Commentary for Yevamot 38:11

חלץ לבעלת מאמר לא נפטרה צרה מ"ט משום דהואי צרה ודאי ובעלת מאמר ספק ואין ספק מוציא מידי ודאי

while [the subjection of her] to whom the ma'amar had been addressed is doubtful,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' It being possible that the ma'amar is not valid, and the first widow thus remains forbidden to the third brother as 'the wife of his brother who was not his contemporary'. Halizah with her is, therefore, of no validity and cannot exempt the second widow. ');">³³</span> and no doubt may over-ride<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'puts out'. ');">³⁴</span> a certainty. R. Manasseh b. Zebid sat in the presence of R. Huna, and in the course of the session he said: What is R. Simeon s reason?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For permitting levirate marriage with the third brother in the case where the second brother had married the first widow prior to the birth of the third brother. ');">³⁵</span>

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