Commentary for Yevamot 112:18

לר"מ דאמר משתמרת לביאה פסולה דאורייתא לא אכלה הא נמי לא אכלה לר' אלעזר ור' שמעון דאמרי משתמרת לביאה פסולה דאורייתא אכלה

may be arrived at by an inference] a minori ad majus: If permissible betrothal<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' When an Israelite betroths the daughter of an Israelite. ');">⁴⁶</span> does not confer the right of eating <i>terumah</i>, how much less forbidden betrothal.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Of which our Mishnah speaks. [Var. lec.: 'If permissible betrothal renders her ineligible (a priest's daughter is not allowed to eat terumah after her betrothal to an Israelite), how much more forbidden betrothal'. This reading — a reading which it must be confessed appears more feasible — is adopted by Tosaf. in view of their interpretation (v. supra p. 380, n. 17) that the Mishnah refers only to daughters of priests]. ');">⁴⁷</span> They, however, replied: No; if you have said it<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That betrothal does not confer the privilege of eating terumah. ');">⁴⁸</span> in respect of permissible betrothal<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' When an Israelite betroths the daughter of an Israelite. ');">⁴⁶</span> where the man may never confer the right of eating,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' An Israelite is neither himself entitled to the eating of terumah nor can he confer the right upon others. ');">⁴⁹</span> would you also say it<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That betrothal does not confer the privilege of eating terumah. ');">⁴⁸</span> in respect of sinful betrothal<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Of which our Mishnah speaks. [Var. lec.: 'If permissible betrothal renders her ineligible (a priest's daughter is not allowed to eat terumah after her betrothal to an Israelite), how much more forbidden betrothal'. This reading — a reading which it must be confessed appears more feasible — is adopted by Tosaf. in view of their interpretation (v. supra p. 380, n. 17) that the Mishnah refers only to daughters of priests]. ');">⁴⁷</span> where the [priest], in other circumstances,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' If he married a woman permitted to him. ');">⁵⁰</span> is entitled to confer the right of eating?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Obviously not. Hence the ruling in our Mishnah that the betrothals confer the privilege. ');">⁵¹</span> R. Eleazar stated in the name of R. Oshaia: In the case where a priest who was wounded in the stones<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' One so incapacitated is not permitted to marry even the daughter of an Israelite, v. Deut. XXIII, 2. ');">⁵²</span> betrothed a daughter of an Israelite,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [Var. lec.: 'a daughter of a priest'. A reading adopted by Tosaf. on their interpretation (cf. n. 6)]. ');">⁵³</span> we have a difference of opinion between R. Meir and R. Eleazar and R. Simeon. According to R. Meir who holds that a woman awaiting a pentateuchally forbidden cohabitation<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., if she was betrothed to a man whom she is forbidden to marry. ');">⁵⁴</span> may not eat <i>terumah</i>, this woman also<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Who married the incapacitated priest. ');">⁵⁵</span> may not eat; but according to R. Eleazar and R. Simeon who maintain that a woman awaiting a pentateuchally forbidden cohabitation<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., if she was betrothed to a man whom she is forbidden to marry. ');">⁵⁴</span> may eat

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