Commentary for Yevamot 169:1
והרי טומאה דלאו שאין שוה בכל וטעמא דכתב רחמנא בני אהרן ולא בנות אהרן הא לאו הכי ה"א נשים חייבות מאי טעמא לאו משום דרב יהודה אמר רב
Behold, however, [the prohibition against] defilement<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For the dead. ');"><sup>1</sup></span> which is a prohibition that is not equally applicable to all<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Having been given to priests only. v. Lev. XXI, 1ff. ');"><sup>2</sup></span> and [yet the sole] reason [why it is inapplicable to woman is] because the All Merciful wrote The sons of Aaron<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. 2. ');"><sup>3</sup></span> and not the daughters of Aaron; had, however, no such text been available<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'but (if) not so'. ');"><sup>4</sup></span>
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