Mesorat%20hashas for Yevamot 42:2

דאמר רב חסדא הא מילתא מגברא רבה שמיע לי ומנו רבי אמי לא אסרו כלה אלא מפני כלה ואמרו לי כלדאי מלפנא הוית

— But read, 'the daughter-in-law of his daughter' for R. Hisda said: I heard from a great man-And who is he? R Ammi- [the following statement]: 'The daughter-in.law was forbidden only on account of the daughter-in-law'; and when the soothsayers<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' [H] lit., 'Chaldeans', known for their extensive practice of divination and soothsaying. ');">⁴</span> told me, 'You will be a teacher', I thought, 'If I would be a great man<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., if 'teacher' implied a teacher of scholars at the academy. ');">⁵</span> I would explain it<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' R. Ammi's vague statement. ');">⁶</span>

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