Commentary for Yevamot 239:2

מאי תא שמע ר' אלעזר אומר הואיל והותרו ליבמין הותרו לכל אדם אי אמרת בשלמא דהיא לא מקלקלא נפשה היינו דכי אינסיב מנסבינן לה

herself had married again and she would not cause injury to herself! — R. Eleazar may have argued on the basis of the view of the Rabbis.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'according to their words he said to them'. ');">⁴</span> 'According to my view [he may have said in effect] a rival is eligible to tender evidence in favour of her associate, and even if she herself did not remarry the other may be allowed to marry again. According to your view, however, you must at least agree with me that where she herself' remarried the other also should be allowed to marry again, since she<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The woman who reported the death of her husband. ');">³</span> would naturally not injure herself!' And the Rabbis?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Why do they not allow the associate to marry even in the latter case? ');">⁵</span>

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