Commentary for Kiddushin 8:13
מה ליבמה שכן זקוקה ועומדת תאמר בזו שאין זקוקה ועומדת תלמוד לומר ובעלה :
As for a Hebrew maidservant, that is because her acquisition is not for conjugal purposes; will you say the same of this one, who is acquired for conjugal purposes? Therefore it is stated: 'and has intercourse with her'. But what need of a verse: it has been inferred? - Said R'Ashi: Because one can argue, the deduction is vitiated ab initio: whence do you adduce it? From a yebamah! As for a yebamah, that is because she already stands tied;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' To the yabam (q.v. Glos.) , on account of her deceased husband, hence cohabitation merely completes the bond.');"><sup>12</sup></span> can you say [the same] of this one, who does not stand tied? Therefore it is taught: 'and hath intercourse with her'.
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