Mesorat%20hashas for Yevamot 59:5

תנא הך תנא ברישא והך חזיא להתירא ושריא והדר חזיא לאיסורא

where the wife's sister is only a rival to the stranger<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Who was the first and proper wife. ');">¹⁷</span> it has been said that the stranger is forbidden,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' To be taken in levirate marriage. ');">¹⁸</span> how much more so<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Should the stranger be forbidden to be taken in levirate marriage. ');">¹⁹</span> here where the stranger is the rival to a wife's sister!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Who was the first and proper wife. ');">²⁰</span> -The Tanna had taught first this,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The second Mishnah. ');">²¹</span>

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