Commentary for Yevamot 130:4

<big><strong>גמ׳</strong></big> מנא הני מילי אמר ר' אילעא משום ר' אלעזר בר' שמעון אמר קרא (בראשית א, כח) ומלאו את הארץ וכבשוה איש דרכו לכבש ואין אשה דרכה לכבש

she would not herself have sought to acquire the reputation of producing only miscarriages. <b><i>MISHNAH</i></b>. A MAN IS COMMANDED CONCERNING THE DUTY OF PROPAGATION BUT NOT A WOMAN. R. JOHANAN B. BEROKA, HOWEVER, SAID: CONCERNING BOTH OF THEM<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Adam and Eve, i.e., man and woman. ');">⁹</span> IT IS SAID, AND GOD BLESSED THEM; AND GOD SAID UNTO THEM: 'BE FRUITFUL, AND MULTIPLY.'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Gen. I, 28. ');">¹⁰</span>

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