שבועות ז׳Shevuot 7

Mishnah 1א׳

כָּל הַנִּשְׁבָּעִין שֶׁבַּתּוֹרָה, נִשְׁבָּעִין וְלֹא מְשַׁלְּמִין. וְאֵלּוּ נִשְׁבָּעִין וְנוֹטְלִין, הַשָּׂכִיר, וְהַנִּגְזָל, וְהַנֶּחְבָּל, וְשֶׁכְּנֶגְדּוֹ חָשׁוּד עַל הַשְּׁבוּעָה, וְהַחֶנְוָנִי עַל פִּנְקָסוֹ. הַשָּׂכִיר כֵּיצַד, אָמַר לוֹ תֶּן לִי שְׂכָרִי שֶׁיֵּשׁ לִי בְיָדֶךָ, הוּא אוֹמֵר נָתַתִּי, וְהַלָּה אוֹמֵר לֹא נָטַלְתִּי, הוּא נִשְׁבָּע וְנוֹטֵל. רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר, עַד שֶׁתְּהֵא שָׁם מִקְצָת הוֹדָאָה. כֵּיצַד, אָמַר לוֹ תֶּן לִי שְׂכָרִי חֲמִשִּׁים דִּינָר שֶׁיֵּשׁ לִי בְיָדֶךָ, וְהוּא אוֹמֵר הִתְקַבַּלְתָּ דִינַר זָהָב:

All who [need to] swear by Biblical decree, swear and do not pay. The following swear and receive, the hired laborer, the victim of theft, the wounded person, if the opponent is suspected of an oath [of swearing falsely], and the shopkeeper concerning his journal. The hired laborer, how so [what are the circumstances]? If one said to him, give me my wage that is mine that you have, and he says, I gave [it], and this one says, I did not receive it, he swears and receives. Rabbi Yehudah says, [there is no oath] until there is a partial admission. How so? If he said to him, give me my wage of fifty dinar that is mine that you have, and he says, you already received a golden dinar [worth 25 dinar].

Mishnah 2ב׳

הַנִּגְזָל כֵּיצַד, הָיוּ מְעִידִין אוֹתוֹ שֶׁנִּכְנַס לְבֵיתוֹ לְמַשְׁכְּנוֹ שֶׁלֹּא בִרְשׁוּת, הוּא אוֹמֵר כֵּלַי נָטַלְתָּ, וְהוּא אוֹמֵר לֹא נָטַלְתִּי, הֲרֵי זֶה נִשְׁבָּע וְנוֹטֵל. רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר, עַד שֶׁתְּהֵא שָׁם מִקְצָת הוֹדָאָה. כֵּיצַד, אָמַר לוֹ שְׁנֵי כֵלִים נָטַלְתָּ, וְהוּא אוֹמֵר לֹא נָטַלְתִּי אֶלָּא אֶחָד:

The victim of theft, how so[do they collect and swear]? If they had testified against him that he entered his [his debtor's] house, for his pledge without permission, he says, you took a vessel, and he says, I did not take [it], he swears and receives. Rabbi Yehudah says, [there is no oath] until there is a partial admission. How so? If he said to him, you took two vessels, and he says, I only took one.

Mishnah 3ג׳

הַנֶּחְבָּל כֵּיצַד, הָיוּ מְעִידִים אוֹתוֹ שֶׁנִּכְנַס תַּחַת יָדוֹ שָׁלֵם וְיָצָא חָבוּל, וְאָמַר לוֹ חָבַלְתָּ בִּי, וְהוּא אוֹמֵר לֹא חָבַלְתִּי, הֲרֵי זֶה נִשְׁבָּע וְנוֹטֵל. רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר, עַד שֶׁתְּהֵא שָׁם מִקְצָת הוֹדָאָה. כֵּיצַד, אָמַר לוֹ חָבַלְתָּ בִּי שְׁתַּיִם, וְהַלָּה אוֹמֵר לֹא חָבַלְתִּי בְךָ אֶלָּא אֶחָת:

The wounded person, how so? If they had testified that he entered his care whole and left wounded, and he said to him, you wounded me, and he says, I did not wound [you], he swears and receives. Rabbi Yehudah says, [there is no oath] until there is a partial admission, how so? If he said to him, you wounded me twice, and this one says, I only wounded you once.

