Commentary for Yevamot 40:6

אלא אמר רבא אלמנה מן האירוסין נמי עשה ולא תעשה הוא דכתיב (ויקרא כא, ו) קדושים יהיו לאלהיהם

arose and addressed a ma'amar to their wives, or gave them divorce, or participated with them in <i>halizah</i>, their actions are valid,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'what they have done is done'; a divorce is required in respect of the ma'amar; no marriage may take place after the divorce, though no ma'amar preceded it, and the halizah is valid. ');">⁷</span> and if they had intercourse with them, the widows become their lawful wives but they<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., those that are maimed. The old man is excluded. V. infra. ');">¹⁰</span>

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