Commentary for Yevamot 46:5

קדמו שנים וחלצו לא ייבמו השנים אלא אחד חולץ ואחד מייבם קדמו וכנסו אין מוציאין מידם:

LEFT ONE BROTHER AND THE OTHER LEFT TWO, THE ONE BROTHER MUST PARTICIPATE IN THE <i>HALIZAH</i> WITH THE TWO WIDOWS<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For the reasons explained supra p. 138, n. 9. ');">¹¹</span> AND [AS REGARDS] THE TWO, ONE PARTICIPATES IN THE HALIZAH<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And thus, in case she is the actual yebamah, severs the levirate bond between her and the brothers. Her sister may then be married by the other brother in any ease: If she is the sister-in-law he may rightly marry her; and if not, she is no longer forbidden as the sister of a zekukah in view of the fact that the halizah of the other had severed that bond. ');">¹²</span> AND THE OTHER MAY CONTRACT THE LEVIRATE MARRIAGE.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. previous note. ');">¹³</span>

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