעָה שֶׁאֹכַל וְשֶׁלֹּא אֹכַל, שֶׁאָכַלְתִּי וְשֶׁלֹּא אָכַלְתִּי. שְׁבוּעָה שֶׁלֹּא אֹכַל וְאָכַל כָּל שֶׁהוּא, חַיָּב, דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא. אָמְרוּ לוֹ לְרַבִּי עֲקִיבָא, הֵיכָן מָצִינוּ בְּאוֹכֵל כָּל שֶׁהוּא שֶׁהוּא חַיָּב, שֶׁזֶּה חַיָּב. אָמַר לָהֶן רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא, וְכִי הֵיכָן מָצִינוּ בִּמְדַבֵּר וּמֵבִיא קָרְבָּן, שֶׁזֶּה מְדַבֵּר וּמֵבִיא קָרְבָּן. שְׁבוּעָה שֶׁלֹּא אֹכַל וְאָכַל וְשָׁתָה, אֵינוֹ חַיָּב אֶלָּא אַחַת. שְׁבוּעָה שֶׁלֹּא אֹכַל וְשֶׁלֹּא אֶשְׁתֶּה וְאָכַל וְשָׁתָה, חַיָּב שְׁתָּיִם:

Oaths are of two [types], which are [really] four. An oath that [I will] eat or [will] not eat; that I ate or that I did not eat. An oath that [I will not] eat, and eats a minute amount, he is liable, these are the words of Rabbi Akiva. They [the Sages] said to Rabbi Akiva, where do we find that one who eats a minute amount, he is liable, that this one is liable? Rabbi Akiva said to them: And where do we find that he who speaks and brings a sacrifice, that this one who speaks and brings a sacrifice? An oath that [I will] not eat, and he ate and drank, is only liable once, an oath that [I will] not eat and I will not drink, and ate and drank, he is liable twice.

Mishnah 2ב׳

שְׁבוּעָה שֶׁלֹּא אֹכַל, וְאָכַל פַּת חִטִּין וּפַת שְׂעֹרִין וּפַת כֻּסְּמִין, אֵינוֹ חַיָּב אֶלָּא אַחַת. שְׁבוּעָה שֶׁלֹּא אֹכַל פַּת חִטִּין וּפַת שְׂעֹרִין וּפַת כֻּסְּמִין, וְאָכַל, חַיָּב עַל כָּל אַחַת וְאֶחָת:

An oath that [I will] not eat, and eats wheat bread, barley bread, and spelt bread is only liable once. An oath that [I will] not eat wheat bread, barley bread, and spelt bread, and he ate, he is liable for each one.

Mishnah 3ג׳

שְׁבוּעָה שֶׁלֹּא אֶשְׁתֶּה וְשָׁתָה מַשְׁקִין הַרְבֵּה, אֵינוֹ חַיָּב אֶלָּא אַחַת. שְׁבוּעָה שֶׁלֹּא אֶשְׁתֶּה יַיִן וָשֶׁמֶן וּדְבַשׁ וְשָׁתָה, חַיָּב עַל כָּל אַחַת וְאֶחָת:

An oath that I will not drink, and he drank many liquids, he is only liable once, an oath that I will not drink wine, oil, and honey, and he drank, he is liable for each one.

Mishnah 4ד׳

שְׁבוּעָה שֶׁלֹּא אֹכַל, וְאָכַל אֳכָלִים שֶׁאֵינָן רְאוּיִין לַאֲכִילָה וְשָׁתָה מַשְׁקִין שֶׁאֵינָן רְאוּיִין לִשְׁתִיָּה, פָּטוּר. שְׁבוּעָה שֶׁלֹּא אֹכַל, וְאָכַל נְבֵלוֹת וּטְרֵפוֹת שְׁקָצִים וּרְמָשִׂים, חַיָּב. רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן פּוֹטֵר. אָמַר, קוֹנָם אִשְׁתִּי נֶהֱנֵית לִי אִם אָכַלְתִּי הַיּוֹם, וְהוּא אָכַל נְבֵלוֹת וּטְרֵפוֹת שְׁקָצִים וּרְמָשִׂים, הֲרֵי אִשְׁתּוֹ אֲסוּרָה:

