Study Guide Sotah 17 What verses are written on the scroll that will get erased in the water? There are three different opinions. What is the root of their debate? A number of drashot are brought regarding the relationship between husband and wife, and the rewards given to the descendants of Avraham, which include, among other things, the sotah procedure. The text needs to be written on parchment and with ink that can be erased. There are six rules regarding the writing of the sotah parchment - it must be written during the day, in the correct order, after the woman answer amen to the oath of the kohen, on a lined parchment, on one piece and needs to be erased once it is all written.