Commentary for Yevamot 54:10

ולימא ליה מאי חולצות חולצות דעלמא הרי אלו קתני ולימא דחליץ ליה לראשונה ברישא חולצות

and thus she would return to her former state of permissibility! — The other replied: I do not know who was the author of the statement concerning the sisters.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., the Mishnah is not authoritative. — ');">³⁵</span> But let him rather reply that the meaning of the expression of MUST PERFORM THE <i>HALIZAH</i>, which had been used, indeed signifies that only one is to perform the <i>halizah</i>!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'she performs the halizah, (namely) one', i.e., the second widow. ');">³⁶</span> -The expression used was THEY MUST PERFORM THE <i>HALIZAH</i>.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [H] the pr. particip. plural. ');">³⁷</span> Then let him reply that the expressions THEY MUST PERFORM THE <i>HALIZAH</i><span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [H] the pr. particip. plural. ');">³⁷</span> refers to women generally<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In similar circumstances. ');">³⁸</span> who perform the <i>halizah</i>!-It was stated, BEHOLD THESE.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which implies the two spoken of. ');">³⁹</span> Let him, then, reply that [this is a case] where <i>halizah</i> was already performed by the first!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' So that the other, who is not exempted by that of the first, must also perform halizah. ');">⁴⁰</span> -[The expression] THESE MUST PERFORM <i>HALIZAH</i>

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