Commentary for Yevamot 232:1

איכא בינייהו דארגיל הוא קטטה

— The practical difference between them arises in the case where [the husband] created<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'accustomed', i.e., introduced. ');">¹</span> the discord.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' While the wife shewed no hatred towards him. As she does not hate him she would not invent a lie in order to get rid of him but would nevertheless readily believe that he was dead should he ever have found himself in a position of danger. She would not take the trouble to ascertain whether her conjecture was not groundless. ');">²</span> The question was raised: What [is the law in respect of] one witness in a case of discord? Is the reason why one witness is [elsewhere]<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' When he gives evidence that a husband died in normal circumstances. ');">³</span> believed<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And the widow is allowed to marry again. ');">⁴</span>

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