Commentary for Yevamot 53:7

אי הכי חלץ לאחיות אמאי לא נפטרו צרות בשלמא צרה דרחל לא תיפטר דכיון דחלץ לה ללאה והדר חלץ לרחל הויא לה חליצה דרחל חליצה פסולה אלא צרה דלאה תיפטר

if with the rival,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' To whom no ma'amar had been addressed. ');">²⁴</span> the widow to whom the ma'amar had been addressed is exempt.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' infra 53a. ');">²⁵</span> In what respect are the sisters different that [by their <i>halizah</i>] the rivals should not be exempted? Apparently because [each one of them] is 'his wife's sister' through the levirate bond;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In consequence of which he may marry neither of them and the halizah in which he participates is for this reason of a defective character. ');">²⁶</span> [but for this very reason] the sisters also, if he participated in the <i>halizah</i> with their rivals, should not be exempt, since those are the rivals of 'his wife's sister' through the levirate bond!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' A rival taking the place of a forbidden relative, being subject to the same restrictions as the relatives, is also forbidden to be taken in levirate marriage. ');">²⁷</span>

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