Commentary for Yevamot 209:9

לוי נפק לקרייתא בעו מינה גידמת מהו שתחלוץ יבמה שרקקה דם מהו (דניאל י, כא) אבל אגיד לך את הרשום בכתב אמת מכלל דאיכא כתב שאינו אמת

'and dismiss her case'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., there is no need for her to spit again. ');">²³</span> 'But surely'. said R. Abba to him, 'spitting is a requirement!' — 'She has spat indeed!' 'But let her spit [again]; what could be the objection?' — 'The issue might [morally and religiously] be disastrous; for should you rule that she is to spit again, people might assume that her first spitting was ineffective<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And the woman would consequently be allowed to marry a levir even after she had spat: ');">²⁴</span> and thus<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' By allowing her to contract levirate marriage. ');">²⁵</span>

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