An oath that [I will] not eat, and ate food that is not fit for consumption, or drank liquids that is not fit for drinking, he is exempt. An oath that [I will] not eat, and ate nevelot [improperly slaughtered animals] or tereifot [mortally wounded animals], shekatsim [unclean animals] or remasim [creeping things], he is liable. Rabbi Shimon exempts. He said, my spouse's benefits are forbidden to me if I ate today, and one ate nevelot or tereifot, shekatsim or remasim, that person's spouse is prohibited.

Mishnah 5ה׳

אֶחָד דְּבָרִים שֶׁל עַצְמוֹ, וְאֶחָד דְּבָרִים שֶׁל אֲחֵרִים, וְאֶחָד דְּבָרִים שֶׁיֵּשׁ בָּהֶן מַמָּשׁ, וְאֶחָד דְּבָרִים שֶׁאֵין בָּהֶם מַמָּשׁ. כֵּיצַד. אָמַר, שְׁבוּעָה שֶׁאֶתֵּן לְאִישׁ פְּלוֹנִי וְשֶׁלֹּא אֶתֵּן, שֶׁנָּתַתִּי וְשֶׁלֹּא נָתַתִּי, שֶׁאִישַׁן וְשֶׁלֹּא אִישַׁן, שֶׁיָּשַׁנְתִּי וְשֶׁלֹּא יָשַׁנְתִּי, שֶׁאֶזְרֹק צְרוֹר לַיָּם וְשֶׁלֹּא אֶזְרֹק, שֶׁזָּרַקְתִּי וְשֶׁלֹּא זָרַקְתִּי. רַבִּי יִשְׁמָעֵאל אוֹמֵר, אֵינוֹ חַיָּב אֶלָּא עַל הֶעָתִיד לָבֹא, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר (ויקרא ה) לְהָרַע אוֹ לְהֵיטִיב. אָמַר לוֹ רַבִּי עֲקִיבָא, אִם כֵּן אֵין לִי אֶלָּא דְבָרִים שֶׁיֵּשׁ בָּהֶן הֲרָעָה וַהֲטָבָה, דְּבָרִים שֶׁאֵין בָּהֶן הֲרָעָה וַהֲטָבָה מִנַּיִן. אָמַר לוֹ, מֵרִבּוּי הַכָּתוּב. אָמַר לוֹ, אִם רִבָּה הַכָּתוּב לְכָךְ, רִבָּה הַכָּתוּב לְכָךְ:

[This is the case for] things concerning oneself, or things concerning others, or things that have in them substance, or of things that do not have in them substance. How so? If he said an oath that I will give to so-and-so or that I will not give ; that I gave or that I did not give; that I will sleep or that I will not sleep; that I did sleep or that I did not sleep; that I will throw a pebble into the sea or that I will not throw; that I threw or that I did not throw. Rabbi Yishma'el says: One is only liable if [his oath] refers the future as the verse states : “To do bad or to do good.” (Vayikra 5:4) Rabbi Akiva said to him [Rabbi Yishma'el]: If so, I can only know about things that concern doing evil and doing good, things that do not concern doing evil and doing good, from where [do we know this]? He said to him: It is included from the verse. He said to him: If the verse includes that, the verse includes this [too].

