Commentary for Yevamot 56:23
<big><strong>גמ׳</strong></big> תניא ר"ש פוטר בשתיהן מן החליצה ומן הייבום שנאמר (ויקרא יח, יח) ואשה אל אחותה לא תקח לצרור בשעה שנעשו צרות זו לזו לא יהא לך ליקוחין אפי' באחת מהן:
[Suppose. for instance]. Reuben and Simeon<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Jacob's sons, the sequence of whose births is known (v. Gen. XXIX, 32 - XXX, 20), are taken here as an illustration of the possibility of the application of Rab's statement in certain circumstances of birth, death and marriage. ');"><sup>37</sup></span> were married to two sisters, and Levi and Judah were married to two strangers. When Reuben died, Issachar was born and Levi took the widow in levirate marriage. When Simeon died, Zebulun was born and Judah took [the second widow] in levirate marriage. When Levi and Judah subsequently died without issue and their widows fell under the obligation of the levirate marriage before Issachar and Zebulun, she<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The widow of Levi. ');"><sup>38</sup></span>
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