Commentary for Yevamot 237:5

לימא ר"מ היא דחייש למיעוטא

MUST NEITHER MARRY AGAIN NOR CONTRACT LEVIRATE MARRIAGE etc. It is quite proper that she shall not contract levirate marriage since it is possible that [her rival] is pregnant and that she would in consequence cause an infringement<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'meet'. ');">¹³</span> [of the prohibition against marriage] of a brother's wife, which is Pentateuchal; but why should she not marry [a stranger]? The majority of women should be taken as a criterion<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'go'. ');">¹⁴</span> and the majority of women conceive and bear children! Must it then<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Since the majority principle is not followed. ');">¹⁵</span>

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