Commentary for Yevamot 46:10

ומאי קמ"ל סיפא איצטריכא ליה מתו לזה אחד ולזה שנים היחיד חולץ לשתיהן והשנים אחד חולץ ואחד מייבם

AND MARRIED<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Each one of them one of the sisters. ');">²⁴</span> THEY ARE NOT TO BE DEPRIVED OF THEM.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf. supra p. 138. n. 13. ');">²⁵</span> <b><i>GEMARA</i></b>. Is it to be inferred from here that even betrothal which cannot culminate in connubial intercourse<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' It is now assumed that even at the time of the betrothal it was not known which of the sisters was betrothed; when, for instance, the man said 'I betroth one of you' and both appointed an agent to receive on their behalf the token of betrothal. In such a case the man may have no connubial intercourse with either of the women since each might be his wife's sister. ');">²⁶</span>

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