Commentary for Yevamot 211:1
תנו רבנן חליצה מוטעת כשרה אי זו היא חליצה מוטעת אמר ר"ל כל שאומרים לו חלוץ ובכך אתה כונסה
Our Rabbis taught: A <i>halizah</i> under a false assumption<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [H] (rt. [H] Hof.) lit., 'misled'. ');"><sup>1</sup></span> is valid.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Tosef. Yeb. XII, Keth. 74a. ');"><sup>2</sup></span> What is meant by 'a <i>halizah</i> under a false assumption'? Resh Lakish explained: Where a levir is told, 'Submit to <i>halizah</i> and you will thereby wed her'. Said R. Johanan to him:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Resh Lakish. ');"><sup>3</sup></span>
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