Commentary for Yevamot 152:2

[ותיפוק ליה] דהא מצרית ראשונה היא וכי תימא הנך אזלי לעלמא והני אחריני נינהו

was an Egyptian of the first generation!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Who is forbidden to marry into the congregation of Israel. The third generation only is permitted. (V. Deut. XXIII. 9). ');">⁴</span> And were you to reply that those<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The old Egyptians spoken of in the text cited (supra n. 4). ');">⁵</span> had already departed, and these<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The Egyptians of later times. ');">⁶</span> are others;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Other nations superseded them. Hence the prohibition does not apply to them. ');">⁷</span>

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