Commentary for Yevamot 222:15

והא קתני בא על יבמה גדולה תגדלנו אמר רבי חנינא חוזאה בא שאני והא תגדלנו קאמר דכל ביאה וביאה דאיסורא הוא אלא מחוורתא מתניתין דלא כרבי מאיר

But was it not stated: SHE SHOULD BRING HIM UP UNTIL HE IS OF AGE,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Implying permissibility to continue to live with him. ');">³⁶</span> though each act of cohabitation is a forbidden one!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which proves that our Mishnah permits directly, not only ex post facto, the levirate marriage of a minor. ');">³⁷</span> — The truth is clearly that our Mishnah cannot be in agreement with R. Meir.

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