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Why wasn't Bathsheba forbidden to Dovid after her relations with him? Rashi (רש"י) and Tosafos (תוספות) offer different approaches to when a woman becomes forbidden to others. The Rashash proposes that the prohibition depends on whether the husband actually knows of the adultery, not just the objective violation.
This shiur analyzes a fundamental disagreement between Rashi (רש"י) and Tosafos (תוספות) regarding why Bathsheba was not forbidden to King Dovid after their relationship. The Gemara (גמרא) asks why she wasn't forbidden to Dovid, given that she was married to Uriah and had been with another man. Rashi explains that she should be forbidden to Dovid because "many people knew" (harbeh adam yodu), suggesting that public knowledge creates the prohibition. Tosafos, however, argues that Dovid himself knew about the relationship, which should be sufficient grounds to forbid her to him, based on the principle that one who knows of adultery cannot be with that woman.
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