Quotation for Yevamot 130:16
ההיא דאתאי לקמיה דרב נחמן אמר לה לא מיפקדת אמרה ליה לא בעיא הך אתתא חוטרא לידה ומרה לקבורה אמר כי הא ודאי כפינן
'In such a case', the Master said, 'we certainly compel [the husband]'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' To give a divorce and to pay also the kethubah. ');"><sup>39</sup></span> A woman once came [with a similar plea]<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' V. supra p. 438. n. 8. ');"><sup>40</sup></span> before R. Nahman. When he told her, 'The commandment<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Of the propagation of the race. ');"><sup>35</sup></span>
Haamek Davar on Genesis
If not I am dead. According to the Sages (Baba Basra 116a) a person who leaves offspring is not said to “die” but only to “lie down,” because he will still be remembered.
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