Commentary for Yevamot 71:8

בשלמא יבומי לא שמא יהא ולד בן קיימא ויפגע באיסור אשת אח דאורייתא אלא לא תחלוץ אמאי בשלמא תחלוץ בתוך ט' ותנשא בתוך ט' לא היינו ספק

— But even in accordance with your view,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That halizah is forbidden because of the possibility that the rival was pregnant at the time halizah took place. ');">¹⁹</span> let her perform the <i>halizah</i> and be married after the nine months!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' When all doubt as to pregnancy would have been removed. Why, then, has it been stated that she may not marry until she had ascertained (even though many years have passed), whether her rival had been pregnant. ');">²⁰</span> The fact, however, is that nothing may be inferred from this;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Mishnah. Lit., 'but outside of that'. No support to the view of Resh Lakish may be derived from it. ');">²¹</span>

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