Commentary for Yevamot 209:3

אילימא לעלמא פשיטא מי הויא חליצה דאישתריא לעלמא אלא לאו לאחין שמע מינה

If it be suggested, 'To strangers';<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'to the world', i.e., as the halizah is invalid the woman still remains forbidden to all men except the levirs. ');">⁶</span> is not this [it may be retorted] self-evident? Is it a <i>halizah</i> [like this that would enable the sister-inlaw] to become free to marry a stranger!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Obviously not. Mere spitting could not possibly be regarded as a proper halizah. ');">⁷</span> It must therefore, be admitted<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'but not'. ');">⁸</span>

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