Mesorat%20hashas for Yevamot 47:5

<big><strong>גמ׳</strong></big> ת"ר (דברים כה, ו) והיה הבכור מיכן שמצוה בגדול לייבם (דברים כה, ו) אשר תלד פרט לאילונית שאין יולדת יקום על שם אחיו לנחלה

one might only infer the prohibition concerning a divorced woman; whence that of a <i>haluzah</i>? Hence it was explicitly stated, And a woman!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid.. which proves that the prohibition is Pentateuchal. ');">¹³</span> The prohibition is really Rabbinical, and the Scriptural text is a mere prop.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Asmakta, v. Glos. ');">¹⁴</span> <b><i>MISHNAH</i></b>. THE COMMANDMENT OF THE LEVIRATE MARRIAGE DEVOLVES UPON THE [SURVIVING ELDER BROTHER]. IF A YOUNGER BROTHER, HOWEVER, FORESTALLED HIM, HE IS ENTITLED TO ENJOY THE PRIVILEGE.

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