Mesorat%20hashas for Yevamot 122:5

וכרבי מאיר מי סבר לה והתניא קטן וקטנה לא חולצין ולא מיבמין דברי רבי מאיר אמרו לו לרבי מאיר יפה אמרת שאין חולצין (דברים כה, ז) איש כתיב בפרשה ומקשינן אשה לאיש אלא מאי טעמא אין מיבמין

a minor female might be found to be incapable of procreation; and thus the law of incest would be violated.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Bek. 19b, infra 119a; they not being capable of procre- ation, there would be no offspring to succeed to the name of the deceased brother. The woman, therefore, is forbidden to the man as 'his brother's wife'. ');">¹¹</span> And it was also taught: A minor female may contract the levirate marriage<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Though the act of a minor has no validity, she may contract the marriage, since the commandment of the levirate marriage will be fulfilled as soon as she becomes of age. ');">¹²</span> but may not perform <i>halizah</i>;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Since her action has no validity and cannot, therefore, set her free to marry a stranger. ');">¹³</span>

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