Commentary for Yevamot 119:14
יכול שאני מוציא אף מוכת עץ ת"ל (ויקרא כא, ג) אשר לא היתה לאיש מי שהוייתה על ידי איש יצאה זו שאין הוייתה על ידי איש הקרובה לרבות הארוסה אליו לרבות הבוגרת
What need was there for a Scriptural text in this case?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' To include one who is adolescent. ');"><sup>41</sup></span> Surely R. Meir stated, 'virgin implies even [one who retains] some of her virginity'!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Supra 59a and notes. Since virgin includes one who is adolescent, what need was there again for the text of 'unto him' to include her? ');"><sup>42</sup></span> — It was required, because it might have been assumed that the expression of virgin<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lev. XXI, 3. ');"><sup>43</sup></span> shall be deduced from virgin elsewhere;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Deut, XXII, 28, dealing with a case of outrage. ');"><sup>44</sup></span>
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