Commentary for Yevamot 53:8

מאי לא נפטרו צרות נמי דקאמר אצרה דרחל והא צרות קאמר צרות דעלמא

— Samuel holds the opinion that no Ievirate bond exists. But, surely, Samuel said that a levirate bond did exist!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Supra 18b. ');">²⁸</span> -He was here speaking in accordance with the view of him who maintains that a levirate bond does not exist. If so,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That no levirate bond exists and the halizah with the sisters is consequently perfectly valid. ');">²⁹</span> why are not the rivals exempt when he participated In the <i>halizah</i> with the sisters? One can well understand why Rachel's<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., the sister who was second to perform the halizah. Rachel was Jacob's second, Leah his first wife (v. Gen. XXIX, 23-28). ');">³⁰</span> rival is not exempt; for, as he had already participated in the <i>halizah</i> of Leah<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., the first sister. Cf. previous note. ');">³¹</span>

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