Commentary for Yevamot 116:5

רב נחמן בר יצחק אמר על ידי גלגול

So here also 'betrothed' means his own and 'a woman awaiting the decision of the levir', that of another.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., his brother's widow whom he married. ');">¹¹</span> R. Papa said: It<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The Mishnah cited by R. Shesheth. ');">¹²</span> represents the view of the following Tanna.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' It being a case where the warning was given during betrothal, and the seclusion with the man took place after marriage and cohabitation. The water test is applied on the basis of that warning. Alternatively: The warning was given during betrothal and it was followed by the seclusion with the man, the test being applied after marriage. The previously cited deduction, that when the husband is not clear from iniquity the test is not admissible, is not accepted by this authority. ');">¹³</span>

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