Mishnah 4ד׳

וְשֶׁכְּנֶגְדּוֹ חָשׁוּד עַל הַשְּׁבוּעָה כֵּיצַד, אַחַת שְׁבוּעַת הָעֵדוּת וְאַחַת שְׁבוּעַת הַפִּקָּדוֹן, וַאֲפִלּוּ שְׁבוּעַת שָׁוְא. הָיָה אֶחָד מֵהֶן מְשַׂחֵק בְּקֻבְיָא, וּמַלְוֶה בְרִבִּית, וּמַפְרִיחֵי יוֹנִים, וְסוֹחֲרֵי שְׁבִיעִית, שֶׁכְּנֶגְדּוֹ נִשְׁבָּע וְנוֹטֵל. הָיוּ שְׁנֵיהֶן חֲשׁוּדִין, חָזְרָה הַשְּׁבוּעָה לִמְקוֹמָהּ, דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי יוֹסֵי. רַבִּי מֵאִיר אוֹמֵר, יַחֲלֹקוּ:

If the opponent is suspected of oath [swearing falsely], how so? Whether an oath of testimony, or an oath of deposit, and even a vain oath. If one of them was a dice-player, or one who loans on interest, or a racer of doves, or a merchant of produce of the Sabbatical year, the opponent swears and receives. If two of them are suspected, the oath returns to its place, these are the words of Rabbi Yosei. Rabbi Meir says, they should divide.

Mishnah 5ה׳

וְהַחֶנְוָנִי עַל פִּנְקָסוֹ כֵּיצַד, לֹא שֶׁיֹּאמַר לוֹ כָּתוּב עַל פִּנְקָסִי שֶׁאַתָּה חַיָּב לִי מָאתַיִם זוּז, אֶלָּא אָמַר לוֹ תֵּן לִבְנִי סָאתַיִם חִטִּין, תֵּן לְפוֹעֲלִי בְּסֶלַע מָעוֹת, הוּא אוֹמֵר נָתַתִּי וְהֵן אוֹמְרִים לֹא נָטַלְנוּ, (שְׁנֵיהֶן נִשְׁבָּעִים), הוּא נִשְׁבָּע וְנוֹטֵל וְהֵן נִשְׁבָּעִין וְנוֹטְלִין. אָמַר בֶּן נַנָּס, כֵּיצַד אֵלּוּ בָאִין לִידֵי שְׁבוּעַת שָׁוְא וְאֵלּוּ בָאִין לִידֵי שְׁבוּעַת שָׁוְא, אֶלָּא הוּא נוֹטֵל שֶׁלֹּא בִשְׁבוּעָה וְהֵן נוֹטְלִין שֶׁלֹּא בִשְׁבוּעָה:

The shopkeeper on his journal, how so? He should not say to him, it was written on my journal, that you are liable to me two hundred zuz [a silver coin], rather he said to him, give to my child se'atayim [each se'ah is six kav] of wheat, or give to my laborer a sela [worth four dinar] of coins, and he says, I gave [it], and they say, we did not receive, he swears and receives, and they swear and receive. Ben Nanas said, how do they both come and take a vain oath. Rather he receives without an oath, and they receive without an oath.

Mishnah 6ו׳

אָמַר לַחֶנְוָנִי תֶּן לִי בְדִינָר פֵּרוֹת וְנָתַן לוֹ, אָמַר לוֹ תֶּן לִי הַדִּינָר, אָמַר לוֹ נְתַתִּיו לְךָ וּנְתַתּוֹ בָאֹנְפָּלִי, יִשָּׁבַע בַּעַל הַבָּיִת. נָתַן לוֹ אֶת הַדִּינָר, אָמַר לוֹ תֶּן לִי אֶת הַפֵּרוֹת, אָמַר לוֹ נְתַתִּים לְךָ וְהוֹלַכְתָּן לְתוֹךְ בֵּיתֶךָ, יִשָּׁבַע חֶנְוָנִי. רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר, כָּל שֶׁהַפֵּרוֹת בְּיָדוֹ, יָדוֹ עַל הָעֶלְיוֹנָה. אָמַר לַשֻּׁלְחָנִי תֶּן לִי בְדִינָר מָעוֹת וְנָתַן לוֹ, אָמַר לוֹ תֶּן לִי אֶת הַדִּינָר, אָמַר לוֹ נְתַתִּיו לְךָ וּנְתַתּוֹ בָאֹנְפָּלִי, יִשָּׁבַע בַּעַל הַבָּיִת. נָתַן לוֹ אֶת הַדִּינָר, אָמַר לוֹ תֶּן לִי אֶת הַמָּעוֹת, אָמַר לוֹ נְתַתִּים לְךָ וְהִשְׁלַכְתָּם לְתוֹךְ כִּיסֶךָ, יִשָּׁבַע שֻׁלְחָנִי. רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר, אֵין דֶּרֶךְ שֻׁלְחָנִי לִתֵּן אִסָּר עַד שֶׁיִּטֹּל דִּינָרוֹ:

He said to the shopkeeper, give me fruit for [the value of] a dinar, and he gave it to him, he said to him, give me the dinar, he said to him, he gave it to him, and he placed it in the till, the employer should swear. If he gave him the dinar, he said to him, give me the fruit, he said to him, I gave them to you, and you carried them into your house, the shopkeeper should swear. Rabbi Yehudah says, the one who has the fruit, he has the upper hand. If he said to the money- changer, give me a dinar of coins, and he gave [it] to him, he said to him, give me the dinar, he said to him, I gave it to you and you placed it in the till, the employer should swear. If he gave him the dinar, he said to him, give me the coins, he said to him, I gave it to you, and you threw them into your pouch, the money changer should swear. Rabbi Yehudah says, it is not the way of the money changer to give an issar [a coin worth eight perutah until he takes his dinar.

