Commentary for Yevamot 108:3

אלא אמר ר' יונה ואיתימא רב הונא בריה דרב יהושע אמר קרא (ויקרא יח, כט) כי כל אשר יעשה מכל התועבות האלה ונכרתו הנפשות העושות הוקשו כל העריות כולן לנדה מה נדה בהעראה אף כל בהעראה

all forbidden unions were compared to the menstruant;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' who also was mentioned in the same Scriptural section. ');">⁷</span> as the first stage constitutes the offence with the menstruant so does the first stage constitute the offence with all the others. What need, then, was there<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' If all forbidden unions are compared with one another and are consequently equal in their restrictions. ');">⁸</span>

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