Mishnah 6ו׳

נִשְׁבַּע לְבַטֵּל אֶת הַמִּצְוָה וְלֹא בִטֵּל, פָּטוּר. לְקַיֵּם וְלֹא קִיֵּם, פָּטוּר. שֶׁהָיָה בַדִּין, שֶׁיְּהֵא חַיָּב, כְּדִבְרֵי רַבִּי יְהוּדָה בֶּן בְּתֵירָא. אָמַר רַבִּי יְהוּדָה בֶּן בְּתֵירָא, מָה אִם הָרְשׁוּת שֶׁאֵינוֹ מֻשְׁבָּע עָלֶיהָ מֵהַר סִינַי, הֲרֵי הוּא חַיָּב עָלֶיהָ, מִצְוָה שֶׁהוּא מֻשְׁבָּע עָלֶיהָ מֵהַר סִינַי, אֵינוֹ דִין שֶׁיְּהֵא חַיָּב עָלֶיהָ. אָמְרוּ לוֹ, לֹא, אִם אָמַרְתָּ בִשְׁבוּעַת הָרְשׁוּת, שֶׁכֵּן עָשָׂה בָהּ לָאו כְּהֵן, תֹּאמַר בִּשְׁבוּעַת מִצְוָה שֶׁלֹּא עָשָׂה בָהּ לָאו כְּהֵן, שֶׁאִם נִשְׁבַּע לְבַטֵּל וְלֹא בִטֵּל, פָּטוּר:

He swore to violate a mitzvah and he did not violate, he is exempt, to fulfill [it] and he did not fulfill [it], he is exempt. It would have been logical that one is liable, like according to Rabbi Yehudah ben Beteira. Rabbi Yehudah ben Beteira said: What if it is optional, that it was not sworn regarding it from Mount Sinai, he is liable for it, a mitzvah that was sworn about it from Mount Sinai, is it not logical that he would be liable for it? They said to him: No! If you say that for an optional oath, it is because [Scripture] made negative like them [positive], you could say that for an oath of a mitzvah, since [Scripture] made negative equal to them [positive], because if he swore to violate, and did not violate [it], he is exempt.

Mishnah 7ז׳

שְׁבוּעָה שֶׁלֹּא אֹכַל כִּכָּר זוֹ, שְׁבוּעָה שֶׁלֹּא אֹכֲלֶנָּה, שְׁבוּעָה שֶׁלֹּא אֹכֲלֶנָּה, וַאֲכָלָהּ, אֵינוֹ חַיָּב אֶלָּא אַחַת. זוֹ הִיא שְׁבוּעַת בִּטּוּי, שֶׁחַיָּבִין עַל זְדוֹנָהּ מַכּוֹת וְעַל שִׁגְגָתָהּ קָרְבָּן עוֹלֶה וְיוֹרֵד. שְׁבוּעַת שָׁוְא, חַיָּבִין עַל זְדוֹנָהּ מַכּוֹת וְעַל שִׁגְגָתָהּ פָּטוּר:

An oath that [I will] not eat this loaf, an oath that [I will] not eat it, an oath that [I will] not eat it, and he ate, he is only liable once. This is an oath of declaration, for which one is liable for its intentional transgression lashes, and for its unintentional transgression an offering of an Oleh veYored [a sliding-scale Chattat offering where the economic status of the individual determines whether he brings an animal, a bird, or flour]. For a vain oath, they are liable for its intentional transgression lashes, and for an unintentional act, he is exempt.

Mishnah 8ח׳

אֵיזוֹ הִיא שְׁבוּעַת שָׁוְא, נִשְׁבַּע לְשַׁנּוֹת אֶת הַיָּדוּעַ לָאָדָם, אָמַר עַל הָעַמּוּד שֶׁל אֶבֶן שֶׁהוּא שֶׁל זָהָב, וְעַל הָאִישׁ שֶׁהוּא אִשָּׁה, וְעַל הָאִשָּׁה שֶׁהִיא אִישׁ. נִשְׁבַּע עַל דָּבָר שֶׁאִי אֶפְשָׁר, אִם לֹא רָאִיתִי גָמָל שֶׁפּוֹרֵחַ בָּאֲוִיר, וְאִם לֹא רָאִיתִי נָחָשׁ כְּקוֹרַת בֵּית הַבַּד. אָמַר לְעֵדִים בֹּאוּ וַהֲעִידוּנִי, שְׁבוּעָה שֶׁלֹּא נְעִידֶךָ. נִשְׁבַּע לְבַטֵּל אֶת הַמִּצְוָה, שֶׁלֹּא לַעֲשׂוֹת סֻכָּה, וְשֶׁלֹּא לִטֹּל לוּלָב, וְשֶׁלֹּא לְהָנִיחַ תְּפִלִּין, זוֹ הִיא שְׁבוּעַת שָׁוְא, שֶׁחַיָּבִין עַל זְדוֹנָהּ מַכּוֹת וְעַל שִׁגְגָתָהּ פָּטוּר:

