Commentary for Yevamot 69:1
וגזרו רבנן קטנה משום גדולה
the Rabbis having made the provision<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That three months must be allowed to pass. ');"><sup>1</sup></span> in the case of a minor<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Though she is not capable of conception. ');"><sup>2</sup></span> as a precaution against one who is of age.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' A proselyte and an emancipated slave who were minors are, however, exempt. because, being cases of rare occurrence, no preventive measure is required. ');"><sup>3</sup></span> But is provision made in the case of a minor as a precaution against one who is of age? Surely we learnt, IF THEY WERE MINORS INCAPABLE OF BEARING CHILDREN THEY MAY BE RESTORED AT ONCE! — R. Giddal replied: This<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The ordinance in our Mishnah. ');"><sup>4</sup></span>
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