Commentary for Yevamot 167:15

משום דקבעי למיתני סיפא כ"ג שנשא את האלמנה דוקא נשא דשוייה חללה אבל קידש שריא ליה תנא נמי רישא נשא

but [it could be retorted] the whole of our section deals with a positive,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Of the levirate marriage. ');">³³</span> versus a negative precept.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' A bastard, for instance, to an Israelite. ');">³⁴</span> and the positive nevertheless does not override the negative! — As it was desired to state in the final clause, A HIGH PRIEST WHO MARRIED A WIDOW, [who is forbidden]<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' To his brother who is a common priest. ');">³⁵</span> only where [the High Priest] MARRIED her, since in that case he caused her to be a halalah, but [not where he only] betrothed [her in which case] she is permitted [to his brother],<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'to him'. ');">³⁶</span>

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