Commentary for Sanhedrin 163:10

ולא עוד אלא שאם פירש זמרי והרגו פנחס נהרג עליו נהפך זמרי והרגו לפנחס אין נהרג עליו שהרי רודף הוא

he said: On account of Nashgaz, i.e., <i>niddah</i>, shifhah, goyyah and zonah;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Zonah = harlot; for the first three v. preceding note. ');">¹⁸</span> but not on account of a married woman, because they themselves [sc. the heathens] do not recognize the marriage bond.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' They are very lax, and their women, even married, indulge in promiscuity; v. Weiss, Dor. Vol.II, pp. 19 ff, ');">¹⁹</span>

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