Commentary for Kiddushin 42:18
בביאה ראשונה דכ"ע לא פליגי דשרי דלא דברה תורה אלא כנגד יצר הרע
Why did you not refute him with this: 'But the Sages maintained: A Hebrew slave, a priest. cannot be bored, as he is thereby blemished.' Now if you say that his master cannot give him a heathen bondmaid,it<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The law that a Hebrew slave who is a priest is not bored.');"><sup>26</sup></span>
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
The Torah allows the soldier to have sex with the woman the first time before she converts because the Torah knows that men (soldiers in particular?) have an evil inclination and when they see this beautiful woman they will either sleep with her in a permitted way or do something far worse. Therefore, since priests also have this inclination, they too are allowed to have relations with the captive woman. But the second time, after she converts, is disputed. Rav says that since the first act was permitted, she stays permitted to him. Shmuel says that she is a convert and since priests cannot marry converts, a priest cannot marry this woman.
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