Commentary for Yevamot 46:13

לזה שנים ולזה שנים וכו': הא תו למה לי היינו הך מהו דתימא ליגזור דלמא מייבם בלא חליצה קמ"ל

— The second clause was necessary:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And because of the second the first also had to be stated. ');">³²</span> IF HE DIED AND LEFT A BROTHER, THE LATTER MUST PARTICIPATE IN THE <i>HALIZAH</i> WITH BOTH OF THEM. IF HE HAD TWO BROTHERS, ONE IS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE <i>HALIZAH</i> AND THE OTHER MAY CONTRACT THE LEVIRATE MARRIAGE, only <i>halizah</i> must be first and the levirate marriage afterwards, but not the levirate marriage first, since, thereby, he might infringe [the interdict against] the sister of her who is connected with him by the levirate bond.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' His zekukah. V. supra p. 138, n. 11, ');">³³</span> IF TWO MEN BETROTHED TWO SISTERS etc. Does this imply that a betrothal which cannot culminate in connubial intercourse is also valid?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Cf.supra p. 140, n. 11. ');">³⁴</span>

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