Commentary for Bava Batra 273:10

לא סלקא דעתך דתנן זה גיטך אם מתי זה גיטך מחולי זה זה גיטך לאחר מיתה לא אמר כלום

for we have learnt: [If a dying man<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Desirous that his wife shall have the status of a divorced woman (to exempt her, e.g., from the levirate marriage), and not that of a widow. ');">²⁷</span> said to his wife] 'Here is thy divorce should I die'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., when he dies, the divorce shall become effective. ');">²⁸</span> [or] 'Here is thy divorce [after] my present illness'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., after death will have brought it to an end. ');">²⁹</span>

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