Commentary for Yevamot 108:23

והתם מנלן אמר קרא ממשפחתו יגאלנו משפחת אב קרויה משפחה משפחת אם אינה קרויה משפחה

in respect of a father's sister [it might have been assumed to apply to her alone] because her relationship is legally recognized,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Children are legally ascribed to their paternal ancestry. ');">⁵⁴</span> but not to a mother's sister.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Whose relationship is not legally recognized. V. supra note 7. ');">⁵⁵</span> And had the All Merciful written it<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The repetition. ');">⁵⁶</span>

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