Commentary for Yevamot 51:18

היתה אחת מהן אסורה על זה איסור ערוה והשניה אסורה על זה איסור ערוה האסורה לזה מותרת לזה והאסורה לזה מותרת לזה

but [in the case of] one's son<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Or brother. ');">⁴⁴</span> before whom a father<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Or brother. ');">⁴⁴</span> is not shy it might have been assumed [that this law was] not [to be applied], hence we were informed [that the same law was applicable to a son also].

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