Commentary for Yevamot 159:10

איתמר אכל חלב מבן שתים עשרה [ויום אחד] עד בן שמנה עשרה ונולדו בו סימני סריס ולאחר מכאן הביא שתי שערות רב אמר נעשה סריס למפרע ושמואל אמר קטן היה באותה שעה

R. Eleazar said: As a matter of fact he<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' R. Eliezer. ');">²⁶</span> did not change his view at all, but that statement<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Supra, that the age of a male is twenty, in agreement with Beth Hillel, and that that of a female is eighteen, in agreement with Beth Shammai. ');">²⁷</span> was taught in respect [of the age of] punishment.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' At the ages stated males and females respectively, emerging from their state of minority and entering that of majority, become subject to all legal obligations and penalties. The statement has no reference at all to halizah or the levirate marriage. ');">²⁸</span>

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