Commentary for Yevamot 79:10

לא לעולם אימא לך מצה היא ולהכי תנא ביה קרא לעכב

[represents the view of] Abba Saul, what two alternatives<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Analogous to those in the first clause. ');">¹⁷</span> exist here?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Acting (a) with, and (b) without the intention of fulfilling the commandment, which are the alternatives in the case of the levirate marriage in the first clause, are obviously inapplicable here, since whatever be the motive of one's eating, no prohibition, such as is the case with levirate marriages, is thereby infringed. ');">¹⁸</span>

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