Commentary for Niddah 95:42
רוב נשים תחתון אתי ברישא ומיעוט עליון אתי ברישא
Why then was it not stated: 'If the upper mark appeared, R. Meir ruled, She may neither perform <i>halizah</i> nor contract levirate marriage but the Sages ruled, She may either perform <i>halizah</i> or contract levirate marriage'. and I would well have known that their reason is that it is impossible?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And this would avoid the insertion of the ambiguous clause, 'THOUGH THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE'. ');"><sup>36</sup></span>
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