Commentary for Makkot 29:2

אלא מאי טעמא קא הדר ביה משום דקשיא ליה אונס דתניא אונס שגירש אם ישראל הוא מחזיר ואינו לוקה אם כהן הוא לוקה ואינו מחזיר

So rather, what is the reason that [Rebbi Yochanon] retracted [his veiw]? Because he found [his veiw point] problematic with the case of a rapist [Ohneis] For it was taught in a barasiah An Ohneis who divorced his wife [in violation of the Torah's commandment], If he is a Yisroel [i.e. a non-Kohen] he takes her back and does not receive malkus. If he is a Kohen, he receives malkus and doesn't take her back.

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