Commentary for Yevamot 212:1
<big><strong>מתני׳</strong></big> מצות חליצה בא הוא ויבמתו לבית דין והן משיאין לו עצה ההוגנת לו שנאמר (דברים כה, ח) וקראו לו זקני עירו ודברו אליו
MISHNAH. [THIS IS THE PROCEDURE IN THE PERFORMANCE OF] THE COMMANDMENT OF <i>HALIZAH</i>: HE<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The levir. ');"><sup>1</sup></span> AND HIS DECEASED BROTHER'S WIFE COME UNTO THE <i>BETH DIN</i>, AND [THE LATTER] OFFER HIM SUCH ADVICE AS IS SUITABLE TO HIS CONDITION,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' As, for instance, whether the respective ages or characters of the parties are likely to be conducive to a happy union. Cf. supra 44a, 101b. ');"><sup>2</sup></span> FOR IT IS SAID IN THE SCRIPTURES, THEN THE ELDERS OF HIS CITY SHALL CALL HIM AND SPEAK UNTO HIM.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Deut. XXV, 8. ');"><sup>3</sup></span> SHE THEN ANNOUNCES: MY HUSBAND'S BROTHER REFUSETH TO RAISE UP UNTO HIS BROTHER A NAME IN ISRAEL; HE WILL NOT PERFORM THE DUTY OF A HUSBAND'S BROTHER UNTO ME.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Deut. XXV, 7. ');"><sup>4</sup></span> THEN HE MAKES THE DECLARATION: I LIKE NOT TO TAKE HER.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. 8. ');"><sup>5</sup></span>
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