Commentary for Yevamot 36:4

וצריכי דאי אשמעינן יש זיקה ה"א ה"מ בחד אבל בתרי לא קמ"ל ואי אשמעינן הלכה כר' יהודה בן בתירה ה"א ה"מ מחיים אבל לאחר מיתה פקעה לה זיקה קמ"ל דזיקה בכדי לא פקעה:

'Rab Judah stated in the name of Samuel, "If a woman awaiting the decision of the levir died, [the levir] is forbidden to marry her mother", from which it naturally follows that he is of the opinion that a levirate bond exists'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. supra p. 99, n. 5. ');">¹⁵</span> Samuel is here consistent; for Samuel said, 'The <i>halachah</i> is in accordance with the view of R. Judah b. Bathyra'. Said [both statements<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Of Samuel. ');">¹⁶</span> are] necessary. For had he only stated, 'A levirate bond exists', it might have been assumed to refer to the case of one levir only<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. supra p. 98, n. 8. ');">¹⁷</span> but not to that of two,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. supra [H] 16. ');">¹⁸</span>

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