Commentary for Yevamot 53:4

חלץ לבעלת המאמר לא נפטרה צרה לצרה נפטרה בעלת מאמר

[To turn to] the main text,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' A passage from which was cited supra top of page. ');">¹³</span> Samuel said: If he<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V.p. 164, n. 10. ');">¹⁴</span> participated in the <i>halizah</i> with the sisters, the rivals are not exempt;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V.p. 164, n. 11. ');">¹⁵</span> ff with the rivals. the sisters are exempt.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' As the prohibition to marry the rivals is not so severe as that of the sisters, the halizah with the former is of greater validity and force than that with the latter. Cf. supra p. 163, n. 11. ');">¹⁶</span>

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