Commentary for Yevamot 119:2

אזל רב גביהה מבי כתיל אמרה לשמעתא קמיה דרב אשי אמר ליה והא רב ור' יוחנן דאמרי תרוייהו בוגרת ומוכת עץ לא ישא ואם נשא נשוי

in the presence of R. Ashi, whereupon the other said to him: Surely both Rab and R. Johanan stated '[a High Priest] must not marry a woman who is adolescent<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Bogereth, v. Glos. ');">⁵</span> or "wounded",<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. our Mishnah. ');">⁶</span> but if he married her, the marriage is valid', which clearly proves [that he may continue to live with the woman because in any case] she would ultimately have become adolescent and would ultimately have been 'wounded' by living with<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'under'. ');">⁷</span> him; here also<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf.supra note 8. ');">⁸</span>

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