Mesorat%20hashas for Yevamot 161:1

לימא תיהוי תיובתא דרב המנונא דאמר שומרת יבם שזינתה פסולה ליבמה לא הוא הדין אפילו לאחר נמי ואיידי דתנא רישא בדידיה תנא נמי סיפא בדידיה:

is this, then, an objection to the view of R. Hamnuna who stated that a widow awaiting the decision of her levir who committed adultery<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' With any man. ');">¹</span> is disqualified [from marrying her] brother-in-law!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' As any harlot. Consequently she would also be forbidden to marry a priest. But according to the implication of our Mishnah she is not disqualified from marrying a priest! ');">²</span> — No; the same law<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Of our Mishnah, that cohabitation with the widow causes her disqualification. ');">³</span> is applicable to [the case of cohabitation with] another man also; Only because the first clause was taught in respect of himself,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The levir. ');">⁴</span> the latter clause also was taught in respect of himself.

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