Commentary for Yevamot 61:3

איתיביה אביי נפל הבית עליו ועל בת אחיו ואין ידוע איזה מהם מת ראשון צרתה חולצת ולא מתייבמת

— Were you to say that she was to perform <i>halizah</i> it might also be assumed that she may be taken in levirate marriage.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And by marrying the rival of a forbidden relative one might become subject to the penalty of kareth. ');">⁷</span> But here also,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In the case of doubtful betrothal. ');">⁸</span> were you to say that she is to perform <i>halizah</i>, she might also be taken in levirate marriage!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And by marrying the rival of a forbidden relative one might become subject to the penalty of kareth. ');">⁷</span>

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