What is a vain oath? He swore to contravene something than what is known to all people, he said of a pillar of stone that it is of gold, or of a man that he is a woman, or of a woman that she is a man, he swore of a thing that is impossible, if I did not see a camel that is flying in the air, or if I did not see a snake like a beam of an olive press. [Another example], If he said to witnesses, come and testify for me, [and they replied] an oath that we will not testify for you. He swore to violate a mitsvah, not to make a sukkah, not to take a lulav, or not to put on tefillin, this is a vain oath, and they are liable for its intentional transgression with lashes, if it was an unintentional, he is exempt.

Mishnah 9ט׳

שְׁבוּעָה שֶׁאֹכַל כִּכָּר זוֹ, שְׁבוּעָה שֶׁלֹּא אֹכֲלֶנָּה, הָרִאשׁוֹנָה שְׁבוּעַת בִּטּוּי וְהַשְּׁנִיָּה שְׁבוּעַת שָׁוְא. אֲכָלָהּ, עָבַר עַל שְׁבוּעַת שָׁוְא. לֹא אֲכָלָהּ, עָבַר עַל שְׁבוּעַת בִּטּוּי:

An oath that [I will] eat this loaf, an oath that [I will] not eat it, the first is an oath of declaration, and the second is a vain oath. If he eats it, he transgresses the vain oath, if he does not eat it, he transgresses the oath of declaration.

Mishnah 10י׳

שְׁבוּעַת בִּטּוּי נוֹהֶגֶת בַּאֲנָשִׁים וּבְנָשִׁים, בִּרְחוֹקִים וּבִקְרוֹבִים, בִּכְשֵׁרִים וּבִפְסוּלִין, בִּפְנֵי בֵית דִּין וְשֶׁלֹּא בִּפְנֵי בֵית דִּין, מִפִּי עַצְמוֹ. וְחַיָּבִין עַל זְדוֹנָהּ מַכּוֹת וְעַל שִׁגְגָתָהּ קָרְבָּן עוֹלֶה וְיוֹרֵד:

An oath of declaration applies to both men and women, to relatives and non-relatives, by those fit and those unfit, before the court or not before the court, by oneself, and they are liable for for an intentional [sin punishable by] lashes and an unintentional act an offering of an oleh veyored.

Mishnah 11י״א

שְׁבוּעַת שָׁוְא נוֹהֶגֶת בַּאֲנָשִׁים וּבְנָשִׁים, בִּרְחוֹקִים וּבִקְרוֹבִים, בִּכְשֵׁרִים וּבִפְסוּלִים, בִּפְנֵי בֵית דִּין וְשֶׁלֹּא בִּפְנֵי בֵית דִּין, וּמִפִּי עַצְמוֹ. וְחַיָּבִין עַל זְדוֹנָהּ מַכּוֹת וְעַל שִׁגְגָתָהּ פָּטוּר. אַחַת זוֹ, וְאַחַת זוֹ, הַמֻּשְׁבָּע מִפִּי אֲחֵרִים, חַיָּב. כֵּיצַד. אָמַר, לֹא אָכַלְתִּי הַיּוֹם וְלֹא הֵנָחְתִּי תְפִלִּין הַיּוֹם, מַשְׁבִּיעֲךָ אָנִי, וְאָמַר אָמֵן, חַיָּב:

A vain oath can be made by men and women, by non-relatives and relatives, by those fit and those not fit, before the court or not before the court, by oneself, and they are liable for for an intentional [sin punished by] lashes but for unintentional act, he is exempt. For this one and this one [for either kind of oath], if he was [commanded] to swear by others, he is liable. How so? If he said, I did not eat today or I did not put on tefillin today, [and his friend said] I command you to swear, and he said, Amen [I agree], he is liable.