Commentary for Yevamot 58:5

א"ר אבין אף אנן נמי תנינא ב"ש אומרים יקיימו יקיימו אין לכתחלה לא ואי ס"ד מאמר לב"ש דוחה דחייה גמורה זה יעשה מאמר וידחה וזה יעשה מאמר וידחה ואלא הא קתני בש"א אשתו עמו והלזו תצא משום אחות אשה

in the following manner: R. Eleazar said: It must not be assumed that a <i>ma'amar</i>, according to Beth Shammai, keeps the rival<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The sister-in-law who, like her sister (the other sister-in-law), is subject to the levirate bond. ');">¹²</span> completely out, and that she does not require even <i>halizah</i>; but rather it<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The ma'amar. ');">¹³</span> keeps her out<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' So that she cannot cause the prohibition of the other to whom the ma'amar had been addressed. ');">¹⁴</span> and still leaves [a partial bond].<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which necessitates her performing the halizah if she wishes to marry a stranger before he levir had properly married her sister. ');">¹⁵</span>

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