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If he says, “If you leave without my permission,” or, “Unless you have my permission,” or, “Until I give you permission,” or, “If you go anywhere other than the bathhouse without my permission, then you are divorced,” and she goes out once with his permission, then later goes out without his permission; or he gives her permission but she is unaware of it; or she goes out intending both the bathhouse and somewhere else; or she changes her destination from the bathhouse to somewhere else—she is divorced in all these cases.

His statement: “If he says, ‘If you leave without my permission,’ or, ‘Unless you have my permission,’ or, ‘Until I give you permission,’ or, ‘If you go anywhere other than the bathhouse without my permission, then you are divorced,’ and she goes out once with his permission, then later goes out without his permission.” If she asks his permission to go out and he grants it, she is not divorced. Then, if she returns and goes out again the following day, she is divorced, because he permitted her on only one occasion.

It was also said that she is not divorced unless he intended that he had permitted her only on that particular occasion; thus, the ruling follows his intention. Otherwise, she is not divorced, because by granting her permission the first time, his oath was dissolved. This is more correct, because he released her from the restriction—unless he says, “I have permitted you only on this occasion,” in which case the ruling follows his intention.

His statement: “Or he gives her permission but she is unaware of it.” She is divorced, because he said, “If you leave unless you have my permission,” and at the time she left he had in fact given permission, though she did not know it. Thus, she has caused him to break his oath, and she is divorced. This is based on the question of whether an agent’s authority is revoked before he becomes aware of it or not; there is disagreement on the matter.

His statement: “Or she goes out intending both the bathhouse and somewhere else, or she changes her destination from it to somewhere else—she is divorced in all these cases.” This applies to the case in which he says, “If you go anywhere other than the bathhouse.” Thus, if she goes out intending both the bathhouse and somewhere else, she is divorced in all these cases,