Commentary for Yevamot 184:1
אמר רב מנין שאין קדושין תופסין ביבמה שנאמר (דברים כה, ה) לא תהיה אשת המת החוצה לאיש זר לא תהא בה הויה לזר
in the name of Rab: Whence is it deduced that betrothal with a sister-in-law<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. supra note 5. ');"><sup>1</sup></span> is of no validity?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And no divorce is consequently required. ');"><sup>2</sup></span> — From the Scriptural text,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'because it is said'. ');"><sup>3</sup></span> The wife of the dead shall not be married<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'she shall not be', [H]. ');"><sup>4</sup></span>
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