Commentary for Yevamot 200:8
מאי טעמא אמר קרא (במדבר כה, יג) והיתה לו ולזרעו אחריו בעינן זרעו מיוחס אחריו וליכא
AND THEY MUST MOURN AS ONENIM<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Plur. of onan. ');"><sup>21</sup></span> FOR HIM,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. supra n. 16 mutatis mutandis. ');"><sup>22</sup></span> BUT HE MAY NOT DEFILE HIMSELF FOR THEM,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Since, in the case of either of them, it is not certain that he is the son of the person concerned. V. Lev XXI, 2. ');"><sup>23</sup></span> NOR MAY THEY DEFILE THEMSELVES FOR HIM.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Since, in the case of either of them, it is not certain that he is the son of the person concerned. V. Lev XXI, 2. ');"><sup>23</sup></span>
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