It needed to say only: If the wife of a man [ish] will stray. Why does the verse state: “Any man [ish ish]”? It is because even though she engages in relations with one man, she is committed to two and she denies [her commitment to] two. The one, when she engages in harlotry she denies [her commitment to] her husband, who entrusted her with his body3His semen. to keep it.
And one, when she denies [her commitment to] the Holy One blessed be He who commanded her: “You shall not commit adultery” (Exodus 20:13), and it says: “The adulterer and the adulteress shall be put to death” (Leviticus 20:10). From where is it derived that the Holy One blessed be He is called an ish? It is as it is stated: “The Lord is a Man [ish] of war…” (Exodus 15:3). This is why “and commit a trespass against him” is written regarding the sota: It is because she denies a claim concerning a deposit, just as it says: “A person who will sin, and commit a trespass against the Lord, and lie to his counterpart [regarding a deposit]…” (Leviticus 5:21).
The matters may be inferred a fortiori: If regarding the lenient area of money, anyone who denies a claim regarding a deposit it is as though he denied the Holy One blessed be He, as it is stated: “And commit a trespass against the Lord, and lie”; one who denies the deposit of the body, all the more so that anyone who denies it, it is as though he denies the Holy One blessed be He. That is why it is stated: “Ish ish,” because she denies her commitment to two ishim, to the Holy One blessed be He, who is called an ish, and to her husband who is an ish.
Likewise it says: “Who forsakes the husband of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God.” (Proverbs 2:17). Another matter: “Ish ish” – the Torah teaches you that you should be forbearing in your house. Wine spilled; be forbearing, “to bequeath [substance to those who love me]” (Proverbs 8:21).4The Holy One blessed be He has the capacity to provide wealth to those who love him, so there is no need for a harsh reaction.
The same is true of oil: “And I will fill their storehouses” (Proverbs 8:21). Your garment ripped; “the Lord will fulfill all your wishes” (Psalms 20:6). But if you heard a matter concerning your wife, rise like a man. To the one [to] whom you are a man, be a man. That is why it is stated: “Ish ish.”