Commentary for Kiddushin 34:7
אדרבה מרבה אני את האח שכן קם תחת אחיו ליבום כלום יש יבום אלא במקום שאין בן הא יש בן אין יבום
Thee, but not thine heir. Why do you choose<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'see'.');"><sup>10</sup></span> to include the son and exclude the brother?
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
The Talmud argues that the brother also has a special relationship with the father—should a man die without children, his brother performs yibum with his wife.
This argument is refuted—yibum happens only if there is no son (or offspring). But if there is a son, then there is no yibum. Thus we see that son’s relationship is primary.
This argument is refuted—yibum happens only if there is no son (or offspring). But if there is a son, then there is no yibum. Thus we see that son’s relationship is primary.
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