Commentary for Yevamot 40:7
ממזרת ונתינה מאי איכא למימר כתיב (ויקרא יא, מד) והתקדשתם
may not retain them, because it is said in the Scriptures — He that is wounded in the stones or hath his privy member cut off shall not enter [into the assembly of the Lord].<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Deut. XXIII, 2. V. Tosef. Yeb. XI, infra 79b. ');"><sup>11</sup></span> Now, if it could be assumed that those forbidden by a negative precept are Pentateuchally subject to <i>halizah</i> and not to levirate marriage, why should the widows become their lawful wives if they<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Who are crushed or maimed in their privy parts and who are, therefore, forbidden by a negative precept to marry an Israelite's daughter. ');"><sup>12</sup></span>
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