Commentary for Yevamot 238:1

רישא חזקה לייבום ורובא לשוק וחזקה לא עדיף כי רובא ואייתי מיעוטא דמפילות סמוך לחזקה והוה ליה פלגא ופלגא לא תנשא ולא תתייבם

in the first clause the woman's confirmed status<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' It was an established fact that her husband had no issue and that a levir was in existence. ');">¹</span> [would subject her] to the levirate marriage while the majority principle<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Most women bear viable children and her rival's child would exempt her from the levirate obligations. ');">²</span> [would enable her] to marry any stranger;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'to the market'. ');">³</span>

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