Commentary for Yevamot 223:14

רב אמר יבם אינו כבעל ושמואל אמר יבם הרי הוא כבעל אמר אביי כוותיה דרב מסתברא דתנן הנודרת הנאה מיבמה בחיי בעלה כופין אותו שיחלוץ ואם איתא דמסקה אדעתה

— Rab replied: The levir has not the same status as the husband;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' He is excluded from the vow. ');">³⁵</span> and Samuel replied: The levir has the same status as the husband. Said Abaye: Logical deduction is in agreement with Rab. For we learned, IF A WOMAN VOWED TO HAVE NO BENEFIT FROM HER BROTHER-IN-LAW, THE LATTER IS COMPELLED TO SUBMIT TO HER <i>HALIZAH</i> [IF HER VOW WAS MADE] DURING THE LIFETIME OF HER HUSBAND. Now, if it is [to be assumed] that it occurred to her'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Even while her husband was alive, that he might die without issue and that she would, therefore, be subject to the levir. ');">³⁶</span>

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