Commentary for Yevamot 156:12

ההוא דהוי בשבבותיה דר' אמי אכריז עליה דממזרא הוה בכי ואזיל אמר ליה חיים נתתי לך

Should you suggest that as in the latter case eligibility begins forthwith so it does in the former case, [it may be replied] that the analogy can only be effective in respect of the generations after the tenth.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Since in the case of the bastard the prohibition of the first ten generations was explicitly stated and includes, as the term mamzer connotes (v. supra 76b), both men and women, whereas the prohibition after ten generations in the case of bastards is not stated explicitly but derived on the basis of analogy from an Ammonite, in respect of whom 'for ever' is explicitly stated. V. p. 532, n. 14. ');">²⁹</span> But, surely, we learned, BASTARDS AND NETHINIM ARE INELIGIBLE, AND THEIR INELIGIBILITY IS FOR ALL TIME, WHETHER THEY BE MALES OR FEMALES!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' How, then, could Resh Lakish maintain that the bastard is permitted after the tenth generation? ');">³⁰</span> — This is no difficulty: One statement<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The statement of Resh Lakish. ');">³¹</span>

Explore commentary for Yevamot 156:12. In-depth commentary and analysis from classical Jewish sources.