Commentary for Yevamot 183:11

וחכ"א קרבן אחד על הכל ומודים חכמים לר' אלעזר שאם נשאת לחמשה בני אדם שחייבת בקרבן על כל אחד ואחד הואיל וגופין מוחלקין:

— If so, what [could have been meant by] 'Let the law pierce through the mountain'!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. supra note 12 (first interpretation) and supra note 14. ');">³⁴</span> IF THE <i>BETH DIN</i> DECIDED THAT SHE MAY MARRY AGAIN etc. What is meant by DISGRACED HERSELF? — R. Eliezer<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Marg. note, 'Eleazar'. ');">³⁵</span> replied: She played the harlot. R. Johanan replied: [If being] a widow [she was married] to a High Priest, [or if] a divorcee or a <i>haluzah</i> [she was married] to a common priest. He who stated,'She played the harlot'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That even in such a case a sin-offering must be brought. ');">³⁶</span> would, even more so, [subject the woman to a sin-offering. if as] a widow [she was married] to a High Priest.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Since it is obvious that the court's permission did not extend to a marriage which is in any case forbidden to the woman, even if her husband is dead. ');">³⁷</span>

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