Commentary for Yevamot 38:9

עשה בה מאמר ואח"כ נולד לו אח או שנולד לו אח ואח"כ עשה בה מאמר ומת ראשונה יוצאה משום אשת אחיו שלא היה בעולמו ושניה חולצת ולא מתייבמת ר"ש אומר ביאתה או חליצתה של אחת מהן פוטרת צרתה

'If, however, he addressed a ma'amar to the widow, and subsequently a third brother was born, or if a third brother was born first and he<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The second brother. ');">²⁶</span> addressed the ma'amar to the widow subsequently and died, the first widow is exempt as "the wife of his brother who was not his contemporary" while the second must perform the <i>halizah</i>, though she may not be taken in levirate marriage. R. Simeon said: Intercourse or <i>halizah</i> with the one of them exempts her rival'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Supra 19a-b, q.v. for notes. ');">²⁷</span> What is R. Simeon referring to?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In differing from the Rabbis. Lit.,'on what does he stand'. ');">²⁸</span> If it should be suggested, 'To the case where the third brother was born first and he<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The second brother. ');">²⁶</span>

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