Commentary for Yevamot 37:17

רב פפא אמר בייבם ואח"כ נולד פליג ר"ש בנולד ואח"כ ייבם לא פליג

however, we are dealing with the case where both become subject to him at the same time; and R. Simeon shares the view of R. Jose the Galilean who stated, 'It is possible to ascertain simultaneous occurrence'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., to ascertain that two things occur exactly at one and the same moment, Bek. 17a. Hence it may happen that both brothers die simultaneously and both widows simultaneously become subject to the third brother and consequently, on the view of R. Simeon, both exempt from halizah and levirate marriage. ');">⁴⁶</span> R. Papa<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Disagreeing with R. Oshaia, supra 18b. ');">⁴⁷</span> said: R. Simeon differs<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' From the Rabbis of our Mishnah. ');">⁴⁸</span>

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