Preview: It seems the “bitter waters” central to the sotah ritual ought to be understood in light of the “bitter waters” which b’nei Yisrael drank shortly after Moshe and Miriam led them in “shirat ha-yam.” Also relevant in this vein: the deep-running contrast between Miriam and the sotah.
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