Commentary for Yevamot 40:15

תניא נמי הכי אם בעלו קנו בביאה ראשונה ואסור לקיימן בביאה שניה

A woman, then, who has no children should not be taken in levirate marriage as a preventive measure against the marriage of a woman who has children! — The All Merciful made levirate marriage dependent on [the absence of] children, [and the fact<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That there are children, or that there are not. as the case may be. ');">²⁶</span> would be] well known. The wife of one's contemporary brother should not be taken in levirate marriage as a preventive measure against marriage with the wife of one's brother who was not one's contemporary! — The All Merciful has made it<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Levirate marriage. ');">²⁷</span>

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