Mesorat%20hashas for Yevamot 117:3
אמר ליה לשוויה חללה לא קמיבעיא לי דביאה היא דמשוויה חללה כי קמיבעיא לי (ויקרא כא, יג) והוא אשה בבתוליה יקח מאי קיחה דקדושין בעינן או קיחה דנישואין בעינן
that causes her to be a halalah. My question is only: What is implied by, And he shall take a wife in her virginity:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lev. XXI, 13. ');"><sup>7</sup></span> Is the 'taking' of betrothal required,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' And as at that time she was eligible he may now marry her. ');"><sup>8</sup></span> or is it the 'taking' of marriage that is required?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' As by that time she is already forbidden, he may not marry her, despite their permitted betrothal. ');"><sup>9</sup></span>
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