Masechet Makot, Perek Gimel, Mishnah Zayin. This Mishnah discusses whether a person who does the same aveirah (transgression) more than once receives more than one set of Malkut (lashes). Before a person is punished, he always has to receive a warning that what he is doing is forbidden and also that he would receive a punishment if he does go through with it. Here, we’ll talk about a person who violates the same issur (forbidden) over and over again after being warned. We’ll talk about a Nazir (Nazirite). A Nazir is not allowed to drink wine, and if he does drink wine, he’s given Malkut.
The Mishnah says, “Nazir shehayah shoteh yayin”—If a Nazir kept on drinking wine kol hayom, all day, and he was warned before he started drinking, we say, “eino chayav ela achat”—He’s only liable for one set of Malkut. This person was only warned one time, and therefore, for whatever he did right after his warning, he would be liable and receive Malkut for that. But for things that happen later on in the day, that warning doesn’t apply as well. You would need a separate warning for each set of Malkut that you would receive. “Amru lo, al tishteh, al tishteh.” But if they did warn him repeatedly, don’t drink, don’t drink, “vehu shoteh,” he kept on drinking after each warning, “chayav al kol achat ve'achat.” He would be liable for Malkut for each and every time that he drank after a warning.