erlaid."

The Sanhedrin

Judges--Judgments--The Tribunal of Seventy-one--The Great
Sanhedrin--The Small Sanhedrin--High Priest--Funerals--King--Royal
Wives--Book of the Law--Objections to Judges--Relations--Examination
of Witnesses--Evidence--Judgments in Money and Judgments in
Souls--Form of the Sanhedrin--Appointment of Judges--Intimidation of
Witnesses--Investigation--Acquittal or
Condemnation--Stoning--Hanging--Burning--Beheading
--Strangling--Blasphemy--Idolatry--Enticing--Sorcery--A Son Stubborn and
Rebellious--Burglary--Murder--Theft--Those Who Have No Portion in the
World to Come--The Rebellious Elder--The False Prophet--The False
Witness.

Chapter I

1. "Judgments for money (require) three (judges). Robbery and beating
(require) three. Damages or half damages, double payments and payments
four or five fold (require) three." "Constraint, and enticement, and
slander (require) three." The words of R. Meier. But the Sages say,
"slander (requires) twenty-three judges, because there exist in it
judgments of souls."

2. Stripes (require) three judges. In the name of Rabbi Ishmael, the Sages
say, "twenty-three." "The intercalary month(368) requires three. The
intercalary year requires three." The words of Rabbi Meier. Rabban Simon,
the son of Gamaliel, said, "with three judges they begin, and with five
they discuss, and they conclude with seven; and if they concluded with
three it is intercalated."

3. "The appointment of elders, and striking off the heifer's neck(369)
(require) three." The words of Rabbi Simon. But Rabbi Judah said, "five."
The loosing off the shoe,(370) and dissatisfaction in marriage (require)
three. The produce(371) of the fourth year,(372) the second tithes, of
which the value is unknown (require) three. The valuation of holy things
(requires) three. The estimation of movable things requires three. R.
Judah said, "one of them must be a priest." Immovable things require nine
judges and a priest; and the valuation of a man (slave) is similar.

4. Judgments of souls (require) twenty-three judges. Bestiality (requires)
twenty-three, as is said, "and thou shalt slay the woman and the beast,"
and it is also said, "the beast thou shalt slay." An ox to be stoned
(requires) twenty-three judges; as is said, "The ox shall be stoned, and
his owner also shall be put to death,"(373) as is the death of the owner,
so is the death of the ox. The wo