A virgin is married on Wednesday, and a widow on Thursday, for twice a week the courts are in session in the towns —- on Mondays and Thursdays —- so that if he had a claim concerning [her] virginity, he would go early [the next morning] to court.

The kesubah of a virgin is two hundred [zuz], and [that of] a widow is one hundred. A virgin who is a widow, divorcee, or had performed chalitzah after erusin —- [in all these cases] their kesubah is two hundred, and a claim concerning [their] virginity can be lodged against them.  A proselyte, a captive, or a slave, who were ransomed, converted, or emancipated under [the age of] three years and one day —- their kesubah is two hundred [zuz], and a claim concerning [their] virginity can be lodged against them.

[If] an adult male was intimate with an infant girl, or [if] an immature boy was intimate with a mature female, or if a woman was injured by a piece of wood —- their kesubah is two hundred [zuz]; [these are] the words of R’ Meir. The Sages, however, say: The kesubah of one injured by a piece of wood is one hundred.

A virgin who is a widow, divorcee, or has performed chalitzah after marriage —- [in all these cases,] their kesubah is one hun-dred [zuz], and no claim concerning [their] virginity can be lodged against them.  A proselyte, a captive, or a slave, who were ransomed, converted, or emancipated over the age of three years and a day —- their kesubah is one hundred, and no claim concerning [their] virginity can be lodged against them.

[If] one eats in his father-in-law’s house in Judea without witnesses, he cannot lodge a claim concerning [her] virginity against her, because he secludes [himself] with her.  Both the widow of a non-Kohen and the widow of a Kohen have a kesubah of one hundred [zuz]. The court of the Kohanim would collect four hundred zuz for a virgin, and the Sages did not stop them.

[If] one marries a woman and does not find [any tokens of] virginity —- she says: “After you betrothed me, I was violated, and your misfortune caused it”; and the other one says: “Not so, [it happened] before I betrothed you, and my acquisition was made in error” —- Rabban Gamliel and R’ Eliezer say: She is believed. R’ Yehoshua [however] says: She is not believed. Rather, it is presumed that she was a nonvirgin before she was betrothed, and [that] she misled him, until she proves her claim.

[If] she says: “I was injured by a piece of wood,” and he says: “Not so, but you were deflowered by a man” —- Rabban Gamliel and R’ Eliezer say: She is believed. R’ Yehoshua, however, says: She is not believed. Rather, it is presumed that she had been de-flowered by a man, until she proves her claim.

[If] they saw [a woman] talking with someone in the street, [and] they said to her: “What is the nature of this [man]?” [and she replied: “He is] so-and-so, and he is a Kohen” —- Rabban Gamliel and R’ Eliezer say: She is believed. R’ Yehoshua, however, says: She is not believed. Rather, it is presumed that she had been intimate with a Nesinite or with a mamzer, until she proves her claim.

[If a woman] was pregnant, and they said to her: “What is the nature of this fetus?” [and she replied: “He was fathered] by so-and-so, and he is a Kohen” —- Rabban Gamliel and R’ Eliezer say: She is believed. R’ Yehoshua [however] says: She is not be-lieved. Rather, it is presumed that she is pregnant from a Nesinite or a mamzer, until she proves her claim.

Said R’ Yose: [There was] an incident concerning a young girl who went down to draw water from a spring, and was violated. Said R’ Yochanan ben Nuri: If most men of the city may marry off [their daughters] to Kohanim, this one may marry a Kohen.

A woman who was widowed or divorced, [and] says: “You married me as a virgin,” and he says: “Not so, but I married you as a widow” —- if there are witnesses that she went out with a veil and with her hair untied, her kesubah is two hundred [zuz]. R’ Yochanan ben Berokah says: [The] distribution of parched grain is also proof.

And R’ Yehoshua admits [that] if one says to another: “This field was your father’s, and I bought it from him,” that he is believed, for the one that created the liability is the one that undid it. If, however, there are witnesses that it was his father’s, and he says: “I bought it from him,” he is not believed.

[If] witnesses said: “This is our handwriting, but we were coerced,” [or] “we were minors,” [or] “we were unfit for testimony,” these are believed. If, however, there are witnesses that it is their handwriting, or if their handwriting is verified from another source, they are not believed.

[If] this one says: “This is my handwriting, and this is the other’s handwriting,” and this one says: “This is my handwriting, and this is the other’s handwriting,” these are believed. [If] this one says: “This is my handwriting,” and this one says: “This is my handwriting,” they must join to themselves another person; [these are] the words of Rabbi. The Sages, however, say: They need not join another person to themselves; rather, a person is believed to say: “This is my handwriting.”

[If] a woman said: “I was married, but I am divorced,” she is believed, for the one that created the liability is the one that undid it. If, however, there are witnesses that she was married, and she says: “I am divorced,” she is not believed.  [If] she said: “I was captured, but I am undefiled,” she is believed, for the one that created the liability is the one that undid it. If there are wit-nesses that she was captured, however, and she says: “I am undefiled,” she is not believed. But, if after she married, witnesses came, she need not leave.

[If] two women were captured, [and now] this one says: “I was captured, but I am undefiled,” and this one says: “I was captured, but I am undefiled,” they are not believed. [If] they testify for one another, however, these are believed.

So, too, [in the case of] two men, [in which] this one says: “I am a Kohen,” and this one says: “I am a Kohen” —- they are not believed. [If] they testify for one another, however, these are believed.

R’ Yehudah says: We do not raise one to the Kehunah by the testimony of one witness. Said R’ Elazar: When? When there are contesters; but when there are no contesters, we raise one to the Kehunah by the testimony of one witness. Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel says in the name of R’ Shimon ben HaSegan: We raise one to the Kehunah by the testimony of one witness.