Commentary for Yevamot 109:23

מדגלי רחמנא (ויקרא יט, כ) שכבת זרע גבי שפחה חרופה מכלל דחייבי לאוין בהעראה

And had the All Merciful written, <i>They shall die childless</i>,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. 20. ');">⁴⁷</span> it might have been assumed to refer to those born subsequent to the offence,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Shall die childless, being preceded by They shall bear their sin (Lev. XX, 20), implying that the penalty would affect only those children who were born after the sin had been committed. ');">⁵¹</span> but not to those who were born previously,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Who would live. V. supra note 5. ');">⁵⁰</span>

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