Commentary for Yevamot 12:4
אלא סד"א תיתי מהבערה דתנא דבי רבי ישמעאל (שמות לה, ג) לא תבערו אש בכל מושבותיכם מה ת"ל
as the 'keeping' that was used in relation to the Sabbath holds good forever, so also the 'reverence' used in relation to the Sanctuary must hold good forever.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And since there is no superfluous verse to extend the principle in such a case as levirate marriage, the question remains, what need was there for the text ''aleha'. ');"><sup>7</sup></span> Really [the reason<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. supra p. 22, n. 7. ');"><sup>8</sup></span>
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