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Our Daf notes that the test of the sota only takes place when there are no witnesses to the adulterous act.
If witnesses are present, the husband divorces his wife without paying her ketuba.
Drinking the bitter waters is required only if a woman denies adultery although she was warned and was then witnessed moving toward seclusion with a forbidden man with enough time passing for her to have had intercourse.
We continue our introductory exploration of the south ritual in its ancient near eastern context.