Commentary for Yevamot 108:1

ביומי תליא מילתא אשת אח בבנים תליא רחמנא

the prohibition depends on the number of days,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Even after the death of her husband she remains forbidden to marry anyone until the prescribed number of seven unclean days has passed. ');">¹</span> and with a brother's wife the All Merciful made her pro hibition dependent on the birth of children!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' If she gave birth to any child she remains forbidden to her husband's brothers even after his death. ');">²</span> — But the objection may be raised thus: A menstruant and a brother's wife are different,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' From the other women one is forbidden to marry. ');">³</span>

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