Commentary for Yevamot 112:9

אמר רבה הכל היו בכלל זונה כשפרט לך הכתוב גבי אשת ישראל והיא לא נתפשה אסורה הא נתפשה מותרת מכלל דאשת כהן כדקיימא קיימא

has only the force of a positive precept!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' It is not punishable by flogging. How then could Rabbah subject the husband to such a penalty? ');">²²</span> — Rabbah replied: All<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Married women who played the harlot whether willingly or under compulsion. ');">²³</span> were included in the category of harlot.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Who is forbidden to her husband by a negative precept. ');">²⁴</span>

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