Halakhah for Yevamot 39:13
איסור קדושה אלמנה לכהן גדול גרושה וחלוצה לכהן הדיוט: ואמאי קרי להו איסור קדושה דכתיב (ויקרא כא, ו) קדושים יהיו לאלהיהם
IF HER SISTER IS ALSO HER SISTER-IN-LAW [etc.]. Whose sister? If the sister of her who is forbidden by Virtue of an ordinance of the Scribes be suggested, fit may be objected,] since, pentateuchally, she<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The woman forbidden by the ordinance of the Scribes. ');"><sup>32</sup></span> is subject to the levir, he would<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Should he marry her sister. ');"><sup>33</sup></span> come in marital contact with the sister of her who is connected with him by the levirate bond! — It means the sister of her who is prohibited to him as a forbidden relative.
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