Commentary for Yevamot 138:7

אמר רבה בר רב הונא ליוחסין חששו לתרומה לא חששו ולתרומה לא חששו והתניא הרי זה גיטיך שעה אחת קודם למיתתי אסורה לאכול בתרומה מיד

Did we not learn, 'They<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Women who have been exchanged for one another. (V. the Mishnah, supra 33b). ');">²²</span> must be kept apart<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., they are forbidden to cohabit with their husbands. ');">²³</span> for three months, since it is possible that they are pregnant'?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Supra 33b. Similar precaution, then, should have been taken here also! ');">²⁴</span> Rabbah son of R. Huna replied: In respect of genealogy<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The Mishnah cited is concerned with safeguarding the status of a legitimate child by taking the necessary precautions to distinguish him from the illegitimate. ');">²⁵</span>

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