Commentary for Yoma 154:3
א"ל רב פפא לאביי הא תשמיש גופה איקרי ענוי דכתיב (בראשית לד, ב) וישכב אותה ויענה א"ל התם שעינה מביאות אחרות
It reads: If thou shalt afflict and thou shalt take.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The lesser evil would be mentioned first, whereas the marrying of Jacob of other additional women would constitute the larger wrong.');"><sup>3</sup></span> R'Papa said to Abaye: But intercourse in itself is described as affliction, for it is written: And he lay with her and afflicted her?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Gen. XXXIV, 2.');"><sup>4</sup></span>
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