(Mishnah): If she confesses, she writes a receipt for her Kesuvah (i.e. that she is not entitled to it) and leaves.

If she says that she is Tehorah, they take her to the east gate (of Har ha'Bayis), and then to the Nikanor Gate.

That is where Sotos drink, and where we are Metaher women who gave birth, and Metzora'im.

The Kohen grabs her garments. We are not concerned if they tear at the seams or in the garment itself. [He tears] until he reveals her heart, and he unties (unbraids) her hair;

R. Yehudah says, if her heart is attractive, he does not reveal it. If her hair is attractive, he does not unbraid it.

(Gemara): It is written "v'He'emid ha'Kohen Es ha'Ishah Lifnei Hash-m" - this is Sha'ar Nikanor. Wherever it says "Lifnei Hash-m", this is Sha'ar Nikanor.

It says "Im Yecheta Ish l'Ish" - R. Chiyah bar Ba and R. Yehoshua ben Levi [argued about this]. R. Chiyah bar Ba said that it refers to the Bo'el, and R. Yehoshua ben Levi said that it refers to the woman.

R. Chiyah bar Ba said that it refers to the Bo'el - that one (her husband) feeds and finances [his wife], and you want to do [with her] like you want?!

R. Yehoshua ben Levi said that it refers to the woman - that one (your husband) feeds and finances [you], and you put your eyes on someone else?! ("Yecheta..." means switching one man for another.)

Question: Do we disgrace [her] amidst Safek?! (Perhaps she is innocent!)

Answer (R. Simlai): Wherever you find Zenus, you find that Androlomusiya comes to the world (pestilence, which kills Resha'im and Tzadikim. Also here, both guilty and innocent are disgraced, so all will avoid seclusion.)

Question: The verse says that we mix (put earth on the water - verse 17), and afterwards disgrace [her - verse 18]. Our Mishnah says that we disgrace, and afterwards mix! (We explained this like R. MEIR SIMCHAH.)

Answer (R. Ili) Question: Since it says "v'He'emidah" (verse 16, why must it say) "v'He'emid" (verse 18)? Was she sitting?!

Answer: Rather, from the first time [that it says that he stationed her there] he uncovered her head (even though it is written after the latter "v'He'emid").

Contradiction: R. Yudan contradicts himself! There (regarding stoning) he says that we cover a man [only] in front, and a woman in front and in back (to cover her Ervah, but the rest of her is naked), and here he says so (if her heart or hair is attractive, he does not reveal or unbraid it)!

Resolution: There she is surely going to die. However, here, perhaps she will be found to be Tehorah, and young Kohanim will desire her.

Contradiction: Rabanan contradict themselves! There they say that we stone a man naked, and we do not stone a woman naked, and here they say so (in every case he reveals her heart and unbraids her hair)!

Resolution: There "v'Ahavta l'Re'echa Kamocha" - choose the lightest death. (One who is naked dies quicker, but a woman is pained more through the disgrace of being naked.) However, here it says "v'Nivasru Kol ha'Nashim v'Lo Sa'asenah k'Zimaschenah" (we disgrace her more, to discipline women more).

(Mishnah): If she was dressed in white clothing, she must change to black clothing. If she was wearing gold jewelry, necklaces and rings, we remove them, to disgrace her.

Afterwards, he brings a Mitzri rope and ties it above her breasts.

Anyone who wants to see her is permitted, except for her male and female slaves, because she feels superior to them (so she is unlikely to admit in front of them);

All other women are allowed to see her, for it says "v'Nivasru Kol ha'Nashim v'Lo Sa'asenah k'Zimaschenah" (all the women will be chastised, and will not do like her harlotry).

(Gemara): Our Mishnah discusses when [the black clothing] is not becoming for her, but if is becoming for her, we do not (put it on her. Rather, she wears repulsive clothing.)

Question: [Our Mishnah says that] he brings a Mitzri rope. Why [specifically] a Mitzri rope?

Answer (R. Yitzchak): It is because she did [Zenus] like deeds of Mitzrayim.

Questions (R. Yirmeyah): Is a Mitzri rope Me'akev? Is a Mitzri basket (for her Minchah - Mishnah 2:1) Me'akev?

Question: From whose money do they come (from her husband, or from the Tzibur)?

Answer: We learn from what Rebbi said. Rebbi said, [repairs to] the stream of water [that flows through the Mikdash], the wall of [Yerushalayim] and its towers and all needs of the city come from Shirei ha'Lishkah (Chetzi Shekalim that remained in the chamber that were not taken to buy Korbanos Tzibur), and the same applies here.