Commentary for Yevamot 38:3

הא בבא דסיפא למאן קתני לה אילימא לר' מאיר קתני לה מכדי לא שני ליה לרבי מאיר בין ייבם ואח"כ נולד בין נולד ואח"כ ייבם לערבינהו ולתנינהו

and [after that a third] brother was born and then he himself died, both widows are exempt from the <i>halizah</i> and the levirate marriage; this is the opinion of R. Meir. R. Simeon, however, said: Since, when he<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The third brother. ');">⁶</span> came [into the world] he found her<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The first widow. ');">⁷</span> permitted to him,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Having been born after her marriage with the second brother had entirely severed her connection with the first brother. ');">⁸</span> and she was never forbidden to him even for one moment, he<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The third brother. ');">⁶</span>

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