Mishnah 7ז׳

כְּשֵׁם שֶׁאָמְרוּ, הַפּוֹגֶמֶת כְּתֻבָּתָהּ לֹא תִפָּרַע אֶלָּא בִשְׁבוּעָה, וְעֵד אֶחָד מְעִידָהּ שֶׁהִיא פְרוּעָה, לֹא תִפָּרַע אֶלָּא בִשְׁבוּעָה. מִנְּכָסִים מְשֻׁעְבָּדִים וּמִנִּכְסֵי יְתוֹמִים, לֹא תִפָּרַע אֶלָּא בִשְׁבוּעָה. וְהַנִּפְרַעַת שֶׁלֹּא בְּפָנָיו, לֹא תִפָּרַע אֶלָּא בִשְׁבוּעָה. וְכֵן הַיְתוֹמִים לֹא יִפָּרְעוּ אֶלָּא בִשְׁבוּעָה, שְׁבוּעָה שֶׁלֹּא פְקָדָנוּ אַבָּא, וְלֹא אָמַר לָנוּ אַבָּא, וְשֶׁלֹּא מָצִינוּ בֵין שְׁטָרוֹתָיו שֶׁל אַבָּא שֶׁשְּׁטָר זֶה פָרוּעַ. רַבִּי יוֹחָנָן בֶּן בְּרוֹקָה אוֹמֵר, אֲפִלּוּ נוֹלַד הַבֵּן לְאַחַר מִיתַת הָאָב, הֲרֵי זֶה נִשְׁבָּע וְנוֹטֵל. אָמַר רַבָּן שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן גַּמְלִיאֵל, אִם יֵשׁ עֵדִים שֶׁאָמַר הָאָב בִּשְׁעַת מִיתָתוֹ שְׁטָר זֶה אֵינוֹ פָרוּעַ, הוּא נוֹטֵל שֶׁלֹּא בִשְׁבוּעָה:

Just as they said, the one who impairs [the value of] her ketubah [marriage contract] it can only be paid by oath, and one witness testifies that it has been paid, it can only be paid by oath, from mortgaged property or from property of orphans, it can only be paid by oath, and she who collects [her ketubah] not in the presence[ of her husband], it can only be paid by oath. So too orphans, they can only be paid by oath, an oath that our father did not advise us, an oath that our father has not said anything to us, and we did not find [anything] among the documents of father, that this document is paid. Rabbi Yochanan ben Berokah says, even the son who was born after the death of the father, swears and receives. Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel said, if there are witnesses, that the father said at the time of his death, this document has not been paid, he receives without an oath.

Mishnah 8ח׳

וְאֵלּוּ נִשְׁבָּעִים שֶׁלֹּא בְטַעֲנָה, הַשֻּׁתָּפִין, וְהָאֲרִיסִין, וְהָאַפּוֹטְרוֹפִּין, וְהָאִשָּׁה הַנּוֹשֵׂאת וְהַנּוֹתֶנֶת בְּתוֹךְ הַבַּיִת, וּבֶן הַבָּיִת. אָמַר לוֹ מָה אַתָּה טוֹעֲנֵנִי, רְצוֹנִי שֶׁתִּשָּׁבַע לִי, חַיָּב. חָלְקוּ הַשֻּׁתָּפִין וְהָאֲרִיסִין, אֵין יָכוֹל לְהַשְׁבִּיעוֹ. נִתְגַּלְגְּלָה לוֹ שְׁבוּעָה מִמָּקוֹם אַחֵר, מְגַלְגְּלִין עָלָיו אֶת הַכֹּל. וְהַשְּׁבִיעִית מְשַׁמֶּטֶת אֶת הַשְּׁבוּעָה:

And these swear without a claim, the partners, tenant-farmers, administrators, and the woman who does transactions in the house, and the son of the house [member of the household]. If he said to him, what do you claim of me? It is my desire that you swear to me, he is liable. If the partners or tenant-farmers divide, he is not able to make them swear, if the oath was transferred from another claim, they transfer upon him everything. And the Sabbatical year cancels the oath.